But . . . "Later, Judge Steele tried to help them file their land under the "Pre-emption Law" but applicants had to be citizens of the United States and the courts ruled Indians were not citizens. Therefore, their claims were turned down." What year was this? The treaty that ended the Mexican-American War explicitly said that Mexican citizens were to be US citizens. In California it was Mexican rule that all Indians were citizens. Thus after CA became a state, legally all the CA Indians were US citizens. WTF was Judge Steele up to? Oh right, disenfranchising Indians and taking their property.
"California Indentured Indian Act." Legal slavery. Also the "Secret Treaties of California," 100% land fraud and theft. Treaties signed by people who were not even Indians. Kept secret for decades.
I recently acquired a book "California, A Slave State" by Jean Pfaelzer, published this year (2023) by Yale University Press. 509 pages including notes and index. Yesterday I began to read it, and started with chapter 12 about the abuse of Chinese women by white Americans. Horrifying.
I had picked it up in my local bookstore after skimming it there and finding a discussion of how Indians were hunted by the white military and executed peremptorily. This was, of course, post statehood, and apparently with the blessing of the federal government. My respect for this country is failing, the lack of integrity is appalling. Or perhaps I am just naive.
In any case, I do not look forward to continue reading this book. But will, likely with teeth clenched and a handkerchief close by.
And some people wonder why recreational drugs are popular.
The topic gave me PTSD. It aged me. The enormity of it all is just too much, especially when one realizes that California was just a blueprint that has since been followed over and over throughout the entire realm. Pick a land, any land, since the 1800's and you will see the same hoof prints, the same stunts, over and over, by the same groups. Read it if you must, and you must, but know your eyes will never see the same, and your life perspectives will be permanently altered. Truth unveiled has a way of doing that.
There were a series of papal bulls that affected/controlled the European takeover of the native Americans. A papal bull is a type of edict, public decree, letters patent, or charter issued by a pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
The first papal bull justifying colonization was issued in 1095, at the beginning of the Crusades. It was issued by Pope Urban II and is known as the Papal Bull Terra Nullius (meaning empty land). It gave the kings and princes of Europe the right to "discover" or claim land in non-Christian areas.
Roman Catholic popes issued several papal bulls to authorize Portuguese colonization efforts. Non-Christians could be enslaved. The first such bull was Dum Diversas, issued on June 18, 1452 by Pope Nicholas V. That bull granted the King of Portugal the right to reduce any "Saracens, pagans and any other unbelievers" to hereditary slavery. It gave title over all lands and possessions seized. Dum Diversas legitimized the colonial slave trade that began around this time with the expeditions by Henry the Navigator (1394–1460), Prince of Portugal, to find a sea route to India, which expeditions were financed by the sale of African slaves.
Dum Diversas was reaffirmed on January 8, 1455 by Pope Nicholas in the bull Romanus Pontifex. That bull also sanctioned the purchase of black slaves from "the infidel". It actually went farther than this: it authorized King Alfonso of Portugal to “invade, search out, capture, vanquish, and subdue pagans and other enemies of Christ wheresoever placed”, and “to seize all the kingdoms, dukedoms, principalities, dominions, possessions, and all movable and immovable goods whatsoever held and possessed by them and to reduce their persons to perpetual slavery”. It was renewed by Pope Leo X in 1514 as Precelse denotionis.
Pope Alexander VI: Dudum Siquidem (September 26, 1493) which extended Spain’s influence, not only into the western and southern regions, but also into the East and of the Indies — without a line of demarcation. In later centuries Dudum siquidem was understood as giving Spain a free hand in the Pacific Ocean; consequently, Spain developed a long-term presence there, especially in the Philippines.
The Roman Catholic Pope Alexander VI authorized the Christian Spanish, in particular the Castilians, to conquer, subjugate, colonize, enslave, and convert the indigenous peoples they found in the Americas. This authorization was incorporated in the papal bull Inter Caetera of May 4, 1493. That bull has become the legal justification and precedent for the U.S.A. and Canada’s taking of Indian land and killing of Indians, a practice that continues to this day. It is commonly referred to as the Doctrine of Christian Discovery.
Sadly for the indigenous peoples of North America, the doctrine of discovery has become a legal convention or principle: it was codified in 1823 by a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Johnson v. M’Intosh decision, written by Chief Justice John Marshal; that decision established that indigenous people could not legally sell their land to Europeans (because Europeans could simply take it). Consequently, the doctrine is now firmly placed within American common law.
So . . . we can blame the Catholic Church for the horrors with which the native Americans were treated. To me, that's too easy.
You are over the target. It is so convoluted, so evil. I have to portion the facts out to myself sparingly, lest the darkness steals my joy. This field of study is weighty.
It's usually a problem with 'Arbitrary power' in the hands of some 'Luminary' who just happens to be 'In charge' at any given moment. There is no Public oversight and because there's no 'Rule of Law' (in effect); there is no 'Due process' of such Law(s) that any enlightened individual or other {'Person'} can expect in ANY given situation...
I am sure you are correct. If all of us look the other way and defer to the 'Luminary'/'expert' then we get excessive violation of human rights. As long as it is happening to someone else, we can safely avert our eyes. Sadly for us, in 2023+ we will be the victims.
Hopefully, what remains of our current 'Living Generation' gains quick Epiphanies to become 'Responsible Adults' instead of 'Wards of the State'- and are quick to apply these notions by finding Purpose in ways that can solve more problems than they create...
It's usually a problem with 'Arbitrary power' in the hands of some 'Luminary' who just happens to be 'In charge' at any given moment. There is no Public oversight and because there's no 'Rule of Law' (in effect); there is no 'Due process' of such Law(s) that any enlightened individual or other {'Person'} can expect in ANY given situation...
"Does this set of conditions remind anyone of anything you've witnessed in your 'local situation' and in 'your World', lately?"
A lot of the same kinds of Dynamics are in use- some are more latent and *allowed to exist* -rather than 'Kinetically initiated' or 'carried out' by an outside interest- yet hardly anyone notices at all...
So many Parallels and Classic combinations of 'variables of extreme' (that one might 'normally' think are mutually exclusive) exist to show us that much more is going on than we might think!
It’s not clear to me why the American whites were so eager to kill Indians, at least in California. Was it a difference in appearance and dress? Fear? Greed? Sanctimoniousness? Superiority? Or a lack of entertainment?
Evil first. Greed second (Land and resources. Oil, Gold, Silver, human trafficking, etc.). No witnesses third. Then whatever "narrative" one wishes can be falsified, as there is no one to dispute. A blank canvas if you will. Paint whatever fairy tale you want.
I am still reading!
But . . . "Later, Judge Steele tried to help them file their land under the "Pre-emption Law" but applicants had to be citizens of the United States and the courts ruled Indians were not citizens. Therefore, their claims were turned down." What year was this? The treaty that ended the Mexican-American War explicitly said that Mexican citizens were to be US citizens. In California it was Mexican rule that all Indians were citizens. Thus after CA became a state, legally all the CA Indians were US citizens. WTF was Judge Steele up to? Oh right, disenfranchising Indians and taking their property.
"California Indentured Indian Act." Legal slavery. Also the "Secret Treaties of California," 100% land fraud and theft. Treaties signed by people who were not even Indians. Kept secret for decades.
I recently acquired a book "California, A Slave State" by Jean Pfaelzer, published this year (2023) by Yale University Press. 509 pages including notes and index. Yesterday I began to read it, and started with chapter 12 about the abuse of Chinese women by white Americans. Horrifying.
I had picked it up in my local bookstore after skimming it there and finding a discussion of how Indians were hunted by the white military and executed peremptorily. This was, of course, post statehood, and apparently with the blessing of the federal government. My respect for this country is failing, the lack of integrity is appalling. Or perhaps I am just naive.
In any case, I do not look forward to continue reading this book. But will, likely with teeth clenched and a handkerchief close by.
And some people wonder why recreational drugs are popular.
The topic gave me PTSD. It aged me. The enormity of it all is just too much, especially when one realizes that California was just a blueprint that has since been followed over and over throughout the entire realm. Pick a land, any land, since the 1800's and you will see the same hoof prints, the same stunts, over and over, by the same groups. Read it if you must, and you must, but know your eyes will never see the same, and your life perspectives will be permanently altered. Truth unveiled has a way of doing that.
There were a series of papal bulls that affected/controlled the European takeover of the native Americans. A papal bull is a type of edict, public decree, letters patent, or charter issued by a pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
The first papal bull justifying colonization was issued in 1095, at the beginning of the Crusades. It was issued by Pope Urban II and is known as the Papal Bull Terra Nullius (meaning empty land). It gave the kings and princes of Europe the right to "discover" or claim land in non-Christian areas.
Roman Catholic popes issued several papal bulls to authorize Portuguese colonization efforts. Non-Christians could be enslaved. The first such bull was Dum Diversas, issued on June 18, 1452 by Pope Nicholas V. That bull granted the King of Portugal the right to reduce any "Saracens, pagans and any other unbelievers" to hereditary slavery. It gave title over all lands and possessions seized. Dum Diversas legitimized the colonial slave trade that began around this time with the expeditions by Henry the Navigator (1394–1460), Prince of Portugal, to find a sea route to India, which expeditions were financed by the sale of African slaves.
Dum Diversas was reaffirmed on January 8, 1455 by Pope Nicholas in the bull Romanus Pontifex. That bull also sanctioned the purchase of black slaves from "the infidel". It actually went farther than this: it authorized King Alfonso of Portugal to “invade, search out, capture, vanquish, and subdue pagans and other enemies of Christ wheresoever placed”, and “to seize all the kingdoms, dukedoms, principalities, dominions, possessions, and all movable and immovable goods whatsoever held and possessed by them and to reduce their persons to perpetual slavery”. It was renewed by Pope Leo X in 1514 as Precelse denotionis.
Pope Alexander VI: Dudum Siquidem (September 26, 1493) which extended Spain’s influence, not only into the western and southern regions, but also into the East and of the Indies — without a line of demarcation. In later centuries Dudum siquidem was understood as giving Spain a free hand in the Pacific Ocean; consequently, Spain developed a long-term presence there, especially in the Philippines.
The Roman Catholic Pope Alexander VI authorized the Christian Spanish, in particular the Castilians, to conquer, subjugate, colonize, enslave, and convert the indigenous peoples they found in the Americas. This authorization was incorporated in the papal bull Inter Caetera of May 4, 1493. That bull has become the legal justification and precedent for the U.S.A. and Canada’s taking of Indian land and killing of Indians, a practice that continues to this day. It is commonly referred to as the Doctrine of Christian Discovery.
Sadly for the indigenous peoples of North America, the doctrine of discovery has become a legal convention or principle: it was codified in 1823 by a decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Johnson v. M’Intosh decision, written by Chief Justice John Marshal; that decision established that indigenous people could not legally sell their land to Europeans (because Europeans could simply take it). Consequently, the doctrine is now firmly placed within American common law.
So . . . we can blame the Catholic Church for the horrors with which the native Americans were treated. To me, that's too easy.
https://jeanbaptisteguillory.substack.com/p/who-or-what-started-the-madness
I call it, "unam sanctum operations."
I am sure you are right. The last 4 years have shown me a part of America I deplore, abhore, etc. It's not new, is what you are showing me.
This is what I wrote for my book several years ago, and now seems . . . .
Takeover by the USA Inevitable
California didn’t stand a chance. California might have been able to postpone American takeover, but between the
(1) few native “Mexican” residents,
(2) bad actors like John Sutter and John Frémont,
(3) a government gutted by an absence of funding and direction from Mexico,
(4) America’s addiction to expansionism and profit, and
(5) America’s desire for and “natural right” to a maritime outlet to the Pacific Ocean
it would never avoid it.
We were destined to horror. I say "we" but I am first generation Californian of Eastern parents. But California has always seemed "mine".
I cannot imagine the horror of your family history. But we have to find a way to share. Because our formal education fails us.
You are over the target. It is so convoluted, so evil. I have to portion the facts out to myself sparingly, lest the darkness steals my joy. This field of study is weighty.
It's usually a problem with 'Arbitrary power' in the hands of some 'Luminary' who just happens to be 'In charge' at any given moment. There is no Public oversight and because there's no 'Rule of Law' (in effect); there is no 'Due process' of such Law(s) that any enlightened individual or other {'Person'} can expect in ANY given situation...
I am sure you are correct. If all of us look the other way and defer to the 'Luminary'/'expert' then we get excessive violation of human rights. As long as it is happening to someone else, we can safely avert our eyes. Sadly for us, in 2023+ we will be the victims.
Thank you Susan!
Hopefully, what remains of our current 'Living Generation' gains quick Epiphanies to become 'Responsible Adults' instead of 'Wards of the State'- and are quick to apply these notions by finding Purpose in ways that can solve more problems than they create...
It's usually a problem with 'Arbitrary power' in the hands of some 'Luminary' who just happens to be 'In charge' at any given moment. There is no Public oversight and because there's no 'Rule of Law' (in effect); there is no 'Due process' of such Law(s) that any enlightened individual or other {'Person'} can expect in ANY given situation...
"Does this set of conditions remind anyone of anything you've witnessed in your 'local situation' and in 'your World', lately?"
A lot of the same kinds of Dynamics are in use- some are more latent and *allowed to exist* -rather than 'Kinetically initiated' or 'carried out' by an outside interest- yet hardly anyone notices at all...
So many Parallels and Classic combinations of 'variables of extreme' (that one might 'normally' think are mutually exclusive) exist to show us that much more is going on than we might think!
A great compilation
-and I would agree with most of your personal observations along the way.
"Great work" Jeane-Baptiste Guillory!
Thank you. I want people to heal, but that will not ever happen if we don't have real closure.
Real closure can never happen without knowing the past.
It’s not clear to me why the American whites were so eager to kill Indians, at least in California. Was it a difference in appearance and dress? Fear? Greed? Sanctimoniousness? Superiority? Or a lack of entertainment?
Evil first. Greed second (Land and resources. Oil, Gold, Silver, human trafficking, etc.). No witnesses third. Then whatever "narrative" one wishes can be falsified, as there is no one to dispute. A blank canvas if you will. Paint whatever fairy tale you want.