Best of G&R: The Bloody Legacies of Columbus w/ History Prof. Michael Oberg (G&R 185)

In this episode, we get into the legacies  of Columbus and America's  genocide of Indigenous people with Prof.  Michael Oberg (@nativeamtext),  the larger problems of the way Native  American History is taught, and  why a 1619 Project is needed for  American Indians too.

We start off with a clip from the  Sopranos highlighting the conflict in the Italian-American community  over Columbus Day. And then we deep dive into Indigenous Peoples' Day,  the cultural impact of America's genocide, the Indian Wars and violence  in the U.S. historical narrative. We also talk about whether cultural  gains (things like tearing down Columbus statues, changing sports team  names, etc.) will result in material gains (economics, health care, etc)  for Native Americans, Ruth Bader  Ginsburg and the epidemic of police  murder of Indigenous people.

Michael Oberg is Distinguished Professor  of  History at SUNY-Geneseo. The author of seven books on Native  American history, Oberg received a SUNY Chancellor’s Award for  Excellence in  Teaching in 2003 and a Chancellor's Award for Excellence  in Scholarship  in 2013.

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Links//

• Michael Oberg's website: https://michaelleroyoberg.com/
• Indigenous Lives Matter: Some Thoughts on the Death of Reynold High  Pine, 1972. (https://bit.ly/33N2gmg)

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