They Were Just in the Way | Indian Removal

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The Standard American History Myth treats American Indians as if they were an obstacle in the way of westward expansion and our inevitable march of progress. But nothing about what the United States did to the Native Americans was inevitable. Try CuriosityStream and a free subscription to Nebula at http://www.curiositystream.com/knowingbetter Use the promo code "knowingbetter" for a 26% discount on an annual subscription! Website ► http://knowingbetter.tv Store ► http://standard.tv/knowingbetter Patreon ► http://patreon.com/knowingbetter Paypal ► http://paypal.me/knowingbetter Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KnowingBetterYT Twitch ► https://twitch.tv/knowingbetteryt Facebook ► https://facebook.com/KnowingBetterYT/ Instagram ► https://instagram.com/knowingbetteryt Reddit ► https://reddit.com/r/KnowingBetter/ --- Thanks Atun-Shei Films for the voiceovers! https://www.youtube.com/c/AtunSheiFilms https://twitter.com/atun_shei And PotatoMcWhiskey for the Civ6 footage! https://www.youtube.com/c/PotatoMcWhiskey https://twitter.com/PotatoMcWhiskey --- ▬Books▬ Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (1970) https://amzn.to/3OS3rWU Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory (2020) https://amzn.to/3zqtyh2 Rez Life (2012) https://amzn.to/3w7rYja Lakota Woman (1990) https://amzn.to/3ABsARp The New Trail of Tears: How Washington is Destroying American Indians (2016) https://amzn.to/3bWIUlh ▬Documentaries▬ Reel Injun (2010) https://amzn.to/3IuTEmY We Shall Remain (2009) https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/1514972 Unspoken: America’s Native American Boarding Schools (2016) https://www.pbs.org/video/unspoken-americas-native-american-boarding-schools-oobt1r/ Incident at Oglala (1992) https://amzn.to/3yVjygH In Whose Honor? American Indian Mascots in Sports (1997) https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/video/157323 More Than a Word: Native American-Based Sports Mascots (2017) https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/video/796511 Pioneering the American Frontier (2015) https://curiositystream.com/video/1323 Return of the Buffalo - Restoring the Great American Prairie (2017) https://curiositystream.com/video/6281 ▬Movies and TV Shows▬ Pocahontas (1995) - https://amzn.to/3UtFSWJ Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) - https://amzn.to/3UbytLN The Last of the Mohicans (1992) - https://amzn.to/3uDIgzG The Silent Enemy (1930) - https://youtu.be/SK_S6GMb Stagecoach (1939) - https://youtu.be/m597TtqsFkQ Popeye: Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh (1938) - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xkcfwh Little Big Man (1970) - https://amzn.to/3yU5Uuc Planet Of The Apes (1968) - https://amzn.to/3fHL0aP Star Trek: The Original Series; S3E3 "The Paradise Syndrome" (1968) - https://amzn.to/3t3oiwV Looney Tunes: Horse Hare (1960) - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8b6ui5 Sitting Bull (1954) - https://youtu.be/X1r4QWV3tYQ Dances with Wolves (1990) - https://amzn.to/3UfxxpR The Lone Ranger (2013) - https://amzn.to/3WyE3JV Avatar (2009) - https://amzn.to/3FKIfjT The Book of Boba Fett (2021) South Park: S7E7 "Red Man's Greed" (2003) S21E3 "Columbus Day Special (2017) S1E13 "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Sl*t" (1998) S12E6 "Over Logging" (2008) S13E4 "Pee" (2009) S4E6 "Cherokee Hair Tampons" (2000) S15E13 "A History Channel Thanksgiving" (2011) S14E7 "Crippled Summer" (2010) S18E1 "Go Fund Yourself" (2014) Powwow Highway (1989) Smoke Signals (1998) - https://amzn.to/3uBNZpQ The New World (2005) - https://amzn.to/3RqvxKw Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) - https://amzn.to/3E45UdG ▬Videos▬ Rosebud Wacipi Day 1 Coverage - https://youtu.be/86Omn05tYRc Sacheen Littlefeather's Oscar Speech - https://youtu.be/2QUacU0I4yU Keep America Beautiful: The Crying Indian (1970) - https://youtu.be/h0sxwGlTLWw Sioux Ghost Dance - https://youtu.be/UoMW37xfMRw Civilization VI Game Update - https://youtu.be/CN1BSmoFeUI Warcraft 3 Reforged Footage - https://youtu.be/EO_A69IGmJc PragerU: American Indians Are Still Getting a Raw Deal - https://youtu.be/ur0YWomy5YU Celebrating Columbus - https://youtu.be/kBwawG0bPJc Goodbye, Columbus Day - https://youtu.be/HxYVbC283uM ▬Web Resources and Photo Credits▬ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OPmmwuOkxhtHhyoKPTX1dDbI1CKpe94aGVR_LXrHVRE/edit?usp=sharing --- Production Assistant - Rozarah https://twitter.com/AmandaLlara Research Assistant - Jesspsettle https://twitter.com/JessPSettle Music - Michael Cotten http://www.mwcotten.com Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/album/0zCYP8rPoTWYoldR70bIiI Amazon ► https://amzn.to/2zbsfHd Channel Art - PoetheWonderCat https://twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe --- 0:00 Introduction 5:00 Colonial Period 20:24 Removal Period 39:20 Reservation Period 1:10:38 Allotment Period 1:32:13 Termination Period 1:45:31 Self-Determination Period 1:58:02 Modern Issues 2:18:51 Conclusion Hashtags: #history #americanindian #nativeamerican #indigenous #indian #native --- This video was sponsored by CuriosityStream and Nebula.