marxism and native americans - ward churchill

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O books by W :

Cuture Versus Economism: Essays on Marxism in the utltlArena (with Eith R o)

Agents of Repression: The FBI's Secret Wars ganst the Bak P-ther Part and American Indin Movement (with Ji V

Critica Issues in Native Nort merica (it)

Coprght 1983 Ward ChurchilFr Printng, 1983Secnd Prinng 1989Thir Prning 199

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DEDICAION

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e ere i anoer ior one wic i o fequeloere or inore i n aem neanin "Amecae of e an ief e an an i relaion i o all he

eoe wo l ie have lie o will ie ere i wh hsae of reai reali common o ll a nenin ie io rein he ho ine e n a ior neier o e "inerree hr ieoloical oir no cl anchore S ince an uancoe heor u ieva ! miueran i o e io of he la Wt urn

efoe he Euopean peneaon o f orh A an of eneaos of peoples enou o lie ou eir e prcice eir clre n exe ociee roh ime e ocieie hee eole eelope eeil ric n dieie u in enera l e were uar ein "naural in e ene e fncione cco wi ieall a ar o nare an e naural envion

wi e rival of he Euoea a reak wa maesuch a eer eemin ep fowar ino eae "eveopmen col e eure i mlneou e eree o ivorceof oe from he nul enirn i no ccien a fell inaie mean o exropie ln rereee lile oewihn e oeraie menai han felin ree o c lea a ielhe merin nin wa ril if nwinl coniere a

r n rcel of e naral orer a o e ofalurmee oaimin e n a wilene o e rou une

an con ro e eer relie uo e r iieal ricne of oie he i o eir riclre he rine f ke n e re n f n ieein wiife o roie roein n le fion whilerononin e nin a "e e ie e form of eroo oferac o ornie eir oenen n ecro of e o n ennoc q an e f eir rle eer ce eirr e e on e nle fac in e erne n e nin ii e ir nei he c eee ff r e er aceof e e e e were forn in o eric


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h long hisory of olonizaion by uopans cangd hfae he lanfo a new eonomic oer s ogd n thla n wh lad Aros e coury, forss rated

seaily bfore the ax, th wldlif dsappard and, wi hem,h ingeous peols Land was sari o te d for iron,a te steel n Ws Virginia i was coal I nslvaia, oilAs he ln le is wal ino h pocks f e wly rich i hEs h eyes of mpie ure ws oward gold, slvr, ad ol;

u g cp g uiu d u dvg cgc sc bc v vcd r u v cEe is tame," ma s maser of the nivers at s sseno he Amerian synss, e fouio of icn power.

Two Canadi auors, Robr Davis nd ark Zis, iner book Th Geocde Machne n anada hav succlydsie he esl:

Sily sd, te fferen betwee e econics ofh old olonialim" wth is relace on rorialnqest ad manowe and e ew oloalism,wh i liace on hnologiall ornd rsourceraion and ransortation o th polines he exenable laionshp o h subcpeoles mulinaional ororaions

This new olonlism" ws, o ertain exnt, predic by

Ka Marx in his obsraion ha idusialon wouldssae h xpropriaio o the gneral mass ppleo e sol, ter mes o subsisne A, s vew, hsearul and aiful xproriaion o he pasa om rele o te histoy of capialism

e wol gue h whle Marx was rec, o ony hexpopiaion and s immediate social imortantRther, he sort of pmanen socie whc o nl rges,

bu hh s pbe uder suh rmstacs mus be broghno serious draio Is i ough t migat pysicalsufferig of he people hs disoated, o us o lso ook oe syh o

pirital

damage see, ad /0 e and a e?Is i ossibl al t wouds of t popl, o wav sort,caue y e poss of separating fo d, wilkeeng he sarated y virtue o a prcss whc lterally

oms he ld isel I other wrs, c e syc ever


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equely replce the organic, the nurl? hese re questisich must be sked s t he resu lt of ny resonble exmf orth America history

t is widely recognized that something is dsticlly rohe topsoil of Am eric hs wshed wy, agiculture can ly eccomplished thrugh assiv aplictions of chemic eichments. " his btter livg throgh chemistr" sp io ouirs, lacing our groundwter with lethl oxins nd, s cirain podced by the h of our stee mills an colfireer pls reners our surfce er eqully eh so te

er becoms the fstest gowing foodstuf item in the tionhe nited es thrshes about seking technogicl

fixes" o technologicl cstrophes, and enire regions of ees e ff s N tionl crice Areas. n serh o logter soluion o rray of crises, reliance is plce uponhe frienly tom," nd we nd incesig expanses f ourenvironme conined beyond hbitation for the nex

urer mil ion yers. he synthetic system thretens to iplen rioactive chaos. It is no longer able to fend for itself, u emomentum of its existence refuses o llow it to sop

is he lnd, ws the lnd, which suffers rs n msAs e cities, those utimte manifesttions of syntheic cutueecy, so incresingly is he prouce of the earth ripped lose shore up heir coninuion. teel, the stff of the irdescomprsing bides nd skyscrars, bces ehsted i e

must e eplced e erh yields ron ore cesses irequire mushrooming untities of eergy, nd so col is sippey from te ywing cates t Blck Mes, yo nelsew here to fuel he generators of electricl currents whc nolitter the p The lnd will yield u ntil the lndca yield no ore.Bt th d its i wl ai. A t

As he land sufers, so suffr the people. hether they re

he citizens of the naurl or e synhtic ode, in the end tee isno esapig this aic ik. t is a aspectine theipatiof th shtic ordr to forget or ignore sch fcts o uld i b this. To fa th fcts uld hve leinita o a tret o synthti pce and ideolies,to a ithaal o w of lif usily consing the asis ofi f ilf. T a t acd a, s lcol X once ut it,T hks a cig ho to roos."


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e pn o o onnoly etn cte aexeeded te oca ay o pa. T palal e inelt on to te ent mo ment, wen e l o o ial wealt

and eoce e in d ieted t o oo l o o qe, an o eten to not n t n expano n o land ae can i n tleae e ance o a ta" and ow" ne c eayMenwie, e en o te inne ie doe teelebtn on onmen doe o doood d e, m tee a e cen o diton cooned peope owitin and wto ned Stae A te land a eomtte expendl o too ae te people te peoplne me o poe" nd te ye " n e an , peeeye and nd te peopl e ed; e o o ye.

ow do we tn c a nmae o po e end? ow o om te yntetc eaity o con mpto n a nd expendlyto te nta eliy o contion and aon? ow not topeetae e yce o eldecon wn w we cenly end? ee qeton w no onl need o

e m nweednd oon we ae no to aeped e poin o no en peie, poly a a planet.

e n ee w Mx tat te pon not only ondend t polem alo o ole Tee e ndoted mn e to te nwe. Toot te UnitedSe peope e mon ino ence o an o te moeoet m ne oppeon Te dat a me w

e eection een eoe t old e lly plemened. Aete d nnclea wa moemen a aken ooac eopi c c, ex, and et lin e. M c te me cane id o a memen o o ppoe lto n o n lea p owe nan om a . A nme o enonmenal op aeened n exendn many o e antnlea atonale toencmp mc o e ndal poe tel lewee,o e eted e o e o d enan ed o iatamol wtin an cenea te o.

e common denomnao o all ee dec acon,aon ed aan e a ee ny

ee t wold eem o e a im eecton o e ta qo, o ne a al. " T e yntet ode e n qetonedand, ome ea ly allened . T etn ly o te ood.t om e n mo e needed. No oeen o op o elated


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moments a succe offsetting present cirumstanesmely though a shad ejetio Not only must they trggleagaist something but they must also struggle ward soethig.

Acti aloe ca neer roide he reired aswes l auiyig ory a uniyig vn of he alteraties a fulflthi sk Oly sch a vii ca bind together the fragentaystrms of actio ad sisnce cuely at lrge in mainto sigl muli-facted whole capable of trasformng thesytheic ralty o death culte ito he natural ealty of acultu of life

his e should come as o reelation. It seems we nowwithin most sectos of he actie resistane he es fo uifig isio has bee goig on fo some time. By a arge items grataed seadly owads one o anothe of theMaxist o eo-Maxist ideologies with the result tat thee scurtly i pit th wides aray of Mara literature i theUitd ats sinc phps h 1 930s. hs s a logical nogh

dlopmet Maxism it must b said offes a oheret anuniying system of riical aalysis wihi whih to peg a wdeiy of lins of actin Fuhe it offes at least an pang of plausibl optios ad alternaties to the statusqo Thedils of a Marxist society may be forge in the stugle tohrow h exising od

h Maxian scnaio is ah at. It seems al bt eaymad for applicaton t our cure dilemma. Of course t w

eui crain altios modificaions ntene to eep tahad of he delopm o its oppositon an of those aongits dherens as well but such adjustment s ot impossleHabrmas Althuss arcus Gamsci an others hae emoa that I ffct hi is pat of Marxsm's neatness

his book questis ht ery neatess Withot denyngtha xism is (o ca b) a unifyig system it sps ouse the

Mxis padigm t sk w ustions. What is Masmsudsandig of h ld? ha is will be th relatonshp of aMri sciy o h ld? Is Maxist thought oher tha a par t syntheic rd ich is a issu? If Maxism is owidu o dalig ih sch issus can it be altre in ch a t k it dt? I i is to b alered in such was wil sl mi Mxi o ill i bcoe something ese? Is

im s i is n suctd r ud be rucured a par of


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the solu tion o prt of the poblm? And finay, i it, or at isprorite to Noth Amic?

hese e not questions spinging from te xit tr

dition No do they come fom uopean o neoupencontxt hey r not te ot of question posd by Fist o" (capitlist) polemicit, by thoe f te Second (sociit)Wol" or id (industriizing) od" Insted, ey comefro te em of the emining and bsed pp o f th ortAmrican continent, the emaining epesentatives of te natulod hic peceded the dvent of syntetic eity In mequtes, this s come to be caled th Fout Wod;"

pf to term i te Host ord" n nseig such uetions,xism goes fr in defining its true aginc nd pce i n teod It begins to explin ht must be done" in ovcmingthe synthetc b etuning i to the ntual

e sy th questions posed by this bo coe fm thepesective of the North Ameicn ost od, the tuya e Kam u as sa yu

spe of libtion, tue ibeation, you pain of nd nhe you spe of nd in this hmisphere, you ae peing ofmican Indins " Te quetions, ten, come pecificy fomthe pespective of t Native Amicn Ht Wod,hoeve, is nt so confined e utin aed in t texthih fol los oud e have been ped by te trib peoes ofSouh o Centrl Americ, of Africa, te uds nd other of the

idle Es, the tribs of te Scandinavin actic, te montain f ua a u f Gra e PaccIndes, nd mny trs cross the p net I n epodi tothe micn Indin citique, rxis m repo nd in sme ay tote quetions o tee popes We v a cmmo round ndit i s not only tht ic ies benet ou fet Ra, i t ie itina sared undrtnding f the corrctne of Simon rtiz'asesent of hat Amica has becom, and at it mu

becm if e e to urviv macre f te eynne peopet nd Cree in 864 s not their aone; it a rereentativof te mss ce of u a Such a cy s turned in iosite We mut negte the ngatin" ic i tined bblood tht foever eeps into the f do an everyhee ese te syntetic ode hs eignd Ti i t viio tedem hich wi o us to fee ourevs f te dat cuure


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s Simon put it elsewhre in his epic oem:

That drem shall have ame,

Ae all,And it will no be vengefulBut ealy in liend cmpsionAnd knoledgeAn i will iseIn thi eartWhich is our Americ

O ctien we ave com from h naul o te y. mu nd our way back gain We mus tur he cmm mo o of ou iso s an imoant sep uch a pross, o bus ov e necesary nwers, but because as man of q Only hr e ain of suc qesi c

es emere ey mus be anses ich incude te la a e ple, which erceve and poec and eo e oe n e same, whch understn a un ale-vs fund wch preven e desructio of e a sco e people nno be sayed: te movem bao he syec o he natural

n suc a moveme Marxsm, or aspec o Mx el ave a role and funco W d o ema to

beer direcio o un for crfican an oo ve o piular ueon a o er reaos o , ose ho hve all o etained he niy o a er raher tan "poressing i te snec o?Le Marxim explain is ult o s osts e i dfealf cearly fro synhetic eay And e e os for fme take an acive oe in ssisin n hi prces, eyi

s false, sportin tha wich s trueSuc an inerchne anno help but ssst n esblsn saegy, a viio thouh wich t reclai e aul orer must all tcipae in e procs of complein e cyce auo syntheic and bak ain


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hs o as bor a sese o rustratio t ega ieaest ear te years ago at lace caed Sagao StateUiersity i a guest ee y Kr Hess orme Goldatesehriter oete DS theetcia ad at the tie a srto aat grde ra aahist For me it as eveg arkedby amost rystae lriiatio

ess' ta covere at as (or him) tre ad rove

grod: groig rout uder high desity coditios i teeetcels roo-t gardeg tehiqes solar oer te sluseghorhod selpoice rces ad lock goveig coittees ollecti salsho roucto o "aprorte techolgy e eedessss o ederal ic9e tax he upsot o hsvisi as that the federal govert s orse tha uelesssocil orsso hch should e dssolved so the ted Sttes

ca e take e y a sel-sucet ctery t each loca eel.Ater the ustary poit apuse the sessio as throoe to quests ro the udiece The questio hd to askas H o te y descrbe do you roose to cotiueguatees to the vrous Natve merca trbe that their ase d ther treaty rghts i e contued


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2 arism and ative Americans

Hes seemed truly abbergted. Rather than addes quetio he pivoted eatly into the time-honored poleiittic of drditin th "ooition b imputin o i ubvesv o (in ths c) reatonry tntion: "Wel, I e odmit hat t defese of te feder govenve ver he. T dbat was joid

countered hat I had no interes in proteting te edgovrnment u ine He wa popoin to do w wh w rio to know t atue of te ani e advoted toeep the India' rathr more nuerou white neigho from

tealin te dreg of ndian ndand anng ele eo get their ns on. After s ear o nexpropriio ar aks itori is

Perpee y isistene an growng tenon n ro Hes relie tt th fedra overnet eeed oting of poor r for Native Amerin o plae their fi Perhap he sggeted it s tme Indian tried "pttin i

faith in ther/1 m rther than in breucrie. o iw my ur to e stned. bit feb I rejoined tat w wre t no

re o o r r ws ti wa o ar what is or edgartees wou e in te new nrit soiety or i Mrisat f e wished o ads that But ouldnt rap hi itat elimination of the ds would do anhing positive for atipeo if it threw the uon the goodwil of heir nonnehbor. Wha I s was t that whe ad ever e want e ort o it in their oletive ntention t ew comme?

C dsgs w y "cm, s nswred rpty " ope at et Nativ merin, iven our in ofonin I ve u ore an w one neeed to be

nn in order to condr es lvant to te; someow y w te asw. h was in

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A s th certin crstalizing efft or I had bn cti o n that va n amorpho

coration generaly tr th "ew Left t w e


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troction 3

whn i as coony undrsoo, a gnraion a in hpoc of hacing and win an Arican Raica iion h livin bi iy, n lniv imd

dog hic had d o inca bankrupcy ad disasr forh in no so dian pa Y I ha in hdisipaion of DS a Cicago Aphiar in 196 aichoographd aings of Mao ungs Book byrn of acionid auoaon caning prarrangd insoan in union I had b cons by is, o ay th a

had inigad h Yong Sociai Aiac, th yowng of h ociai Workr Pay a rswi poo of

Sudn Mobiiaion to nd War in Vitna, a a pro-spci br h Arican Raica Vision I ncontrdwa a ddon vrion of on Troky ocrin In hS n Fancico a, ound Fr Spc Movm ad bnransod ino ay Ara Radica Uio an aagion of iou t roups portig portrait of JospSin on h co of ir pubicaion Rrni o Chicago

I ord ndary Indutria Workr of t Wor(Wobis and fond h pubicaio of ongboo to b itain conporary ock in rad; a, and t raing oaciona dipus o tan af a cnry o T oriinapoaonis hd ad ood gac to di of i itri, bhir dscndan didn' s ory conscios of tat fac. )

n h Boton Nw York circ, t rogrssiv Labor

acion o wha a b D aoi onooycaing on nowits o oin i vrsion of "ird Worvouion Ewr tiny pitr rop advac tvariou hs o Euocouni Abania RvotioaryPincip, i Sung' Maoi variaion, a o on an onand Kar Hs and Mrray Bookci' otporary aarciwr ao avai comoii. f cour tr wr ao raroo acii, th rowing wons on w fti

proc, suppor group couniy oraizatio a i.B h sc wr o viib rnat o t organiz wLf in ay 170s.

crtain occrr o tat t t mit otray b wav of t fur i rm of a vrsioof raica socia ca t a srv of onwit rop


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Mrxm nd v Arcn

evealed essenial l e sa me paen: an veel ing el ianeo L ao Cro/Gvar; lmaly rlan o ada-a ins e ies ada nced by al ax el l ove a en eali in p. Blak Pane Pay e ng dsOganiain and e Bn Bees ea gop ssssed anmpted idel as a as cld see e eeemp ing ically adap e meian ne in esm ay as tei ie c nepas .

ee cld see an in i emel sembled e led meican Radical Vi si n ic ad s en and s

dy been med in he e e and mainseess . ile cld aise cnsideed bjecins o esei dvel pm ents l n de ine a as laking o e ca v isin a d ma e ea iies een nex e le siai n as ms disging.

O o se e e e l ike ings in n epe ienes a ve b as nable p em ge ino

ng k a ceen amek Ve biel n 7 eeni ad been caped by e ndians ll ibescpa n lc aa slan d; ee as a l y nnnd innees b n m all in ica ndians ccpid abnd ne ike issil ase; ased sa el a ipple o eae n. e Ba nd ian ais Bild ing in Was ngn a pied b a p nd ians neal a eek bs l nin as m ini mal . en ee as Wnded ne n73

a d ing me can ndi n vemen pain oWnded nee a al ess made is appeaance a Sangam n Sae nivsity d ama n ldi in ak as iving e anin ms cn e leinclded s i ad beme a ainal dia ven eeican e as na lly ben mad aa aive meians

and i as bein made aa in pecisel e same manne a ees e p lai nt t e s ecacles eed b B S/ / B n s i t d and n me ta e meican esaaeness o e siain aie meicans as n paila bee inmed an ha demnsaed b e es meia tsid ndian n y .

occpati ud Ke was udtakn pi-

aily as a sand cncn us ay s seeint


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and efdeteiation o Natve peope Tese ere peisehe ue I a ateptig to ae thog estions toKa e in a pub ovewmngy ite) orm te ere

and ae eio ies to any Native Ameia His epies, andeed entie attitude, dden aiie te oe ange ofconon had expeiened eatie to te merian eft oevea ea

n e ft place he d not eem o s to eal Nativen iss ; obvios a not osiere ias he onstction of his topia seario a te mereitcto su oideations as so reatening adin as to pot nnndo of "eactio om imSco. e cosideed t patia om o eatioarn to n some way ot a topi o iteietcui tee as te pit to t "reate ommo: ee a leay moe ivade tan nian ti o Ian teest mt be boinate in fat, gvenuation at a emoat assessmet o i inteests

u oncde they ae aot nonexstet ieeat in terms evouioa coideation A fia, tee a isan hat to be pocupied i aive Ameia isene h b ative a apt umation o te poste o teeican et nonIndians ip have moe impotat tigt nk aot

Peap eveely He' positio i it ma be ae tat)

ofed a nto i a bee impiit i m abiosaffaion wih te Ameica eft o a o e Ti a that te toute Aeia Raica Visio as a faiepe Aean adicaism as fameta a com-ee an inteecta pot Convese tee od be oecn Viio, adca oteie hc i not itte ona "Ameri n, te Native Ameia ne an ntit utio addese on it on tem a in acoae t n definito o t ha nees oceivableevtionay teo can oy amont to a otiaion o "tenaon f Aeica uh seeme an sti seems aaemio e

Uotnatey te matte eems a bit ess obvios to aof y oppositiomin oeaes Tere are o orse a


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ne of auen o e ae, u oe of e o aseles he issue lnbse. Thee be qesin hh nie of e oieal Unie aes as ee e

ie fo is oiial, io inhaians wih inalull haful onseees ai o e i e oesso a oal pespee i sol e e ea a nohn olion o e oeall sses onin a Aeiaail a easoal e sai o eis sol i eleeani o w o safad esal labaseand lul ienies of ese eope.

This pesens bi diemm h he d uenly upied by Inin ib gup i meig nhe oe w-hi eily eble .. eneyreu


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i an ehere. oncering he he rian left ha e e o analyi an oy. o r can it be ai tha o a iing of ohe i or revolionayleadr-Mao, Fanon Lumumba Aaft, Ho, Kim I atro aon oheave been ignore oyg xn o hch he eria lf ha gnorede oe o i on iigo olaion.

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th oext I efecivey engage ro ative arti-

caon n th le e e. at iintereede roblea a eve a a o too ble ft fro he 960 ejco o Marxi aon a l oitial fon-a o a oal aeance o a rx a giing ca alatve vi o. lea or o 968 e re eee e n e a aceane o te ea ha o ethingoth h a o r a iio o Ma rx a neear to rea a

ea alrnatve. By 975 i eeed an ida had ate. o y ye Mai oeein one or o ai o o variana l era heg ony over hecan aca ocione o ara hae ongrite eeon e h e e ae a he Ol e

io oo ir in S oh a oa henin yo g fna y oorao I cn re hi evelo-e ha a o he bet t hogh . M a x a lao a cohn analyal raeor into hih e aai b a va itellctal o oe he eoivea o e 960. erha he ean of heiig acn Raal Vion a beog availabe hrgh th oce an oe do ga tc n e rl ae rialooial tce. erha hreal an anaytiain o by Marxi ol ovie te fonaon ro

lac a n eeciv or fr oial fo. ra e wor o Ma Lnn Lka and oher in

h g venr ino bera are orno anBi I ogge throg atre ra Lxebrg anao I ai ial atention o ano n and e . nd rie


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smehing nve and uniue. cmbined radin ihdia g and discui n wi hr ndian pee rm variuib and ggraphic bacgund ariu sains in i n

iu pii ppciv in he ur ns he em he n caie h u uh ia gue bac i eading nn in d isc in wi h n i n riend d mae n he evr h ar.

ima a parn udamena bjcins bgan emerge n he par h Id ia pp aed ih . i ia r aa er n deen i p i i n g he par m ar xi

finds. ve ua he ai iin cud be um med u aide i ca es: N a ie ri can are irevan h c rsef rd isr h ciu a m in r idhw n h g \d e u i n v cnidrain Onse advan c ai h n i m inr m mea i wud a pi bm inv i ucissues eau a uig an gahing ieie wi hv

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in aw hs rica dvpn wM p a u a aiud wa a gnid in i

imicain a anig p Mani Dein im-i i m h ui iai i a . assri n a Nai p p ar hui a gar-ing cii e a wi id in ccai n b m n wih a na n raniim

Amrican ndian a ep a a u d eeeecie wrin eius Marxi cnidrain.

Si cud n bi dicun a Maiareic cncg ii huani ai b er w d pn p i raenaiv wiin h Ui Sa ai uppd a mus e aing w pp a ang brade

specrum U Mai ignian ugh hich wud b i pi p inrnsiccenai Nai ia i a an hecn e wr pnd i a a i S ucha rces piin g

Frm ea I a iad iciriing b h Nai da i a


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ntroduction

mg reae o eXstg Marxst anayses of Arican conds I co nacted severa serious et p u bica ti on s abo u t heirwgness receive suh matria Al exresd iers,

obsering ha they had ner before ben offred the opportuy o pubsh he inside story on Indian Afairs Manuss were d uly s umi ted, but nothng evr saw prin Insadeac pUbcat's edtoria board saw t to correc t he poitcaperpectives presen d by ndi an acti vi st s a n d rur n th wri gsfr risi on . ha was mea nt in e ach case (a nd o he part oes as se m i gy d irs as Marxt Peree Th InureSolt ad oalt Revouon/ vew) was that Nativ

ma subiss were dsrae, bu ony insoar as yrei force reexistin g Marxist no ti on s of wh at an d how Ind ian sshod hink Marxis was presuming o exrnaly assess hnera aidity of the erican Indian perspective and wasrejeng it as unaccepabe at eery tur

he for he ma nu scrpts oo k foowed a pec uiar in of

deopment. Initi lly. ey conssed primary of observationsand aaly o h nrnal olonal au of orahrbe ror rbon whn rrvaon ara, jrdca aaysis based on traies, ec As these wer returnd witho me ns i . very usefu da a but the co nten sh iftedo a more teoreca ee, in order to aricuate h ginpoca concsions had een drawn from preiously submtted

daa sudes. s t he more eorei ca peces were su b ited, the irreurn becae uch ore prompt he comentary moredeaed and negaie s, in turn, prompted a seres ofsubssions faty changig Marxs cutura assumptionsw ich had surfaced n t he rejci on co m en taries; th e absol ut arr vaidi ty of Marxis m ise as brought in to q ueston Thseast submissons caused arupt and permanent rupture incomu nicaton bwen the vario us ournas a nd au th ors

What had en intended as th in itia ti on o an informeddiaogue betn two groups vitay intrested in social changeended n hosti silenc. Organized arxis indicated noi ngness t terta th e iewpo int s of Nat ie A erica u nlesssuc iws red out to be rubberstaps or arxism Nodiaogu wa possibl ier way: dvergen or countering


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lO N Ac

nl a p ejeed nd le bbepmed been bmedd ve pvded eneen xm ae en dge nen e W e x pb an g ee een den ndn e en be

e el ee m e n penl ene mde e n len ; e peple m e pl med knnl a a e ld ndndeed e ad O n an e level nd e nn I dbeen ean g nen ng e ela np beeen a xm nd

ve mean aped n d nex eeed axm a n l ng nde pbe ld eena n beeen ad n nd e ve epen e e a a e a ne v ennEpean d n? I xm niv e degd l pepeve de n peevedpd ee e glb m pln?

ee e n a d been ee alng b e ejen b x pban eeve pvke lea m n On e nned n a n ee n bak m e en ed.

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n bee nde m ange de e npe ean le m be epe al n e b bee e pee ppe I d e mp nd jl nd enm men ve expe ened be g m l eeve e expeene lage an d ng nmbe v b aveen nd ee nd lg eem ve gnedl n n ada e be eve ee en

gnn n m be ee l l mmed e de nel Ain ad al vn a nenden e een een p ve al a nge n me mp n nd emelve e nd ae dpan n nlen n led n leable n

axm n db e el n ene b n . nd e ndn nen n be dene eva ve meemen


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trt II

is a objciv condiion with which arxism i its prsntonfguraion as flaly rfus o dal N mria thry awri India o as irrlvant h I dians is t irs visi ithis mishr no only as a mattr chroogial a, butbaus h dia xprinc was an rmais rmtiv issociys syclgica ad atrial charatr aitin,ndian culurs aap a wr ty hav nt bsroyd cniu t rspt lal an rial niisrahr a trati thm prly as rsors t xpli tilthory cos o grips with s sisttl v ats it anvr adquatly al with h raitis t mra sita-

ionNo o a spak for h Naiv mri r y n-

nia to ass spriority i xprss t "rrt Iiaprsciv is arrogan olly a bst ittil slsrvigisorion a wrs h lturally rat plti -sciusss o ativ pop must tr it iv rmu-laon o any alrativ mria plitis h nly valid

ustion s h t fc his atr a strur f this b wr itt b shconsidraons It ha sm t m quit ssry t nr-sa d h dficincis o th prvaili arxist vsi rr go byod h ha als sm ssar t rtilt tthorical rcipls o h arxist visi in thir right ash riiqu prodd; n a ssari ssm h arknw in hir pariculars I lt Nativ Amrias r i ida osiio o ts th limits a prttis t ristvsio to chalng is mos basi assumpis prvi thriiu an hus l of th bt

aural uxtapsitio sgst itsl O t arxiss ould artiula whavr mutiltra viit tyrcivd in hir thory On th ohr a Ntiv mriawrirs coud xpain what thy priv t b t ts

i adacis o arxism Su pi/ ntrpit wdonsiu a ialogu tha mih allo mta larni

assum that ah sid pssss rly qal ppor-tuiy o kow th thr. hrr "assi tr agiv sbjt o laborat xptd ah t v rasp onhis r subjct matr sufii ma h cs a without


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c ao aucp a u pa ach p a b gallu a ha p al p lc b au

ul g a ucp b a ara ac co: ar a b Marx ouu a II a h av rca Cru

a var a , vrual all pcc v b k ru cu brok r h pc

abl. auhr cha Svral "bg al xp r cbu u bac u a uc a lack . h ac auhr ca a vr a c ucp uxap o ca aa c u p a c o ach p cvr. gal ca a b abao avr a ucg all prcabl ug ca acu v ccval abl ubg r a la a ccal vr, a bk cu publ v a copl.

lcal al, hovr r b paca a orall cl b ub u r b h Ju 980 a p Black l Suvva arg a ap C Su ak

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plca oa The Revolutionary Wker.

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the September 1980edition of L (Pine Ridge SO); a "Marxim is a European Tradition in eFall 1980 edition o A N oawk Nation) and a "or eWol to Live, Europe ust Die in te eemer, 1980edition o J


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h uaey pove a unacpae boo eaffte w te Lenns ecton of te boo a becomea p e Deste epeate a om e mes que deae descp

f e o of focu needed fo h o jec ea y eveyes ubsso ha fae cosdeaby wde f e mae ascp wa an fomave eamen of oca s e aeshc noe aempe o cope wh e oe h od eae n e comng gba evouon hdbecm e paq y med n aem g u ave h e dsncnsbee eay ove ac epemenaon and he andadsf cu ua epomen eabhe ung a' m0s Re o

I was eeey ppee a tee eeme e I oud sayh ud cvnce he Len we tha we I soced a y ca eaboaon of Le nt he oy f e I wa fe g a an ee a c fo f m s o a ohe ofh e es e c p essos ped by he p pa use of e temose about s caua y n contem po ay covest ion need

epess qee a athra eaen of hegeen o enst ey whch aw t to uncon a aba e a -cua wd pecfcayefe ngs c m rx," oco-egou symboogy shp p ae ec as beng ndcatve of te sense n whchhe boo wo be emoyg e em cuture

Meas seemed e ha ht quaey at te mpc

ca ce f he Lenn ad on n hs atemen Ye Iha hg of ea ubsance o japose as a enna h e Rutar Wrkr poemc acuay aae a ba suan a e epense f focng a ec echage wee a ho o au ho a gops n case h wo p ece oge he w h a ep n se t ceta n pos aedb he RP b no aessed nay b Means ony wenby Daee asn a mysef ceaed a tong econcg he conempay Lennst eos o doubt manyes w sagee feeng t e R P's vews fa to epesente e I s coneco h u be noe ha hR P ha s u bcted tsef o a p b c sefc t cs eave o sej o Means Th occue afe he secton was asebe bu wou ave a e beag n ay evet he


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J rxism nd ive Americns

Py on l f g l y o no bs n o o ing c nppopt ly in incdg lcby h t o pi m pnly now cosd

cc b nc i ly impol " by RP popgi ow th inchng on Lnnsm ws ct y nt

nog m toy ho too mny c psssss ny st of th inkng to b ly coond hh nc g w t mc hn it ic chict od by CP . nc l ib loy ofs h iw o compnsis m ch n om t on n p otn i l o gnin cos -

cl l nd nin g thoug p pl ict o n d ilcicl o y B b S i p p ns is m m p h s izing bo n p s y o og t i ons o to n l y l dppop nowl

Vin Dlo n n k Blck lk o l w by cond t m f o l i t p o i b l g o o i n n t o s d d -oqnt p ononcm nt on b l of n y s s

lwys bn n hnon c dog pss ing ons p on g in h nd p o s s s ng l i cn p l i ty byond t o in E uop n cl t l ig . A ws h on b to con is m n nl y s o c b th contpoy p ob lm fin N A mc b ism n mploy i ts o mthooogy o ncd non i n h s to popl o nn- op n h g I n i th s c t y n

t bg n o n . l l bb lo out h i log w sy w

n g l l o c o n t i b u t o n n t l o h p o . i i p p t o f t o i i st c i s t w h s fom o t m ngg ic y n Ind tggl f ndn oignty . H i p p o gu t pon isd by h n n i iq o f h x i d i t o n n d i w t i b

bt ib n il o wn to fh on.With h i i n hn I bgn w pocs ist I

bn o mbl h m nus pt bndo ning h is in io nbn i t il hoy phomnoogc i n pot- is h on nt n Son d I bg to k n oo b ng o of p oon its oh o p p o blb n pb i fom Th od Soi in Aso ion Conc in Sn g th


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in ee ni b ee een a ell a P ileile a ai cla m Sa na Babaa . e elae in aed in eile exell en ci nained i n

e l ec in i l ec in i al nlde m n mme n n a nmbe ie aied in e ce e b kince e in a i e la o ee nib in ee

eeived i ng ave gne ae l l. ae been ecciedi e e ablimen ell nd e iae a n e ledb el l a nd il l ean ecc a o n e aka ei gaaneed in eei b e aa mie ea , and ine ed b e nied Sae . he caion

bean i l , and nine a a al lin in eggle veeign and eldeeinain b meicanndi n pe le . eem al ed ndan b eve a iaeed ai n a eeied an aen i n and me nn nin le i in.

e n a niied i e bk ic l al a il l be ike an cllecin an g i i i ncm lee

n balned and aning b deini ie . S i ll ni ng imi la gne n in. an indica in e ean i le meen in a Vine elia ba bl e bekn n meian ndian a i in a inmed lal b ie i le bl ie ( ae and R en e del iveed p emanci i Mp o Modn Exn, a ndian d n ie bk n pi l l l e and

bk n i in in and ai lable in e nemanied Sae n ne leal aem ae e aivemeian elini aim

nd e bk i mea amena a le iee e eain b eal an enial emain naddee. neele me in a am le cnideain an d inleene i navidabl e. O ne m begin meee. I dian do ie bk on il and e a

k nledge inicacie e i e man a nee acknledged. Sc bk j ai l ee in he a .Pea i lleive e can d me in o cange a .

opell i bk il l ane el e If like e an be ai and ax indidal ae vk edin addeing ae n inin e ie aied eah ill a ilae ei i in in cnee ae an


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eicl sin n s bee wse i eoo w ow y a y o h hoy o USaim i eems e en sk

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nibe sc n excne nd n db ee ae aln mes ax is w peces dd Peps in cln ineclal dle cncenn heecl ises siniicne ial cne nil in Radical Vinmay ls be bn

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PART ON

Spea te rd f your reigio,onve e le world if ou an,Ki a d s auter tose w opo se youIts o rt it if yu sae e man.ake e ad t uid ur ure

A s in t o tax the use f Gd,Take e id ile se is upp eSpi e mind and spare te rdGo n t e the sage natieTat e must e rstiaizedeJ im, ed is ee wrsipAd you wl mae im iize

Sv your gospe, fore your ues, er trat ui its raw,Ad er se is ried,u o ur a o e oor .Lk e ever rlig utu re,You s d up you prey,Ten ou pi e sou to pieesnd ou wat wie it deays.ssiories issioaries, go us oTae u ie Go t our e ,ev a o d f ou r o.

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The Same Old SongRuss Ms

The only possble openn for a sttem ent of th s k n s thatI deest wrt The rocess tself etomzes the Euroeannet "emae thn ng wh at s wrten ha s an mp or- nce tha s ee the s oken . My clture, the Lak ota cture,ha s n o ral tra on and so ornrly reect wrtn. I t one ofte te wrl' wy of eroyng he cultre of non-urean eoples, he posn f an abstracton over tepen reaoshp f a eople.

S o wa yu rea here s nt wha t 've wrten. t ' hat 'ead a somene else has wrten own wll alow ts, becauset es tat t only way to com munate wth h e whte word roh he , d ry leaves ofa o k. d on't reay care wether

my wors reah wtes or not They've already deontratet h rou h h e r try that hey can't hear, can't see, th ey can nyrea (of curs, here are ecen, but he excetn onyroe e rl) ' more concerne wth Aercn Inaeope, sue an oters, who've eun to e red ntot he wh worl throuh unverstes n other ttton Bteve the t's a arna sort of concern. It's very ble t row

nto a red fae wh a whte mnd an that' a ern's ndv ual ch ce, so be t, b ut I h ave no use or the. h artof the rocess of cuura enoce en waed y Euroeangans t m eran nan eoes toay y cnern wth h eAmercan nns who choose to rest ths gencde, bt hom be cnfuse as to how to procee.


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kes a s on effo on te t of ec meica I n ian to b eome onize T e t fo is effo c n onycoe fo te itionl wys, te tdiionl aes o

eldes ein It m co e fo t e oo, e u i ecio, eli on s; nn o fom o ook o ondbooks; no Euoe ee Lko o be Lko, Hoi o be o 's de n "Indin is o in"eio o yi ele o ke son ino m nbei n o od k ol ino e dio wys n onlymke yo io Eo, osid

o be bo so mein hee, because thee seo be some osio bo it Wen sek of opens omen oen s ' n o o wi for fse istinctions. 'm notai tat on th on an r re te byouts o ewos ys o enoid, eaciony Euoen ineleuaeon wi i d, d o o ee is omenew oioy illt deomn wic i ood 'm

e ee o e soled oi o Mism na-c nd "is i eel. I d' bli e ois nbe o es o e oen in eeu i iot's ey j us od so

ioi I is yCisnity w ioy I d oen oweetions fo ; h is, nls yo en o i teRo mn Em i i i d oi mi ity o Bu uoa

cultu e, of wi Ci siiy bece , t on e eiioin s wy s i to o dsuion of nonuon eol, o h xnsion o uon mii necono i o o l , fo solidion of heEo oss, o foo pialisecono i sys T i o ion olos en ion d o E u in

di d d; d o o t od Eo d id o, d iideE

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ewto n eolutonzed p hyscs and the so-called naurascences by reucing the physical unierse to a l inear atheatcal equaon. Descartes dd the sae thing wth culureJon ocke dd i t with pol t ics and Ada Sith id i t witheconoics. Ech one of these "thinkers took a piece o thespirtualty of uan exstance an conerted it into a code anab stract io n. ey were pick ing u p here C hristia ni ty end ed t hey"secu lared hristian relig ion as t he "schol ars l i ke to sayandn d ong th is tey ade Europe ore able and ready to act as anexpnsonst culture. ach of tese ntel lectual revoutonssered to bstract the uropean entalty een urther to

reove the onderful colexty and sprtualty ro theu ni erse and replace it wit h a "logical seq uence o ne-two-threeA S E R s is whats coe to be tered as "ecie ncy in t heEuropean d hateer is echanical is perect whateersees to wor at the oentthat s proes the echanicalode is the ght oneis consiered correct een when t scearly untru hs s why "truth canges so ast n the

uroea n i d th e answers which resul t fro s uch a process areonly sop-gas, ony teporary and ust be continuouslydscaded n or of new stop-gaps whch support the atheatca odes whch keep th (he o del al ie.

ee an t he n arx were hers to t e thnk ing o ewtonDescartes oce and Smith . Hegel in ished the pocess ofsecularizing eologyand that is pt in his own ters he

seculared the relgous thinking through whch Europe understo od te uni erse hen arx pt egels phi los oph y into termsof "aerali s hat is to say tha t arx de sp iritual ized Hegel'swork altogether. Agan ths is n arxs own tersA n d th is snow seen as the uture reoltonary potental o urope.E uropeans y see this as reolu ti on ary bt A erican n d ianssee it s ply as st l ore o tat sae old uropean conlctetween being and ann. he intellectual roots for a new

arxst or o European iperialis lies in arxsand hisollowerslnks to the trad ton o ewton Hegel etc

Beng is sprital propositon Gaining s a aterial actradit onally Aerican nd ians have always attepte d to be theest peop le thy coul . art o t at spirit ual process was an is togive awa y welth t o discard wealt h i n orer n o t to gain aterial


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s cto of f tus o tdtol pol whlt "proof tht h y wos t o uopas Carl, tr wo co pltly o pp o ws a u h, Ma

vy f ovr to t ot h fro Arc an vwu ' loo o cto of th s it s ot rl actu

Th urop tt trt o of spralg thu vr v to th t p rocss hch s odhuz oh pso A wh o s os prt huaz oh pop A why So r who hav s a

lot of ot to o h to th for o ba oco t Mu d o t fo og ot to cot u SSs o coctrto cp mts Cops do t oport d d t to wor hy sd o ura to wo s Pot ca o t o vro h A w ht ch poc o f huazto h as co onfo ch oup o uaz that s t arh

to othw troy othr popl of th Chstcoants say "thou hl ot , t st ot h as, soh c to l y cot th vt to oanh yo c p roca olt of you r ow coannt as aru

ts of th pruzt o o th vrs th n alproc wos so t t co vrtous to sro th lat T l "prors "dvlopt r sd as cov

wo hr th wa "vct ory ad "fo ar sd to st ftcr h dhuzto procs For m a rlt sp ator a f to "dvlop a pr o ond bo a rv quy th "vo p ally mas toa l,pt destuco wh th th tlf rov Bt urop oc h ganed fw to of ga w th wh o adc "dvop h coucto o ds atly

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a ria o ou ai bo gravl a th lak boola or a acory a h popl ar rou up orprcig tugh iocriati ill ropa lik toall hol i i all vry "raioal a to th goo, o o o l i xpri i vry iiul t, or i poi b,to v a pro hr ot i g rog ih th p ro oai g h y lak th piriu a i o to l a o or hati bg r alog h ay

a uropa abratio i bor o a ir .a i a abtrai o bgi t o ar ot, ah ti th i vlv bco obviou v o bviou o o ropaa

ab rati rat hi h tav o h ivit abl. or ahl o, Lk, Dar, a Sih a to Hgl aarx a o ari, th thr iti a il Bohr, t.a o abra raliy v urthr a otribut tooi ig h y o i ariali h h o"ar r arig out Bt ach abratio, aht pgap , u pp h at ou t i th ral orl ak l or h

i u rial ai a a xapl. it or h a to tu riag, arl vryo u ooa rplih ab , a tral it sul r h r hu a o o ki g a t ai g ar.log a iurial rvolutio a oal ba thoia l a proutio bca th ocial iprativ orurp Poluio bga to bo a probl i citi at h arth a ripp op o p rovi oa hr oo a aayiply gahr or harvt at o ra xpee to hviro t . atr, oil ba th ao r ul a th thol oyo prouio a prt through a ri of ti"rvolti Poluti o ra ra atially a o boy ytk ha t viro tal ot o pu p i a tha o ou to t rou ill rally b i th o r. o tr' a"rgy rii a r ai i boi g h oi a t ltilli t a o h a yt o atriali t val h up

th ri, bo o rgy a of th vr ot.Capiali, at at, a b rli upo oy to vop

raiu a ul at a rat at hih ty a ho a oo proitha thir eti, a ayb that i by oe ti arx,o t or a, c a b ri up o to vlop ra i el arapily a pb imply bau it' th ot "efit


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is d i As

rucin ful aibl Ths hic, and I fail o sr i's prfrabl Lik I sai, ism is rih sm n thil f h Eopn adiin Is h s ol son

Th mi ssio nis s phadd op's di dsroy h coninns of is isp s h popl ho ari ins h, bu t t h on innts ss h missirisar sil hr d thr sil cti, d adiion poplrconiz hm s my th il bn pla i nimpac by ptlists whos ission i is o cinlyloi wh h issioais opd p This hn from

churh o ilis hs o ot d sm supficialiffncs in h stct of roa sociythy ngn o r lh s t o spt c h ch and sta in hi laso r w f h hhb, h pont s, s"rion nly md thins wos for nonEropan aialism mo dsti fin h h misionarysion of Euop w otrd w hdd ys ao

Thr's rl of t m b which a b applid h Y u can' h rl na ur o rpn oltion ay octrin n hasis of h hans t popss to k win h opanwr sc tur d s ty Yo cn ol y j d i by h ffcs iill a on n on E opa pop ls This is bcs y l uion i n Eu ropa n his oy as sd o info ops n ncis n abiliis o po dsio o o popl ohrculu rs an h nio mn islf I dy nyon o poin a

ampl whr his s to now w, s A mia I ndi popl, kd o i

a a nw Euro eol io y d otin sh s aisil l rs h na ts o is oy o s -an pow lai t djsd o i, n a'ssupposd o a tis t fo f s wh s hislly n

Rit w, od, w who li o h i Rid Ra-o ae l a oe a eae a aasrii a Wh t i s ms is th w a a lo of uraniu depos ere a ro lue (o ) ee s i asn od i o T s, s in wy frin dst o rt n d de l with h ssi f thi s anim i dp h w byds diin is.


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gt here whre we ve Ths wste s rdoc tve nd w l mkehe entre regon unhbtabe forever s s cosderd byd usr nd the whe soce wc c reted s d usr to be

n "cceptb prce to py or eerg resource eveopmento ng the wy te so p to rn the wterble nder se f Su Dk f he nu e eegon becoms d oub u nhabtbe Te sme s or o thng sppenn d o the nd of he v o nd o p , up n hend of e Nor thern Cheen ne nd Crow nd esewhee. ve60 percent o U S ener resources have been ound to eunder reservton nd so theres no w hs cn be cled m nor ssue o mercn Ind ns 's quest on o survv nthe puest sense oft he trm or wte socet n d t s nd ustry s q eston o eng be to cont nue t o est n ter resent orm

e re ressg ben urned nto nton scrce re.ere resstn ben tu rned nto n t on scrfce peope. Thecosts o ts ndustrl process re o ccepble o us. It sgenocde to d the urn m here nd o d ra n the wtertbe, no

moe, o ess. So the resons or our resstnce re obvosen ou nd soud nt hve to be eplned urter o none

N ow e's suppose tht n our resstce o eermn on weben to seek les (we hve ets supp ose ur her th we weeto tke revoutonry rxsm ts wor : ntends othngess thn he compete overthrow o the u rope cptlst orderwhch h s p resened t hs thret o our ver esence Ths woud

see to be ntur lnce or mercn d peope tome er s the rxsts s s t e cpta sts who set usp to be a ntol scrce Ths s rue s r s t goes.

B s Ive tred to po n out, th s ru s ver decepteook beneth the surce o revou to nr rsm n wht oo nd commtment t o reversng te dust r sstem whchcreted the need o whte soet for rnum o. commtment to uarnteeng he ko n oher mecn Innpeope s re cotro over he d d reso urces te e eto, no t uness te ndus rl process s o e reversed s prt ohe r do ctre. commtmet to o ur rghs s peopes to mn ng ou r lues d trdons o o s og s he need teu rnu m wn our d to ee t e ustr sse o thesocet te cuture o whc te r sts ae st a art


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Maxsm and ae Amean

Reotona axim c om mitted to een frte perpeaon and perfecton of e e ndtria poce c desoyin a . It i oen on y o edt te te ree money maye of in dra aton o a wder ectn fe oa on. I o e o tae eat om te cptat ndpas aond n o de o do o axim t nn teindsia stem. nce aain te power reatn wt Er-ean soce i ae to be aeed bt once aan te effectpon Amecan Indian peoes ee and nonEropea eewee w eman e ame. c te e a wn poe

as ed ti ted fo m e cc to p ate in d rn thsoaed oeo eotion." Eopean cet ce b a eat pefca t i ondct towar nonErpennned a efoe. o an ee a t the Amercan et o dd fo A meican I ndan It the am e o d on

Reotiona axim a t indtia cet n otheoms ee to aonaie" a peope n eaton to n

maxim ind maxm pdton It i trtd ocne whc desie te A merica I ndian prta tr t no c e or eas. a x i me f caed precapita tand m te. " ecaiais imp mean tat in h w wod eentay d ioe apita i and ecoe cpt t eae away been economia eade n xt ter heony manne n c Am eican In d an peope co prti pen a M ax reo t on wod be to te ind tra t m becme fto wokes o poetaian" a rx caed tee an was e ea abot e fac hat reton oocc ony o te e of e p roetat tht t ex ence a mae nd s a ytem i a p econdt ion of c ax sot

tn tee's a obem t anae ere Crtncaass axs a o em ae een eoonar ter

on nds. B no ne o t em ea ean eot on a eal men i a contnuton Te do at te do in order thtean ct e can con n e o exi and deeop accordn tots neds e ems opean e oe tro occaonconso n een d o n t n ie in o de to o on nand on Ts in' a eotion e'e akn abot t means o connn wat aeady exs An aoeba st an


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he Sme d Son 27

mob fe poduce Bu be copn uopencuue o n moeb n' ell f o he moeb becn c ce e moe ccue comp on becue uopn

cue h h oc deoed evhn ou ; d wlevetul deo efo n ord fo u o eally o force wh m we

Ind woud ve o ccep h non cfce of ourhomld w ve o co cuu ucde d becomen du led Euopeed mbe even nfoed We woudhv o oly defe ouelve n he nne could conderh s to be dbe o s

h po n 'v e o o op n k mef whehe men t as Mas as etng f t De sh or b ou obevon I loo k o he poce of ndulon n he Sove Uon nce 20 nd ee h hee hve o e wh oo k he nl h nd u evou o n hee hu de e o do; nd he d d n e I ee he eo of h USS ued o conn

nubr of rb people nd ht he hve been cuhed oke w fo he fcoe he Soe efer o h heo ueon q ueon of whehe he b peopeh t h o e peope; nd he ecde he bpe oe wee ccepbe cfce o du nee . I look oCh nd I e he me hn look o Venm I e pon n nd ul ode nd oon ou he nd

enou bl ounn peopeI e en S ove ce n h when u n u m ehued the lenve wll be foun d. e e he Vetnee kn ove nuce powe p bnd ond b he U S m lt ve h d td nd eod o he e un e h pode nuce bo mb evelop unum eco prepn pce pom n oe o cooe nd ep lohe pl h me he Eu open coon ed nd e plo ed

h hep here I' e e old o bu mbe wh feeo h

he teen of he S ov c v ne. Doee know wh h enve ene ouce w e o hemp h fh. Scence wl fn w he evouor g h he euco of he ev o nen po uo o hee h n w be con ol e n ee he


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28 ais d Nti Aias

act pon ti wods. Do t now hw ts tings wll bcntroll? o, ty sipl av ait. Sin will id a andstialization is fin ad ncssay. How do t kw tis?

ai t. Scin will ind a way Fit o f tis s ort as alwas enknown in Euop as ligion Sin as bom t n Eo-pn ligion o bot apitalists and Maxists; t ar trlynspaabl; ty a pat an d pal o f t sam ltre So inbot to ry ad pati, M arxis dands tat nonropeanpopls i up ti valus, ti tadition s, ti ltl s-n altogtr W ill all id ustrializd sin addcts n a

axist soityI do not li t at cap ita lis m itsl is rall sp onsib l

t sit at ion in w i w av bn dclard a nationa l sacrifice it is t Euroan tradition Europan cltur tse issponsi bl Marx is is ust t latst continuation of ts tradi-tio n, not a solu tio n to it. o all wit M arxism is to all it theer sam forces wi dlar s an aptabl ost"

r is ano t wa. Tr s t taditiona l Lakta aan t was o te ot A mrican I ndian popls It is t athat knows tat um an s do t av t rigt to dgad thrart, tat tr a os bond anting t opan ndhas conivd, tat u ma s m ust be in a rmon wit a ratnsr t rlations will vtually liminat t disarmn lopsdd mpasis on uans b mans, t uopan aro-ganc of ating as toug t w bond t natur of allratd tings, an o l rsult i n a total disa rony and a rad- stmnt wi cuts aogan t u ans d on to siz, gives tm atast of tat alit bo nd t i gasp o ont ol and rstos thamony. is no nd fo a volutionar tor t bringt s at, it's byon d um an ontrol T ntal popls of tsplant know tis and so ty do not torz about t Thr san abstrtio ou owld is al

Distlld to its asi ms, uropan aitnluding tnw fai t in sin q ua ls a lif tat man is god. Europ hasal was sougt a mssi a , wt t at t a sus rist ort man al Mar x o t ma Al t insti. Arican Indans no w ti s to tota ll absud H ns ar t wakst o allratus, s o wa tat ot ratus a illing to giv p tifls so tat w ma live. Humans a only al to srviv

t roug t xrcis of atio nal ity sin t la t abilits f


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heS me l n 29

he eau e a n huh he ue an g an claw Banal e nce can cae hmn e hena e hn n wa he ceaue . A w

e e i he lace n he naal e Am ecan an an ean al alwa . e p han heee el l w n e eh ea . Eu en l ae he leh ane an n e e ee ne al pean cne hemelve e n he a nal an ce he ueme beng al l e le mus ben e Thu he a bl Ee cee h mn n wn l .

Al ean a n Ma im nle ha cnpe e he naal e a hn. he Eah ha beena be he we hae been abue an h cnn n ee he a ale h ple a he Eah wlla iae he hle ennen w l eal ae a he abei e el ne h n e ull ccle Bac whee heae That's elui n. A ha a p hec m pele

e pee an he e ele.e nan hae been n eplan h E

e ee. Bu a a eale he he pvenhe ele nble hea. he a l e wl l w an hene wll e ba he w ee e whe he en heha n b ve p l n g a e e l mae ie nl wha Eean call "a maj caphe lbal

n il l c . he le Amecn I n ele he le al l al b n vv A vvl e e e vehw a emen aepl al we bu becae a al e xema e e wn we e whe u we wn

he n n a ea. T' el n.A ec nan e l l ch w h hee el e he

pphee e a in ance e lea m heele m naue m he pwe A wh e he che ve we Aeca a pe ple wl l l l e hee hah hmisph Evn if i's ony hnfu of pop ivighi h As, Amrn Inn o wi surviv n hrmoy i b sbishd ' rvouion

w a h peh I l b e lea bnh e me e whch ud le e clea a el


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30 M N Ac

wh 'v sd n h ps fw ns confson rds slyh ys, so w o hr ho hs pon Whn s thtr "Eropn, ' n ot rfrrn o sn coor o r ptcr

nc srcr Wh ' rfrrn o s ndst, a worldvw whch s proc of h vop t of Europan t rop r no ncy ncod o hd ths oloo, ty aracuturatd o ho Th hols r for rcan ndn or for th r o f y ohr cr

s poss for Arcn ndn o shr opnvs, ropn w orvw hv tr for hs opl ;

w c h "pps rd on h otsd (tcs) n wh onh ns (hr ns) hr roups hv slr trs shave their "oreos, Latino hav "coconus c And s I sda he bginnn f his talk hr cs o rnor; pop who r wh on h os, ot wh nsd 'm no sr h tr ho appd o th othr han"hn ns

Wht ' p n o hr s o rc propos , bt acr proposo n hos who uy voc n fnh r of uropn cuur n s nsrs ar ns Thos who r who srul st , ar h s of rc nn popl And dot v d n h hr s n co o r hppn o Cucsan s h whtr for h wh rc Eurpan s n otoo oppos

h "Vtns Con not cty at oh consdr c Ccs, bt t y r f nconn ain menal Europeans. Th same ods ru Chns Cmuns, for "Jp Cps or "ntu Cahols orP M cDo r own o Dc Wso n p hr a P n Thr no rc o n y poson s ncwln o f h pr whch p cur

Mrs r upp "cr nos

wo fr wh y pop , h rd on Lao pop, csw h coon wor vw n shr n s hs w wh o hr o Arcn n n p ope, againbecause facertancommonlyinworldviewandfom of truggle. B y o nd ha I wrk with anyone who haspnc h coon oprs o of rop n who rsssu cuu ur o y vouy h nclds

c ucn wh ru o t h don ors of


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h Sa d og

uoa cutu; th ih ad th aqu coe ediat toid ut th a a oth

I o piai with o peop, w i m own co-

uit Oth pop who hod oEuopean pctivh ou d do th do o pocai ab e o ectivda it th tugg of th ac comuty i Watt oN Ad ot xpct a ac actvit o o cou-iti o ati ua civ i th datod a t ug o theLa pop Each cut a goup ca ad m bid upo thbai o it ow cutua itgit hi i o gth ad thou o ou viio a viio hich cope u o t th

idutiaiatio of Euoa cutu t i thi ot o viiowhich ao u o co togth to a wh o aot, topoo o gt ad ou c to it E ope dath cu tuhi taii ou o idtiti a ua big

do iv i th oa, Tut o bo' viio,"athuh d to add it ito th agai tt hco un it / cuua bad v iio o a the ac w ic au-

a it id uiaiatio ad hu a xticio a, idi-vid u whi t h i t hi giv o that te av acdt a that cotiuation of th idutia mpativ ofu i ot viio, u pci uicid We o o teacd coo o h aot pop d, ow w hit, ad bach fou diio T ou ao T o piod o ad gig Fou ac o uanit ix d, e ow, w hi, ad

bac t og d ou g ow th coo o te ih ac hii a atua oig of t hing Ad o it e aua to me tow o ith a c ach ith it o p cia eaig, dntty,ad ag

ut t h a pcuia bhavio ao g ot aucaia Aoo a coe cica o Euop ad mac on otecut, th bco deeiv Ty be to deend tem-ev ut ' ot attacg them ona attack

uop poaig obevatio o ope tey aeoa ig Euopa cutu, ide fng eve w nd g tv i this cotx a e t atey efendng h dat cuue hi i a coio wic mst be overco , ad it t b ovco i a u N oe o ave ene to ate uc fae tgge


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sm and e Ames

aaan e more poe o o oer manyta n Eropea le. I bel ee s B n ode o aan i on neesay or asan o ep o de o Eropean

l relode e es o ma yo ee Erope or wa i and w does To l o apalsm nd arx and ae oer ms" s smply o ema w Eropean clreTere s no od s bs a. As a one aho e. U nderad a e oe s based on clre no reUn dernd a o o oe E rop ea lre d drlm to chooe o e my eemy. Ad derd e oe yor

no mne.

lead me b to oe Ameran Inian wo ref g ro n e cty m a d oe ropen nos I yo re ere o lern o re e oppreorn accord ne w yo r d onal ways so be i . I do ' nowow yo manae o omne e wo bt peap yo w

eed. B rean yo see o realy. Bewre o o obeeve th Euro worl now offr olutio to h prom tconrons w. ewa re oo o allow e words o Naepeople o be wsed o e de o or eemes. Eropeneed e pe od ond o esee.Yo need only loo o e ees bewee Amer Idnpeoples nd o s o e oemes o kow a re. Draw yo se o m wo yo e.

Te ws o wo ds oes o ody; as eer sopped. s wy we I spoe n Gee wzerlnd bo ecolonizo o ndeno peoples n s empee I wamsrpresnt "it y om " s is why rdot ar eieve y fw mpty hds he they l Aercn Indian acivt bing Mrxit-Lninit . Ths shy crti group i th l elieve they shre our vues

h rjcting the m vue t evry prctc tur. A tur hich regurly cofue rvoutio ih coninutio,w oses see d elo w oses eo wresee s o elpl o e yo s o o oeyo wy o le. E o pe e lo s e os ll o w realiy eer ey wee n o . eel oy o em yo need o be mo ble w w o yo e s Amer

Indis.


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S O Sng 3 3

o I ppos n i ld ll lig nn d aim i i ng n m mind.a i i as n o a apial is a n iini.

n a I n I nh in

I ing nn d nin som n i b a in sns tthe atream mea ke t e that erm he te mera Mvm w a gaza Th w r an sin n long v. n n b v ing v I no poo o b in s as n b nmis; I o d I am an Ogl Lak pi s an o nd to b . nd I v o bl i o I . . .


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Th CP

t i a ig of both th advc ad th ti maiigbacwad f th dvopig vou ioa movmt i th hat w focd to p to a cn pch mad b

R u a fo o tim a w o w igu i h uggf Nativ Amica h occaio o hi tiad wa th Bl ck

i tatioa uviva Gathig hd fom Ju on a ah outd th ac H i o outh aot whichd ad tiatd pop aticipat w motvit o m th atiu movt bu t h vt a o d w omdia ad o oc ach hi aa, th ocaio of th

Lao ta Pi Ridg Rvatio ha b t h ocu o a g t daof tugg a potd i th i th pat t i ouc ith . of u ium, h miig o which h a bhind a thaga of cotamiatd wat a at of micai n hvaio im h atioa avag nd bomiabhih a of bith dfct, cac and th cu f dath addia o th dia pop

a po o bhaf of th Laota Amica ndian

t a d hi pch wa bi d a th ot dd. tigutd it hudd f thouad with a ou at ithi outh ad i additio to cain tongam tacticpu ud b o foc gathd aound a a h athigh b t h uc of widpad coov wihi th dia mm t ad o boad ic th vt cocud d


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36 Maxim a Naive meia

he heart o Means' speeh is a attak on revoution ingeeal and revolio na arx im i partiular. H e ttepts t trae o hi repuat io a an meria I ndian ar" (despite

th e ob igato ale i lai e r h um ilit" t o the r ry) tovoae a pogam apiaio o he eem or oth tesrugle o t he A meia I i an a ugle whih is ginin g in ntenit ad ha bee he o bj e viio ovenet erisass well a he ovemet me boal

But beond thi Mea peeh i a ort o ivertetdm ision o the th ime a again ote i vaios s y

te great ede o mmim fom Karl Marx to Tse-tu ng: t t o r t hee be a revol t io ar ovement t here uste revouti oary th eo heeoe M ens' speeh is priip yideolgca. e is well w are tat p oitia ativists rom ispheres o soial ie are seahi or anwers searhig or out o thi mad apia lit stem He at least ese tereneal o revolu tio a ip le i n he oial br of ths ou n-tr d sene tht t hee a well evelo p ito miht wavs in teot t oo is tn e ut a he ha weoming these deveop-ent or the p rom ie t e h l h e ea ettig wahed waike beah ebi i e ie. He ha hus asigned hise thetsk (an e are no e preae o a that he ha b assgthe ak o oeati the bkr iea whih avearien pariulal am me antike a Indi ctivistsnto a woked out polemi aait he s ava ides

repreete in the o iial rle in tis ad oter ontiesidea hih are toa aii a beiing but ignifiat iu-ee in he stugle meria iathe ideas o revolu-tioar Maxi

o aomplih thi ak Meas adopts the poe o henobe avae" ghin to eit e ouptin o Euea" ond util" oiet His hei i th t he ee o ative me-

i the raz o w hi h I ias have bee ueed urope iviizati a lture Iutializainevemateia p oge ieli the ee m iep eent o wh laommd it Mea e wie everwhee ai ianyouth to rejet opea ltre" an etur o he taly" of th e I ia H e sa t a ke a ro eort o te pa rto eah Ameria ia beome Euopeize he


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rgth f h i ffrt can nly cm frm i ra ial wayth tai i l alu at u lr rtn m t cm fmt h t fu i cti rlatin ann t cm frm

pag f a b a ua b ; u ra ca rta a at t a aa a Hi b a Hpi frt nt

M n

wh w ay u an w maa wi n fa i pc mih app r prialy ni l "t h am l g a pra thrg " ul cla abu ig

hr.

ca thr m t b f i n a i pa f ra r mal ua m al lwig f fal it inn m n ayig tha n n h ar yp ru c f a fw th ua yarf gcial actiay ra il lcal lpmwhich i a t thr an hr i m nw liy itl lcual lmn which i g 'm frrigh call i arim a archim anlfti m' i gnal 't li th th r n patf h f t pa nl lcua l ai i n t rally j

am l g h g all ta t w i n a " ng wic attac

a i m i ligt ly aap "atu ral ga iwich i i An cul th "cnfui nt by a ict tat gal it nt f h ch a fbl utry " rical amp um r l i na y i i f ha f ay yung ctii f that mttr ay

th ia wt rlutiary thr? inly t hiin ca wat fllw irry cmmt i atira wich iniuly ri t lump togeter apital im ancm mn m t bugii an t rlarat at n anrlun An ti i mn wih magi ut almla uga l a pal t qut fucin g wi th mt r na ur A wlall i may wll ha a m nu nc am ng pl wh iwh a m a nmy a fac ta w rain ly a it acu nit i al tant t nt t wipr ntmnt f maycrig an' pch cnntat n th w f nyug cit in nia mmn "h f l i ryig au bac 250 yar

Aual ly tr i n mr tt h n a cmmnt ta i c r a my a ralz r t hi a f th "n l aagt ply natual ma wh t rut th


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ax an Nav Aca

atct, hpoc a tuctv ptua pt ocvatoth da ot th oga cato Rua o o th Aca da o o ptv , utath ha t og Euop o a o hxpa g ougo a t h oogt o tht t a th A ca da a o th d gou pop t hoth w aggv co g co tac t, pu pog to d th a t h vtu wch t h ow ugog cv to oov ou acd A a a x p ot out, th patcu o-ogca cato wa ot jut accta, o wa t hat t

appa to o th uac, ut ath t had dt oot th owg bourgeois ato o poducto

T d dua a d oatd ut ofisherm n,

thho th ad Rcado g o o th ugatv ata o ghtthctu oc a JaRo o uo, whch o a xp a

acto aat ovnt ad a vo to audtood atua , a cutua toa ag

h a uo a th athtc uo th Rooa, gat a a th cota, ts th atcpato o cv oct" (capta), hga to vov th x tt ctu ad ad gat

t towa atut th ghtth thoct o copito th idvua dtach o th atua t , tc , wh ch a hto ca poch a an a pp utac o a patcua td hua conloato Th popht o thghtth ctu, o who houd Sth acado w t tang wth t wo wght,vagd ts tcnt n vduath poduct o th o ut o o ua oc t o t o ada o th w pouctv oc vov c thx t th ctu on t ot as an da wo xtc o g to t h pat No t a a toca u, uta hto po o atu Not a ag htoca ut as pos b natu, cau th ndvuawa coot wt au, n pg wth t


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ia of h a atu ( a ax, toductio to Cotrbt to the rtqes of the Poltal Eon-y," Grndsse)

a t a go aog fa fo udiaigcaig o cobattig caitai ad oa civiizatioa ha i ct adotd o of th iiid fatai of thooii ad ha aiatd to h Futh, th totaacad f a adoptio of hi hica o av-ag tac ad to o ta a it of h oci a h att toca it og

Hi aaut agait tho (tho i a abtac, ouodg i a) a a uopa dvopt ohoha t vtd hi fo at tig o a hi ow toti-cal oibtio to th ti i which w iv d whi hc o ai a i h i c h t ha t w it i g i o o th whitwd a o dtoig th ct of ooa op,h i o ig o a atactio ov th po aiohi of a

o, it wa aat ithi th cop o th atap hi oh of R a to hav o o wit out, o-c ad diibt thi ch o tha op at t Sivaa ig oud ad it

o id ig a iat chatt abo t axi biga c ti atio of uopa itcta tadit o," o bviof it i t hav hi ow itca oo ft dgou d

a xi t hav o d fo ch

bcato T hioopho d iactical atiai did i dd d vop ot f t phio ophi of h adia ogoii of op, ot idiafo th diaci of Hg ad t atas f bachi t dvopt of th od otaiat, ax ad g w ab to leap bod h dai th o ad ap hi of h att o discov t a of a-ia alit i hitoica ocit hidd b th bogoi

vioi , w ich i that of a p vio g ca, a th o vi it st a th cli atio o al hma dvopt, a cagig, c A ob Avaia oitd ot ii bo, Ma Tset's Imortal ontrtos;

hi phiooph wa o i, o datal,


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h prod uct of te brains of arx and Egel. It was rul f t dvelopmen of capitlis, atri e d of te class strugg e Ad it ws te proct diaecica process of developmet posoyf, relectig tee canges and up evals scity i a' copree ni on and masery of te tualworld or did dialectca and storcl mterialsmrpreet arx d Engels and a few ters aloe; itwa d is, te revolutinary ilosopy e pre-ai, b objective and artsan, reecting b e

objcv aw of tural and istricl develpm te i teret and storc mssio n f te proetrit,ic are uly n accord it tee lws Fr, ulk lr casse in uman istory ic ave prevulyie t e ruling poit on and remoded sciety i triage, te prletarit ams not merely to seize pwris issi o i nt t etabs n " eternal uncagig

ste repreenig e end pont of uma el-open, but abolis all cla dstinctins and enleankind to cotiouy vercme barrer to devl-pmet f uman ociety and it traormation fatre (page 139)

We do n ee e re' o me n meul abou te a trxis i root catali m, tat t developed out of totradicts o bourgeo ocety Te proletrit tsel i bviu sly produc of capiti sm , and i ct everyti eve-ps out te contradicio o at lready exists I efi d it necess r t retend ta is i deas come from outsid ofe wor of cpalim nd mpe ralsm, i i only ecaue e asig to ie

Sry after e ssae by arx qued bve, e fre

oes, e poit need not ave een metione t l, i tisese, wic ad ryme nd rean or te peple f teigee century, ad nt a in een ulled ack n ll seruss ito oern oliical ecny y Bastit, Carey, rou -, etc Te same can be aid a Rssell ea tefct tt e would go severa cenries bcward fi u


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spec o f boureo mh whc h hs os whee feebe u fc on m once hve hd, w h ch hs b no w become b thhckeed econ, n h he dedes up n ode to

k eouon smwe, h s shou d be cue o wh he h to he n wh he s cu up od su e eo uh , we fnd h e s d oes fe d w

cen stc beween cpss nd ss "Cpsts, est cn be ree upon o eveop unm s fue he te w hh he c sho w oo pof h's he ehc, n d mbeh w bu some tme rst o he oher hd, c be reepo to eeop urum fue p s pobe mpbecuse ts he mot ecen' poducon fue be hth ehc n I f to ee where s pefebe. h hnd sued efee of boueo cs ue foowed b pomof to cptton to mpe s m n cs ow we re tod he uropen rronce o f c n s houh t he werebeon he nture of eed hs, cn o reut otdhrmon nd redjusmen whch cus on humn

own o se, ve them tse of h et beon her rpr onro n e tore the hmon . ohe rth w ete, the hoe enronmen w rete nd he buerw be e m te . I on m e of me unt wht uropens c mjor ctophe of ob pop oron ' wo ccu It s t e oe of mercn I nd n peope, he oe o nurben to rve pr of our surv to esst. e

s not o oerthrow the oenmen o o ke pot clpower, bu becuse s nur o e s etemn on mecn nn re st n ouch wh hese etes eene fo m te eders, fom ue, fom the powes nd whenthe cso pe s ove, we nd enous p eopes w s be hee ohb he hesp here. on' ce f t's on hn fu of epeop e n hh n he ndes, n enous peope w sue hmon w be eesbshed That's revouon

So e en, b h's capan- the h l t . ee s pogrm fo whdw un some neeee me off the fuure ate he "cophe, ce efen o hepob es of nuce wepons n he comn showownbewee he S nd t he Sove U on s fo n funn des bout to pv nempe s w h ouh eouon empt to tu rn th s oun o h e mp e ss f he re


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able o sta rt i tforet i ust wai t aro und passiey for he ewsair is ie ote Et instead of the old disrediteJesus Ch ris o take cae of it al for you. eans has adpted aold a o le he real powers t h a t today hreaten the orld speople i world wa co leely of he h ook . Eerytn willwok ot as lon as soe suieee n if it's s ehere inthe Ades Ad us i cse ayone iht not reaie thr althis hat e is really quie coortabe with the way tis are es let it al han ou a a later oint in the ahein hen hesaid Part o the consuio socety the indutrial ociety

w hi c t hey'e a id o n us i s i pa ti ence . . e hae to an oede hat resistance is oi n o take enerations its pcess feducion . . . see no reso o st o it or rry it p"

yo o has any sese o te n heap th is thissociety a one h o as co e it o l itical stue aas anyof he atrociies of te cpiis sysefro the esesauhter and cotinuin deadation and oppressn of the

aie erca people to he assie threat f dsee adde posed by te cailis uclea indusry and espelly the war feeishly ein pered by te U. iperiait andtei oiet rialsayoe wo wats o do somethg au is si sold by now be oi rou h a rocess of eduto heseles concernin e sand the oliticsand y thilosopyof ussell es

* * * *

ussel eans eech is bou s. e has no ore itet on leain a backonue oee n tha the U. ha s o ban-doi pas to ie uiu i te Black ills is ideicaoffense aanst arxisad reoution i eer se-in n iportant function for he uers of the U. at a ucaie i e hiso ry of is co ury us t

te sae whie it is rue

a is seech is ul fowad so to sea hasinoe h ostil iy o he of ny actiiss i t is also t re th ate eeral ideoloyo w ic is seec h was based one rotedi a sic idealist ad eysical wold outlook is still idesed i e . od ay icludi n amo n ose acie in streis various asecs of i eialis ad ha in artcur th esiialis o e eee of M oer Ea and th e roati


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Searchng For A Secon arves

zed noton of an earler predstral tme s a wdel heliew ot a mog those acve the strle anst th e o pres-o of tve Amercas In other wrds ma of both the

partclr nd enera eas eas pts rwrd are hared bm who a re fens and alle the ret ar h. his seabe n ll be re p to d r d after a revton frretane s trugle and even revt d o n ot ome to t h nkst alk Peole are rawn no strgge an revolton ot ofma eret necesstes an w h m d fferet dea s n the rheds Bt at te same tme revolt on ary strggle wl cease ogo orwar a some pon an wl tmael f he gung

d eolog o he strggle oes ot co nsst ofan n t he ase ofh storcal epoch ths means the most avancean scetfc eas avalable an f ths eolog oen' ncreas-gl beom e te propert of the ma ses of eope themselves

Therefore frst we recogne a clear and sharp fferecebetween frens an enemesbetwee those who ma haveco fused o r bakwar ea s but fght agan st m perasm on he

one han an hose who are rng to se reaconar eas oderal he fgh an lea n a o nterrevoltonar rectonn the othe r An secon we strugle aga nst the ncorrect eastt conse an slea peope

Sp ec fcal n hs case we mus talk abot bot h a scentfcworl ew n eneral an abou a corret nersandng of thehstor of Amercan Inans n arcular The strgge for a

sc entfc nesanng of the h so rcal deveop men and p res-ent staton o Nave Amercas s n mportant task b notbecase I nas are somehow nnately seror o ohe r eolea s M ea s wol have us beleve. It s ease such an n erstan-ng s a m po ran rereq se for the co rrect p rogramm e of heroearia reolon n ths contr an wl also mae greacorbt ons o man's nersan ng o f the overall evelopmento socet Actuall one of he bg pr oems nvolve n sch an

e rak ng s tha the vas ma o rty o the s es one s o farhave bee colore by he borgeos preUdce an vewponts ofman ahropologstseas whch n essece are ltte erentfro t ose of ssell Meas. or example the r ampant ealsmof ea s' the res abonds n n mer os tes of nan lt-r for ms eprated off fro m ad n act ra sed a bove th e ee-oment of th procve orces of the pero beg scse


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44 n Nt n

Ts lso tu of boureos t ro polots. (I ndntally, t sstate of ff wil tlf b tnfor on ay. It tuynsp r to on r t e ft tt o te poltarat as iz

pow a d t bou ro' on opoly or uh of tkn ow lg of ' lop nt , t l onous prlttwl b abl to unt t An I n n to ov th aulpross of lopnt Su o ssbl udt rul of t ourgos, w s fro t s orall tpysal a lt wpot so th prtular nssty ofustfyng ts otung natonl oppeson of at Aer

ans)Stll, tr is u tat alray bn provn s

seful tod ay. W k ow, fo xp l, tat t t t of te frstlst uropan ontas n t atve Aranpopulton of wt s ow t U.S. w ad up of a wevrty of t, o of w wre n nd ntrsan trs, wl otrs we oe arultual ad

rld o o to of te two fo t ubtn. Gr-ally png, w l tr xstd t gn ng of lss dv onsaong om ts, notably n t outtn pt of th . S ,owlgly opnt not gon yond t upprstg of pt ounlttt , t ntl stag ofun oty po to t dlopnt of ls and vatepropty. low l of t pout fos ant ttpopl l t u t l terz by sar t r

ws no u rplu s to l lo w for te t of lass tat lv o fft labor of otr or fo pt ownrsip of t as ofprodu to . Popl wer oblgd t o wo k togt to avod tr-vato or tta fo mls d ngong trs.

Fut , t ll of oty tng t tt t ws tslf prout of dlopnt fro rl t. T frst tAr s w not ly nat at l, but a to t on t-

nt fro A, ot lly ao ln bdg tt foryontd Alk n Sbr. Arologal fnns avsown tt y out B t t n of t PlstPo (lo own s t g) an n t pe wpr g g u nt, trl ng l an nd ganl lk t mot o ntqs for s foo.Prp t ft tt t il o o xst xln


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Sechn o Second et 45

M en' euctnce to cte ths ptcu petb peod s ptf the d on ws he cms t wnt t o etun t o; on ewh de pened on the mmmot h f fo to d woud be b

toube In cse e mn's sppse ntu mnwth ete thngs dd ot peet h m fm ucnscuscontbutng to the dsppence f tse nms wth suchnec ent s ughteng metds s t e wt th met bd o huntes med wth spes would suou d hed of t hee much ge n ms d d e tem f cff t the et (n hee whee ths socet be tocete m oentsupus ue boe subsstence nees tcou dn't be used nd mot of the me t d t o be et to ot )

oth e o fe ws deeop n s t e b gme utnpeo w con to coebn s o hu ntes n gtheesm ong und dfeen t egon wt h s mewht d feent eesf u bs tece bsed on the m ou nt of sm me nd tuegett on n the e hs ws st m ke b ext eme scctehps es wud ke to be tspoted bck some 7000

es t o the d s of the eet nd f te get bsn of ednd weste th to e n the ws f the ncesto of thtpe od nth post ecent ex mne ce the e ndthe esuts te fnns wee ume up n the New YorkTimes n ues ugut 2 I n ne o f the m den (euseheps t he scetsts fund e dep ost of copote desctedumn feces Snce seemed stnge tht te ncent peope

woud use toe ce s tne D homs sd t spo be t h t the fece wee stoed t hee f wht cheo ogtsc the econ het ' the pmte p eope wee known the s e t he eces so tht n t me o f mne t e coudext ct un gested eeds nd othe pd ucts o ood nlss ofte cop otes howed tht he heds ctts nd othe mshpnt wee subtnt pt of the kesde peop e' det

n w e we e o n t he su bect f te s upposed goes ee tmes we won e ens wu ce etun t pt of the t b tdts of t he Ch ppewns o Cd wo cco wed the feme nfts to de pctceewe se o t he dut women s k nes s omen weebete equent n tho ug t ws cme t Chpp ewn mn usnd ws pemtte bet h s wfe t deth wh p u shment t e pont ee s nt t pse nt some


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riculous rguen a people now re beer n people or a oe are of he wor p rouce beer people an herafer all mos Eu ro peans (emselves no inien ous

wen rough s mi lar ages developmen. (In he cae of e ueson of reamen o wo men e age of evelopn si l lexiss o a grea egree) Th e poin i o u nerand a i a ebasi of e evelopm en of socey an on wha ociey self ibae

As rx pu i in e co urs polem ic agains roud on(wo s everl poin s in c mo n wi Mens) escribig ow

e sru ggle o m n gins na u re dee ri nes e over coureo un sor w e s no unrsood is efinie socl relion are ju muc produced by e l n c ocil rlion are cosey ound u wi producve orce. n cqu iring w pro ucive orcs en cn roe o produc ion; nd in ca nging eir oe of prodconin hang in teir w o erning e r l ivng e cnge e r

socil relons n conri w tr terl producviproduce o prncpe des nd ceor s n conori wieir socl relion ." ( Th Pvrty f Phlsph, p 109)

Coras i anlsis of evelopmen o socie wMean dels cildis emp o eolis Mr erism by vulgrly ering gining" Mris maerli sMeans i s soeng (seen b) Aericn Indians s s o ro ha sme old Eropen conflic beween being n gg

beng spriul proposiion. Ganing s meril c rio nall ercn I ndi n ave lws teped to be bpeople e coul. Pr o t sp ri u l process ws n is o a wel o dsrd lt n orer n o gin er gris an n dica or o lse u s on g r di ion people i proo f t e ssem o rs' o u rope n Clery ere r wocpleel oppong viws at sue er n d ris r r

over o e oer de of e Aercn dn vwWhere even in e mos p ri miive sociey ens ould

invoe s no rue a socie's bsi is e procuren(gainng") of e ens of subience? erly no epreious exam ple cie whose rdi ionl w" soeo gele ou o f b ng s. gan ng" fans And beon issociey is cnsnly in oionning n es rnl


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Serchi For A Secod Hrvet 7

rien ature, icuding mkid , i s unchangeable The poduc-tive oce evlop as a esut of e sugge o man aganstatuea tis is idependent nynes sjecte esies.e opi rib, wose "traditional ays eans cnuallyuplds as an example the ype of sciey hch we alsoul eturn, hve themselves gne thug s pess odeeop e, ainng ghe levels f pcn f te neesiti es f life wt ew deelpmets n e p oducve fces Ternesto utd deer a monain seep by hng odan ate spea; te lived n caves and ck seles W teinetin o bth te bow a a an cean aultul

i m lemets, t ei society vaced to a ie evel hee asno moe certity o met d poduce in thei de. Teoation of ille cmmuities developed ee maize andeas ee ctivted Te lte invtio o te oe led togeaer domesicti o o pat ife, inc lui ng tn (ic nosted i e appe) d muc moe complex, maiyicltural soiety. Clely, thee s a et deal o "gain

gon on hereMeans' clim t I di s ae aay weal, "n der t ton, he re wth my comul, tt is classless tbes,cerily does't appl to eltion beee bes e conveienty ioe the numerou omadic bes a en it ech oter ove the "ricest untig aeas, as wel s to setha rided t ictur selements of oe fo hei prod u ce d i mplmets I is qui te tue tht pimiive co mmunl ismas ery elii a i is s su c eq uaiy, f casseness,at communim of the fuure ll epoduce, but uhhhe a quatte ee t ee o in pmiive scieyis equli i qie esced bo n e sense a t applesonl w eac ibe, ad in he sense t a base n a eesricted lel o mateapouctive deveopme And becaue o es facts, it lso esced human eelpmen In

rder to mov beyond is eve, i a neesy negaeeuit, to mve trou an epoc o lass sociey, t al isbruta oppesion, i n ode to deelop te p e oes umity and mae possible fa ge ea s Engesx i At-Duh, i passage c is t uo ng asome leth:


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Mism ive Ameics

Te diisio o f sociey io eloii d eloied class li oesse clss ws enecessay ocome of e low develome of odcio iero o lo s e s m o f socil bo yieldeda pro d c wic o ly sli l eceeded w ws eessy fo e be ei s ec e of l l so l eeoe sal or lmos ll e ie o e e moiy of emembes o sociey ws b sobed i lbo r so lo ssociey ecessily diied io clsses Alosie ofis e oiy eclsiely bsorbed i lbo re

develoed clss feed fom iec pocie lbich mae he eel bsiess of sociey hedi ecio o f lbo ffirs of se sice siece arad so for. is erefoe he lw of e diisio ofabo wic l ies e oo o f he d iisio io clsss. is des o me is diisio io clsesws o esb lis e y violece d ob bey by decep

io d fd o e li clss oe i hesaddle s ee filed o see is domiio ahe cos of e woki clss d o cove is socalaee io he eloiio of e sses.

if o ese o ds e ii sio i o clsses cerai isoicl sificio i s is oly fo e period of i e fo ive soc il codi ios was

ased o e isciecy of odcio i will ewep awy by e fll deelome of e moderprodcie foces Ad i fc e boliio of socialclasses s s is esosiio se isoicaldeelo me w ic e eis ece o eely of so eicl l i cls s o o e b of li clss aall h is o sy of clss ieece iself s becoe ci sm is o o d e e efe es oses e develome of odcio of odcd i ese o f o liicl s remcy e moooly oedcio i elecl le desi b secil clssof sociey s become o oly seos b lsecoomiclly oliiclly ielleclly idceo develme


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Sen Fo A Second Het 49

hs ont h now been eched The potc ndnteectu bnkutcy hdy st ecre to theboeos e temees nd the econom bnk

uptcy reus eury eey en yes n ec cssocety mohered u nder the weh o t own poducte oce nd producs o whch cn mke nouse nd stnd hepes n he ce of the bu rd co ntd ton tht the rod ucer he no th o con umeecue tere re no consu mer he e nd n forceof te mens of oducton busts sunder te bondmp osed pon them by the cpt st mode o poduc-t on The reese rom these bon d the soe cond tion neesy o n nboken nd constny morep dy poen deeop men o the pod uce foce nd theewth o pctcy mt ess owth ofpod ucton tef. or s ts he prop rt on oocety of the men o roduct on pu n end not on yto te tfc retrnts on poducton whch est

tod but so to the poste wte nd desucton o poducte foce nd p roduct whch n ow t he nebe ccompnment o prod ucto n nd reche tzenth n ce Furher set ee or ocety whoe s of mens o prod uct on n d p ro duct bypung n end to the senseess uu ry nd et rgnceof the p reent ru cs nd t po tc epreent

t e he posb ty of secun or eery mem be ofsocety trouh soc oduct o n e

marxism and native americans - ward churchill

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