They Were Just in the Way | Indian Removal

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/knowin... Use the promo code "knowingbetter" for a 26% discount on an annual subscription! Website ► http://knowingbetter.tv Store ► http://standard.tv/knowingbetter Patreon ► Patreon: knowingbetter Paypal ► http://paypal.me/knowingbetter Twitter ► Twitter: KnowingBetterYT Twitch ► Twitch: knowingbetteryt Facebook ► Facebook: KnowingBetterYT Instagram ► Instagram: knowingbetteryt Reddit ► Reddit: KnowingBetter --- Thanks Atun-Shei Films for the voiceovers! atunsheifilms Twitter: atun_shei And PotatoMcWhiskey for the Civ6 footage! potatomcwhiskey Twitter: 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/151... Unspoken: America’s Native American Boarding Schools (2016) https://www.pbs.org/video/unspoken-am... Incident at Oglala (1992) https://amzn.to/3yVjygH In Whose Honor? American Indian Mascots in Sports (1997) https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/vid... More Than a Word: Native American-Based Sports Mascots (2017) https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/vid... 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) - sk_s6gmb Stagecoach (1939) - Stagecoach - Movies 1939 - John Ford - Act... 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/x8b... Sitting Bull (1954) - Video 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 - Rosebud Wacipi Day 1 Coverage Sacheen Littlefeather's Oscar Speech - Marlon Brando's Best Actor Oscar win for "... Keep America Beautiful: The Crying Indian (1970) - Keep America Beautiful: The Crying Indian ... Sioux Ghost Dance - Sioux Ghost Dance Civilization VI Game Update - Civilization VI Game Update - February 2021 Warcraft 3 Reforged Footage - WarCraft 3 Reforged - 1v1 Multiplayer PragerU: American Indians Are Still Getting a Raw Deal - American Indians Are Still Getting a Raw D... Celebrating Columbus - Celebrating Columbus | 5 Minute Video Goodbye, Columbus Day - Goodbye, Columbus Day | 5 Minute Video ▬Web Resources and Photo Credits▬ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O... --- Production Assistant - Rozarah Twitter: AmandaLlara Research Assistant - Jesspsettle Twitter: JessPSettle Music - Michael Cotten http://www.mwcotten.com Spotify ► https://open.spotify.com/album/0zCYP8... Amazon ► https://amzn.to/2zbsfHd Channel Art - PoetheWonderCat Twitter: 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.