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From Fox News: The Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday with an introduction reminding delegates how the convention is being held on land that was “forcibly removed” from Indigenous tribes.
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Tribal Council Vice-Chairman Zach Pahmahmie and Tribal Council Secretary Lorrie Melchior took to the stage at the start of the convention where they welcomed the Democratic Party to their “ancestral homelands.”
“Here we are, together on our ancestral homelands of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and our sister Potawatomi nations. We also honor the spirit of the other tribal nations who traveled westward to this beautiful area. Welcome 2024 Democratic National Convention to our homelands. This land has and always will carry enormous importance to its original stewards, our ancestors and our present-day communities,” Pahmahmie said.
He continued, “From time immemorial, our ancestors lived in the Great Lakes region. However, in 1849, an illegal auction by the U.S. government forcibly removed our tribe from our homeland. Since then, we have been working to reclaim it.”
“Finally, this year, the Department of the Interior placed some of our ancestral lands west of Chicago into a trust. Thanks to the resolve of our tribal community and the Biden-Harris administration, we reclaimed a piece of our home. We became the only federally recognized tribal nation in Illinois in 175 years. Together in our homelands, let’s have a joyful, historic convention. Blessings to you all,” Pahmahmie added.
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First night of the DNC convention opens with a tribute to the Potawatomi Nation: “This land has and always will carry enormous importance to its original stewards. In 1849 an illegal auction by the US government forcibly removed our tribe from our homeland.” pic.twitter.com/fm0NpmtaKQ
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) August 19, 2024
What appears on page one of the 2024 Democratic National Convention platform?
A land acknowledgement. pic.twitter.com/Q9a6Gi11NC
— i/o (@eyeslasho) August 19, 2024
The very first thing on the Democrat Party platform is a “land acknowledgement.”
So freaking weird. pic.twitter.com/6EA42vX3aV
— Jim Banks (@Jim_Banks) August 19, 2024
First page of the Democratic platform is a “land acknowledgment” apologizing for America’s existence. Here’s an old clip of Kamala saying we “stole” land from the tribes and there must be be “restoration of that ownership.”
She hates America. She hates our existence. pic.twitter.com/Q7hKxtkrly
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 19, 2024
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