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t1_jdn555r wrote

Good. We shouldn't, although the state should support indigenous and PA Dutch language revitalization efforts

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t1_jdoco7d wrote

Pennsylvania appears to be one of the only states not recognizing an indigenous people anyway. Lenape tribe were/are here it's never been a question and are still here albeit after the usual ugly history where there was certainly a shove to eradicate them. Sounds like the Monty Python dead parrot argument or something " We are here " ( visibly ) " No you're not " ( speaking to a tribal member ).

NO idea what in hell government gets out of the flat refusal. Pretty infuriating.

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t1_jdopuzz wrote

Yup I was suprised moving to PA from NY, we grew up right by rez’s and there was lots of native talk and culture in school. Down here… nothing. Like they never even existed

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