There are actions that occur by the Earth that we cannot explain. We know what happened and how it happened, but not “why” it happened. Only the Creator, God, knows why the earth quaked in Haiti and caused the collapse of their land and sorrow of their people.
Let’s support the Haitian people in their time of despair with hope that in time they will be at peace with what has happened
The European colonization of the Americas decimated the populations and cultures of the Native Americans. In the 15th to 19th century, their populations were ravaged by displacement, disease, warfare with the Europeans, and enslavement.
The first Native American group encountered by Christopher Columbus in 1492, the 250,000 to 1,000,000 Island Arawaks (more properly called the Taino) of HaitiQuisqueya, Cubanacan (Cuba) and Boriquen Puerto Rico, were enslaved. It is said that only 500 survived by the year 1550, and the group was considered extinct before 1650. Yet DNA studies show that the genetic contribution of the Taino to that region continues, and the mitochondrial DNA studies of the Taino are said to show relationships to the Northern Indigenous Nations, such as Inuit (Eskimo) and others.
In the 15th century, Spaniards and other Europeans brought horses to the Americas. Some of these animals escaped and began to breed and increase their numbers in the wild. Ironically, the horse had originally evolved in the Americas, but the early American horses were game for early human hunters, and went extinct about 7,000 BC, just after the end of the last ice age. The re-introduction of the horse had a profound impact on Native American culture in the Great Plains of North America. This new mode of travel made it possible for some tribes to greatly expand their territories, exchange goods with neighboring tribes, and more easily capture game.
It is a fact that people carry within their bodies the DNA or genetic composition of their ancestors. This genetic composition affects our physical attributes and features. Comments like you have your mother’s eyes, or you and your dad have the same nose are evidence of the inheritance of our family’s genes.
I recently discovered a picture that highlights the communion between Native Americans. The picture demonstrates the relationships that led to our Black Red Roots ancestry. The picture shows dress, living arrangements, and sharing in common. View it and send me your thoughts about the picture.
Joseph Crow, a 95-year-old Crow Indian, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama on August 12, 2009. This most prestigious award demonstrates the continued contributions that Native Americans make and have made to the betterment of the United States. Chief Crow was the first of his Crow tribe to receive a master’s degree in anthropology. He is also a surviving Crow war chief, as well as a valliant participant in World War II. Congratulations to Joe Medicine Crow and the Crow nation!Many thanks to our great president, Obama, for his insights in recognizing the contribution of Native Americans.
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