Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
I dont say this to make light of anyone hobby, its funny how things frowned upon not that long ago get remanded as language evolves.
Occasionally me and some pals would go swimming in a quarry, pretty stupid as those things are deep but it was just swimming or skinny dipping of booze was involved, wild swimming makes me instantly picture middle class women in lakes and rivers that aren't full of human excrement.
And I really don't mean to sound like I'm taking the piss, whats now classed as wild swimming is one of my favourite things to do, I class lido swimming as wild swimming too, less eels
I wouldn't mind trying it. I've had to be a bit careful with the amount I do in the gym recently due to issues with my foot. Have tried replacing the odd session with a swim but find it so f*****g boring.
Yeah, swimming is boring. I find its quite a good activity to do when you have shit in your head that needs you to concentrate on and work through, no music, no podcasts, no TV.
That's one of the main reasons I ride a bike. There's nothing better for clearing your head than going out for hours just turning the pedals over. I do a lot of de-stressing from work on the bike, and often find I solve problems in my head while I'm riding.
I should get out on the bike more, doesn’t help that I’m nervous on the road which isn’t helped by the amount of bellend drivers about.
Even though I usually go to the gym 3 times a week, I can’t call it a hobby as I don’t actually like it. Feel good after going but I only really go because I have to. If I didn’t I’d be a fat bastard instead of just being a bit overweight!
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
The book I mentioned above is a good starting point and is still available to buy. It details all the conflicts between the American government forces and the indiginous peoples. Reading that may direct you into specific detailed events that you can focus on.
Other books that I would recommend are: 1. Lakota Noon, which details the Battle of the Little Big Horn from an Indian perspective (all of Custer's group were wiped out). 2. Crazy Horse, author Mari Sandoz.
Films: 1. Son of the Morning Star, which follows the parallel lives of Crazy Horse and Custer, leading up to the battle. 2. An old film (1970), Soldier Blue, which in the end sequence shows the barbaric slaughter of Black Kettles Cheyenne in 1864 at Sand Creek.
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
The book I mentioned above is a good starting point and is still available to buy. It details all the conflicts between the American government forces and the indiginous peoples. Reading that may direct you into specific detailed events that you can focus on.
Other books that I would recommend are: 1. Lakota Noon, which details the Battle of the Little Big Horn from an Indian perspective (all of Custer's group were wiped out). 2. Crazy Horse, author Mari Sandoz.
Films: 1. Son of the Morning Star, which follows the parallel lives of Crazy Horse and Custer, leading up to the battle. 2. An old film (1970), Soldier Blue, which in the end sequence shows the barbaric slaughter of Black Kettles Cheyenne in 1864 at Sand Creek.
That's enough to be getting on with! Enjoy.
Soldier Blue … that’s a blast from the past. Quite violent so I recall.
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
The book I mentioned above is a good starting point and is still available to buy. It details all the conflicts between the American government forces and the indiginous peoples. Reading that may direct you into specific detailed events that you can focus on.
Other books that I would recommend are: 1. Lakota Noon, which details the Battle of the Little Big Horn from an Indian perspective (all of Custer's group were wiped out). 2. Crazy Horse, author Mari Sandoz.
Films: 1. Son of the Morning Star, which follows the parallel lives of Crazy Horse and Custer, leading up to the battle. 2. An old film (1970), Soldier Blue, which in the end sequence shows the barbaric slaughter of Black Kettles Cheyenne in 1864 at Sand Creek.
That's enough to be getting on with! Enjoy.
Soldier Blue … that’s a blast from the past. Quite violent so I recall.
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Like Peter i have an interest in American history but i would suggest starting with The Barbarous years, the peopling of British north America. A conflict of civilizations 1600 to 1675 by Bernard Bailyn. Then work your way to 1900.
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
The book I mentioned above is a good starting point and is still available to buy. It details all the conflicts between the American government forces and the indiginous peoples. Reading that may direct you into specific detailed events that you can focus on.
Other books that I would recommend are: 1. Lakota Noon, which details the Battle of the Little Big Horn from an Indian perspective (all of Custer's group were wiped out). 2. Crazy Horse, author Mari Sandoz.
Films: 1. Son of the Morning Star, which follows the parallel lives of Crazy Horse and Custer, leading up to the battle. 2. An old film (1970), Soldier Blue, which in the end sequence shows the barbaric slaughter of Black Kettles Cheyenne in 1864 at Sand Creek.
That's enough to be getting on with! Enjoy.
Soldier Blue … that’s a blast from the past. Quite violent so I recall.
Very violent, but sadly true.
Still remember coming out the cinema in Dartford feeling violently ill after watching soldier blue, mind you probably served me right as I should have been at night school.
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Like Peter i have an interest in American history but i would suggest starting with The Barbarous years, the peopling of British north America. A conflict of civilizations 1600 to 1675 by Bernard Bailyn. Then work your way to 1900.
That's a good starting point. My presentation (lasting about 2hrs) starts with the ice age and the migration of people across the Baring Straight (although I recognise that this "beginning" has it's detractors). I then go onto the first everlasting colonisation of the Americas by Christopher Colombus following 1492; then the further colonisation by Brits (13 separate colonies), the French and the Dutch. Thereafter I speak about the Plains Indians, their culture and way of life; then the changes to their lifestyle from 1800 following the Louisianna Purchase, Lewis and Clarke expedition, Gold strikes, Manifest Destiny, the pioneers, the slaughter of the buffalo.
Thereafter the specific major conflicts with the government armies: 1854 Gratten Massacre, 1862 Minnisota wars, 1864 Sand Creek, 1868 Washita, 1866-1868, Red Cloud's War, 1876 Custer, 1890 Wounded Knee.
Finally, the Indians today and my personal experiences at places such as Pine Ridge Rez, where the average male life expectancy is just 48.
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Like Peter i have an interest in American history but i would suggest starting with The Barbarous years, the peopling of British north America. A conflict of civilizations 1600 to 1675 by Bernard Bailyn. Then work your way to 1900.
That's a good starting point. My presentation (lasting about 2hrs) starts with the ice age and the migration of people across the Baring Straight (although I recognise that this "beginning" has it's detractors). I then go onto the first everlasting colonisation of the Americas by Christopher Colombus following 1492; then the further colonisation by Brits (13 separate colonies), the French and the Dutch. Thereafter I speak about the Plains Indians, their culture and way of life; then the changes to their lifestyle from 1800 following the Louisianna Purchase, Lewis and Clarke expedition, Gold strikes, Manifest Destiny, the pioneers, the slaughter of the buffalo.
Thereafter the specific major conflicts with the government armies: 1854 Gratten Massacre, 1862 Minnisota wars, 1864 Sand Creek, 1868 Washita, 1866-1868, Red Clouds War, 1876 Custer, 1890 Wounded Knee.
Finally, the Indians today and my personal experiences at places such as Pine Ridge Rez, where the average male life expectancy is just 48.
Well Peter that sounds bloody fascinating - I would love to come along to one of your talks somewhere with my old man but I doubt you are up our way in Cheshire that often unfortunately!
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Like Peter i have an interest in American history but i would suggest starting with The Barbarous years, the peopling of British north America. A conflict of civilizations 1600 to 1675 by Bernard Bailyn. Then work your way to 1900.
That's a good starting point. My presentation (lasting about 2hrs) starts with the ice age and the migration of people across the Baring Straight (although I recognise that this "beginning" has it's detractors). I then go onto the first everlasting colonisation of the Americas by Christopher Colombus following 1492; then the further colonisation by Brits (13 separate colonies), the French and the Dutch. Thereafter I speak about the Plains Indians, their culture and way of life; then the changes to their lifestyle from 1800 following the Louisianna Purchase, Lewis and Clarke expedition, Gold strikes, Manifest Destiny, the pioneers, the slaughter of the buffalo.
Thereafter the specific major conflicts with the government armies: 1854 Gratten Massacre, 1862 Minnisota wars, 1864 Sand Creek, 1868 Washita, 1866-1868, Red Cloud's War, 1876 Custer, 1890 Wounded Knee.
Finally, the Indians today and my personal experiences at places such as Pine Ridge Rez, where the average male life expectancy is just 48.
I am impressed PeterGage.
I went to NY State and Canada last summer. Before going I listened to "Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee" on Audible and to a couple of other books on First Nations/Native Americans. While there I visited one reservation on the St Lawrence River in Canada, and another near Quebec. That was ok, but probably not representative of the reservations in the USA.
I have to admit that I cannot handle the horrors and betrayals that Native Americans suffered at the hands of Europeans, so I've stopped reading about it for my own mental health. But I did force myself to see "Killers of the Flower Moon" at the cinema.
I applaud you. You are telling a story that's largely ignored, but which describes the slaughter of millions of people.
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Like Peter i have an interest in American history but i would suggest starting with The Barbarous years, the peopling of British north America. A conflict of civilizations 1600 to 1675 by Bernard Bailyn. Then work your way to 1900.
That's a good starting point. My presentation (lasting about 2hrs) starts with the ice age and the migration of people across the Baring Straight (although I recognise that this "beginning" has it's detractors). I then go onto the first everlasting colonisation of the Americas by Christopher Colombus following 1492; then the further colonisation by Brits (13 separate colonies), the French and the Dutch. Thereafter I speak about the Plains Indians, their culture and way of life; then the changes to their lifestyle from 1800 following the Louisianna Purchase, Lewis and Clarke expedition, Gold strikes, Manifest Destiny, the pioneers, the slaughter of the buffalo.
Thereafter the specific major conflicts with the government armies: 1854 Gratten Massacre, 1862 Minnisota wars, 1864 Sand Creek, 1868 Washita, 1866-1868, Red Cloud's War, 1876 Custer, 1890 Wounded Knee.
Finally, the Indians today and my personal experiences at places such as Pine Ridge Rez, where the average male life expectancy is just 48.
I am impressed PeterGage.
I went to NY State and Canada last summer. Before going I listened to "Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee" on Audible and to a couple of other books on First Nations/Native Americans. While there I visited one reservation on the St Lawrence River in Canada, and another near Quebec. That was ok, but probably not representative of the reservations in the USA.
I have to admit that I cannot handle the horrors and betrayals that Native Americans suffered at the hands of Europeans, so I've stopped reading about it for my own mental health. But I did force myself to see "Killers of the Flower Moon" at the cinema.
I applaud you. You are telling a story that's largely ignored, but which describes the slaughter of millions of people.
Good film. The Osage were based in Kansas prior to being forcibly moved to the "Indian Nations", now known as the state of Oklahoma, as were a number of unrelated tribes such as the Cherokees, chochtaw and others. Indian Nations was chosen primarily because the land was not suitable for pioneering farmers.
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Like Peter i have an interest in American history but i would suggest starting with The Barbarous years, the peopling of British north America. A conflict of civilizations 1600 to 1675 by Bernard Bailyn. Then work your way to 1900.
That's a good starting point. My presentation (lasting about 2hrs) starts with the ice age and the migration of people across the Baring Straight (although I recognise that this "beginning" has it's detractors). I then go onto the first everlasting colonisation of the Americas by Christopher Colombus following 1492; then the further colonisation by Brits (13 separate colonies), the French and the Dutch. Thereafter I speak about the Plains Indians, their culture and way of life; then the changes to their lifestyle from 1800 following the Louisianna Purchase, Lewis and Clarke expedition, Gold strikes, Manifest Destiny, the pioneers, the slaughter of the buffalo.
Thereafter the specific major conflicts with the government armies: 1854 Gratten Massacre, 1862 Minnisota wars, 1864 Sand Creek, 1868 Washita, 1866-1868, Red Cloud's War, 1876 Custer, 1890 Wounded Knee.
Finally, the Indians today and my personal experiences at places such as Pine Ridge Rez, where the average male life expectancy is just 48.
This is a good channel mate. Sounds like you could probably write some of it, but I've watched a few of these while there's been some old toot on mainstream TV and found em interesting. -
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Like Peter i have an interest in American history but i would suggest starting with The Barbarous years, the peopling of British north America. A conflict of civilizations 1600 to 1675 by Bernard Bailyn. Then work your way to 1900.
That's a good starting point. My presentation (lasting about 2hrs) starts with the ice age and the migration of people across the Baring Straight (although I recognise that this "beginning" has it's detractors). I then go onto the first everlasting colonisation of the Americas by Christopher Colombus following 1492; then the further colonisation by Brits (13 separate colonies), the French and the Dutch. Thereafter I speak about the Plains Indians, their culture and way of life; then the changes to their lifestyle from 1800 following the Louisianna Purchase, Lewis and Clarke expedition, Gold strikes, Manifest Destiny, the pioneers, the slaughter of the buffalo.
Thereafter the specific major conflicts with the government armies: 1854 Gratten Massacre, 1862 Minnisota wars, 1864 Sand Creek, 1868 Washita, 1866-1868, Red Cloud's War, 1876 Custer, 1890 Wounded Knee.
Finally, the Indians today and my personal experiences at places such as Pine Ridge Rez, where the average male life expectancy is just 48.
This is a good channel mate. Sounds like you could probably write some of it, but I've watched a few of these while there's been some old toot on mainstream TV and found em interesting. -
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Is there any material you would suggest now to read or watch on the subject? My dad is also fairly interested in this topic (as am I)
Like Peter i have an interest in American history but i would suggest starting with The Barbarous years, the peopling of British north America. A conflict of civilizations 1600 to 1675 by Bernard Bailyn. Then work your way to 1900.
That's a good starting point. My presentation (lasting about 2hrs) starts with the ice age and the migration of people across the Baring Straight (although I recognise that this "beginning" has it's detractors). I then go onto the first everlasting colonisation of the Americas by Christopher Colombus following 1492; then the further colonisation by Brits (13 separate colonies), the French and the Dutch. Thereafter I speak about the Plains Indians, their culture and way of life; then the changes to their lifestyle from 1800 following the Louisianna Purchase, Lewis and Clarke expedition, Gold strikes, Manifest Destiny, the pioneers, the slaughter of the buffalo.
Thereafter the specific major conflicts with the government armies: 1854 Gratten Massacre, 1862 Minnisota wars, 1864 Sand Creek, 1868 Washita, 1866-1868, Red Cloud's War, 1876 Custer, 1890 Wounded Knee.
Finally, the Indians today and my personal experiences at places such as Pine Ridge Rez, where the average male life expectancy is just 48.
This is a good channel mate. Sounds like you could probably write some of it, but I've watched a few of these while there's been some old toot on mainstream TV and found em interesting. -
Online chess is quite addictive but I try to avoid it - no draws, quick games, bad habits - as it is bad for my over the board game and I play for a local club. Other than chess, I enjoy most sport especially football and cricket, reading, crosswords, quizzes, sudoku and walking.
I dont say this to make light of anyone hobby, its funny how things frowned upon not that long ago get remanded as language evolves.
Occasionally me and some pals would go swimming in a quarry, pretty stupid as those things are deep but it was just swimming or skinny dipping of booze was involved, wild swimming makes me instantly picture middle class women in lakes and rivers that aren't full of human excrement.
And I really don't mean to sound like I'm taking the piss, whats now classed as wild swimming is one of my favourite things to do, I class lido swimming as wild swimming too, less eels
I wouldn't mind trying it. I've had to be a bit careful with the amount I do in the gym recently due to issues with my foot. Have tried replacing the odd session with a swim but find it so f*****g boring.
Yeah, swimming is boring. I find its quite a good activity to do when you have shit in your head that needs you to concentrate on and work through, no music, no podcasts, no TV.
That's one of the main reasons I ride a bike. There's nothing better for clearing your head than going out for hours just turning the pedals over. I do a lot of de-stressing from work on the bike, and often find I solve problems in my head while I'm riding.
I should get out on the bike more, doesn’t help that I’m nervous on the road which isn’t helped by the amount of bellend drivers about.
Even though I usually go to the gym 3 times a week, I can’t call it a hobby as I don’t actually like it. Feel good after going but I only really go because I have to. If I didn’t I’d be a fat bastard instead of just being a bit overweight!
Yeah, it's a common reason many people don't ride as much as they'd like, or try it a few times, enjoy it and then have a horrendous close pass and never do it again.
Shouldn't really encourage people being bullied off the road, but might be worth looking at a gravel bike? There isn't a lot of proper gravel in the UK, but there's plenty of paths, and light off road stuff that keeps you away from traffic.
Snooker, bowls, playing football, tennis and have started golf again plus drinking alcohol - can't wait to retire so i can put more hours in and re take up my lockdown hobbies of painting and walking in the countryside
Snooker, bowls, playing football, tennis and have started golf again plus drinking alcohol - can't wait to retire so i can put more hours in and re take up my lockdown hobbies of painting and walking in the countryside
I don't think it's what you meant, but I read this as highlighted.
Watching the great big pond fed by drainage ditches next to the house to avoid being flooded. Got too close for comfort in the first of big storms we had pumps running and bailing with buckets. Survived tho.
I dont say this to make light of anyone hobby, its funny how things frowned upon not that long ago get remanded as language evolves.
Occasionally me and some pals would go swimming in a quarry, pretty stupid as those things are deep but it was just swimming or skinny dipping of booze was involved, wild swimming makes me instantly picture middle class women in lakes and rivers that aren't full of human excrement.
And I really don't mean to sound like I'm taking the piss, whats now classed as wild swimming is one of my favourite things to do, I class lido swimming as wild swimming too, less eels
I wouldn't mind trying it. I've had to be a bit careful with the amount I do in the gym recently due to issues with my foot. Have tried replacing the odd session with a swim but find it so f*****g boring.
Yeah, swimming is boring. I find its quite a good activity to do when you have shit in your head that needs you to concentrate on and work through, no music, no podcasts, no TV.
That's one of the main reasons I ride a bike. There's nothing better for clearing your head than going out for hours just turning the pedals over. I do a lot of de-stressing from work on the bike, and often find I solve problems in my head while I'm riding.
I should get out on the bike more, doesn’t help that I’m nervous on the road which isn’t helped by the amount of bellend drivers about.
Even though I usually go to the gym 3 times a week, I can’t call it a hobby as I don’t actually like it. Feel good after going but I only really go because I have to. If I didn’t I’d be a fat bastard instead of just being a bit overweight!
Yeah, it's a common reason many people don't ride as much as they'd like, or try it a few times, enjoy it and then have a horrendous close pass and never do it again.
Shouldn't really encourage people being bullied off the road, but might be worth looking at a gravel bike? There isn't a lot of proper gravel in the UK, but there's plenty of paths, and light off road stuff that keeps you away from traffic.
Thats exactly the reason I dont cycle on the road anymore, too many ignorant slags, I see enough of people pratting about with mobile phones when I'm driving and first hand witnessed accidents from mobile phone usage. And thats before people who are just ignorant drivers. Besides that, I have to apply cow udder cream to my arse each time I use the bike after a long period. The most fun I had was going through woods, fields, tracks on my old mountain bike even at the expense of it being a bastard to ride on normal surfaces and go down the pub on.
I don’t really think of swimming as a hobby exactly, and I get why people find it boring, but I try to swim at least once a week because the feeling afterwards is great, and even better in summer if you are able to swim in a good outdoor pool and then chill out there afterwards. My brother likes Charlton Lido, seems expensive to me, mind.
But the main thing I wanted to pass on is that my wife bought me swimming lessons a few years ago and the effect was transformative. The first one was video’ed, bloody hell it was embarassing watching it back but in just two more sessions I had my freestyle breathing completely sorted and it makes such a difference. As they tell you, swimming is a sport where you can chug along doing it wrong for 25 years, you need someone else who knows to point out what you’re doing wrong and how to fix it.
As for wildwater swimming, I once asked @KBslittlesis what kind of temperatures she typically swims in. From her answer I concluded that she is not a woman to mess with.
Bach 2 parts Inventions. I do them on the piano. I pick one a year (there are 15 of them) and have great fun with it. Doesn't have to be on the piano, can do them on guitar, or even on solo instruments as duet. They are being played by students all the way up to professionals. And it's Bach... Give it a go.
Studying Native American History for many years. I have also been donating money each month for many years to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, ancestral home of the Oglala Lakota (part of the Sioux tribe.
Prior to Covid, I was also undertaking presentations on the subject at small clubs such as WI and collecting money for the cause. I have been lucky to have visited the reservation twice and took childrens clothes with me the second time. Also been to battle fields such as Custers Last Stand and others.
To demonstrate how poor the reservation is, the average life expectancy of a male on the rez is just 48!
That's an interesting one, it seems a bit unusual. I think lots of people have an interest in history, but probably more local. Do you have some particular link, or was it just something that appealed to you?
I read a book when I was about 17 (I am now 77) titled "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" (Dee Brown). The book details the colonisation of Indian lands and the subsequent negative impact upon the indiginous people. The book really hit a chord within me.
Read it in my 20's. The first book to make me cry.
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Other books that I would recommend are: 1. Lakota Noon, which details the Battle of the Little Big Horn from an Indian perspective (all of Custer's group were wiped out). 2. Crazy Horse, author Mari Sandoz.
Films: 1. Son of the Morning Star, which follows the parallel lives of Crazy Horse and Custer, leading up to the battle. 2. An old film (1970), Soldier Blue, which in the end sequence shows the barbaric slaughter of Black Kettles Cheyenne in 1864 at Sand Creek.
That's enough to be getting on with! Enjoy.
Then work your way to 1900.
Thereafter the specific major conflicts with the government armies: 1854 Gratten Massacre, 1862 Minnisota wars, 1864 Sand Creek, 1868 Washita, 1866-1868, Red Cloud's War, 1876 Custer, 1890 Wounded Knee.
Finally, the Indians today and my personal experiences at places such as Pine Ridge Rez, where the average male life expectancy is just 48.
I went to NY State and Canada last summer. Before going I listened to "Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee" on Audible and to a couple of other books on First Nations/Native Americans. While there I visited one reservation on the St Lawrence River in Canada, and another near Quebec. That was ok, but probably not representative of the reservations in the USA.
I have to admit that I cannot handle the horrors and betrayals that Native Americans suffered at the hands of Europeans, so I've stopped reading about it for my own mental health. But I did force myself to see "Killers of the Flower Moon" at the cinema.
I applaud you. You are telling a story that's largely ignored, but which describes the slaughter of millions of people.
https://youtube.com/@FallofCivilizations?si=fpHMe18s-NViMf8o
Feeding local press and magazines with any related stats when asked for.
https://cafcfactsstats.com/heritage-numbers/
Some combine both hobbies. Allegedly.
Shouldn't really encourage people being bullied off the road, but might be worth looking at a gravel bike? There isn't a lot of proper gravel in the UK, but there's plenty of paths, and light off road stuff that keeps you away from traffic.
They are being played by students all the way up to professionals.
And it's Bach...
Give it a go.
Ps. You can later have a go at the 3 parts...