I dropped her off this morning and saw girls (and boys) wearing grass skirts, some of them with coconut bras too. I'm not sure what else is going on, but it doesn't seem very respectful of a native culture that we have seriously fucked over. Would they have a "Native American Day" and let kids come in wearing feathered headdresses?

Or am I reading too much into it?

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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Especially since we’ve never apologized for it.

We have, though. Not that an apology makes it all better - obviously the only sincere and just thing to do would be to engage in meaningful conversations and considerable investment of resources in order to assist the position of Native Americans still suffering from sins first set in motion generations ago, rather than some nice-sounding words from the Senate - but acknowledgement of the mistreatment of Native Americans is something that has happened and knowledge of which is much more prominent in the cultural zeitgeist anymore.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hawaiians are not really considered Native Americans. They're Polynesian. So no, their genocide has not been apologized for.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Native Hawaiians have been included, legally, in the category of Native Americans since the 70s, and the resolution the Senate passed addressed 'Native Peoples' who had been fucked over by the Federal government specifically and by Americans in general. Like I said, an apology is next to nothing - but an apology was made.