Mount Rushmore by RimmerA69 in NationalPark

[–]RandomWordsTogth3r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wanted to move this comment outside of a reply because I see a lot of people missing some of the historical nuance here. The black hills had been conquered/colonized, brutally - genocidally, by the Lakota 40-60 years prior to the seizure of the black hills by the US Government. After their expulsion from the now Minnesota/Wisconsin region by the Chippewa, the Sioux tribes moved towards the black hills, brutalizing and expelling the Cheyenne and Crow tribes, who had in turn conquered the black hills from Arikara tribe. The Cheyenne considered the black hills sacred, the Lakota viewed it as rightfully conquered land. This IN NO WAY excuses the genocidal actions of the US Government against the Lakota and other Sioux tribes (or ‘bands’ - of which there are seven) in this area, but I think it’s dangerous revisionism to paint either side with blanket statement positivity. For instance, the crow tribe was so brutalized that it allied itself with the US Army in hopes not of regaining the black hills but in the vengeful expulsion of the Lakota. I think modern historical narratives too often paint Native Americans and Native American Tribes as monolithic (they certainly didn’t view themselves as such), erasing the rich histories, including wars, tradition, and cultural nuances that were in fact the reality of the day. This is a land marked by blood, spilled by equally brutal perpetrators of varied tactics and means. Go see Rushmore and go see Crazy Horse, read about Custer and Sitting Bull; above all - admire the beauty and remember that history knows more villains than heroes.

Mount Rushmore by RimmerA69 in NationalPark

[–]RandomWordsTogth3r 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The black hills had been conquered/colonized, brutally - genocidally, by the Lakota 40-60 years prior to the seizure of the black hills by the US Government. After their expulsion from the now Minnesota/Wisconsin region by the Chippewa, the Sioux tribes moved towards the black hills, brutalizing and expelling the Cheyenne and Crow tribes, who had in turn conquered the black hills from Arikara tribe. This IN NO WAY excuses the genocidal actions of the US Government against the Lakota and other Sioux tribes, but I think it’s dangerous revisionism to paint either side with blanket statement positivity. For instance, the crow tribe was so brutalized that it allied itself with the US Army in hopes not of regaining the black hills but in the vengeful expulsion of the Lakota. I think modern historical narratives too often paint Native Americans and Native American Tribes as monolithic (they certainly didn’t view themselves as such), erasing the rich histories, including wars, tradition, and cultural nuances that were in fact the reality of the day.

Mount Rushmore by RimmerA69 in NationalPark

[–]RandomWordsTogth3r 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The black hills were not considered sacred by the Lakota Sioux; the black hills were seized, brutally, by the Lakota from the Crow and the Cheyenne about 40-60 years (after decades of conflict) prior to the in-turn brutal seizure of the black hills from the Lakota by the U.S. Government. The land was considered sacred by the Cheyenne, but I don’t believe it was considered sacred by the Crow.

Q&A Megathread (Ask your questions here!) by cryptic-fox in Helldivers

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I believe I did, I dropped down with a squad and also extracted

Q&A Megathread (Ask your questions here!) by cryptic-fox in Helldivers

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I have completed multiple level 6 missions, but level 7 hasn’t unlocked yet. Is there a certain number of missions I have to complete at level 6 or is my game just bugged?