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Rick Santorum says "nothing" was in America before white colonizers arrived. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rick-santorum-native-american-culture_n_6086ddb7e4b05af50db9656b?or
He didn't stop there.
“I mean, yes we have Native Americans but candidly there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture."
“I mean, yes we have Native Americans but candidly there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture."
Rick Santorum is currently a senior political commentator for CNN.
That's all.
That's all.
UPDATE: In a new statement to HuffPost, National Congress of American Indians president Fawn Sharp calls Santorum an “unhinged and embarrassing racist who disgraces CNN” and called on the media outlet to fire him. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rick-santorum-native-american-culture_n_6086ddb7e4b05af50db9656b?or
And... here's @CrystalEchoHawk, exec director of IllumiNative, a nonprofit focused on combating the erasure of Native Americans:
"Rick Santorum is fueling white supremacy by erasing the history of Native peoples. CNN must ... fire Rick Santorum.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rick-santorum-native-american-culture_n_6086ddb7e4b05af50db9656b?or
"Rick Santorum is fueling white supremacy by erasing the history of Native peoples. CNN must ... fire Rick Santorum.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rick-santorum-native-american-culture_n_6086ddb7e4b05af50db9656b?or
UPDATE again: Rick Santorum tells HuffPost he had "no intention" of devaluing Native Americans when he said there was “nothing” in America before white colonizers arrived -- and that Native Americans haven’t contributed much to American culture anyway. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rick-santorum-native-american-culture_n_6086ddb7e4b05af50db9656b
When I asked the National Congress of American Indians' prez for comment on Santorum, I did not expect so much fire. Wow.
Full statement below.
"Make your choice. Do you stand with White Supremacists justifying Native American genocide, or do you stand with Native Americans?"
Full statement below.
"Make your choice. Do you stand with White Supremacists justifying Native American genocide, or do you stand with Native Americans?"
I've now heard from 3 organizations calling on CNN to fire Rick Santorum over his comments about Native American culture.
No comment from CNN folks yet.
No comment from CNN folks yet.
