In the wake of outrageous and absurd ‘indigenous land claims’ being made on lands and territories where no such claims can possibly be valid, the time has long passed to settle a few issues and questions surrounding the real political agenda behind these claims.
From the issue of basic definitions and terms, to the actual history of North America’s Indians, and to their current conditions when segregated on ‘Indian reservations,’ ignorance about these factors has led to the creation of racist narratives used by the Left to justify its continual attacks against basic private property rights.
On the definition front, in his May 3 Substack article, Robert Vaughan explains that “The myth of the ‘indigenous’ somehow being special is simply that – a myth.” Citing the roots and definition of the word ‘indigenous,’ he observes that “Nobody can be considered to be ‘Indigenous’ to the place they currently live – not the English in Britain, not the Chinese in China, and not the ‘Indigenous’ peoples of North America.”
Beyond this epistemological crisis, there have been decades of fictional stories and histories told about North America’s Indians, leading to the false impression that ‘racism’ was somehow at the root of the disputes and wars between them and the new European settlers. But far from being peaceful and noble stewards of the land, as so many narratives depict them, “The Indians were brutal – to settlers and to each other.” (Matt Walsh, April 2, 2026) Continue reading »
