March 26, 1991 - "People now see us as someone they should talk to before making a book or a movie or an album. They're asking for advice." - Dennis Banks
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| 1991 March 26, The Courier Journal |
1927 - "We [first Americans].. ask you while you are teaching school children about America first, teach them the truth about the first Americans.
In 1927, the mayor of Chicago, William H Thompson, launched a campaign to "straighten out the affairs of the schools" in Chicago by urging all textbooks to be 100% accurate and pro-American (as opposed to pro-British, he said.) The tagline for project was themed "America First." Scott H. Peters , Chippewa and president of the Grand Council Fire of American Indians penned a letter to the mayor, asking that indigenous people be included. On December 1, 1927, the delegation presented Mayor Thompson with the following memorial: To the Mayor of Chicago: You tell all the white men "America First." We believe that. We are the first Americans. We are the only ones truly that are 100 per cent. We, therefore, ask you while you are teaching school children about America first, teach them the truth about the first Americans. We do not know if the school histories are pro-British, but we do know that they are unjust to the life of our people,
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