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 Use the promo code “knowingbetter“ for a 26% discount on an annual subscription! Website ► Store ► Patreon ► Paypal ► Twitter ► Twitch ► Facebook ► Instagram ► Reddit ► --- Thanks Atun-Shei Films for the voiceovers! And PotatoMcWhiskey for the Civ6 footage! --- ▬Books▬ Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (1970) Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory (2020) Rez Life (2012) Lakota Woman (1990) The New Trail of Tears: How Washington is Destroying American Indians (2016) ▬Documentaries▬ Reel Injun (2010) We Shall Remain (2009) Unspoken: America’s Native American Boarding Schools (2016) Incident at Oglala (1992) In Whose Honor? American Indian Mascots in Sports (1997) More Than a Word: Native American-Based Sports Mascots (2017) Pioneering the American Frontier (2015) Return of the Buffalo - Restoring the Great American Prairie (2017) ▬Movies and TV Shows▬ Pocahontas (1995) - Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998) - The Last of the Mohicans (1992) - The Silent Enemy (1930) - Stagecoach (1939) - Popeye: Big Chief Ugh-Amugh-Ugh (1938) - Little Big Man (1970) - Planet Of The Apes (1968) - Star Trek: The Original Series; S3E3 “The Paradise Syndrome“ (1968) - Looney Tunes: Horse Hare (1960) - Sitting Bull (1954) - Dances with Wolves (1990) - The Lone Ranger (2013) - Avatar (2009) - 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) - The New World (2005) - Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) - ▬Videos▬ Rosebud Wacipi Day 1 Coverage - Sacheen Littlefeather’s Oscar Speech - Keep America Beautiful: The Crying Indian (1970) - Sioux Ghost Dance - Civilization VI Game Update - Warcraft 3 Reforged Footage - PragerU: American Indians Are Still Getting a Raw Deal - Celebrating Columbus - Goodbye, Columbus Day - ▬Web Resources and Photo Credits▬ --- Production Assistant - Rozarah Research Assistant - Jesspsettle Music - Michael Cotten Spotify ► Amazon ► Channel Art - PoetheWonderCat --- 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.