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The priest, Diego de Landa, wiped out all knowledge of the written language, and nearly destroyed the spoken language too.

Source: One Catholic Priest Destroyed the Entire Mayan Written Language

In the early 1920s, reformers obsessed over the sexual nature of some Pueblo rituals, and attempted to control their performance.

Source: Why White Women Tried to Ban Native American Dances | JSTOR Daily

“Remember Tanya McDowell?” one Twitter user asked. “She was convicted of 1st-degree larceny for ‘stealing’ an education. But #CollegeCheatingScandal.”

Source: College admissions scandal highlights education inequality

How To Cut Down Waste, Save Time And Save Money Through Weekly Food Prep

Source: A Guide To Weekly Food Prep | 1 Million Women

So a teenager somehow produced a gun out of thin air and committed suicide during a traffic stop…All while her hands were cuffed behind her back. Well, if the police say it, then it’s GOTTA BE TRUE!

Yeah folks, It’s sarcasm.

Source: Cops Claim Teen Committed Suicide During While Cuffed With Hands Behind Back

In 1847, only 14 years after their long, sad march along the Trail of Tears ended, Choctaw people in Oklahoma learned of the Irish famine. With great empathy, Choctaw individuals made donations totaling $170, the equivalent of several thousand dollars today, for the relief of the Irish poor. Here Judy Allen, historic projects office of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, describes “an act that shaped tribal culture

Source: The Choctaw Nation’s Gift to the Irish | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Indian | Smithsonian

The Mountain Meadows Massacre occured in 1857 when a Mormon militia, disguised as Native Americans, slaughtered 120 innocent people.

Source: Mountain Meadows Massacre: The Seige Of Mormons Against Settlers

Two young men were found dead inside torched cars. Three others died of apparent suicides. Another collapsed on a bus, his death ruled an overdose.

Source: Puzzling number of men tied to Ferguson protests have died – New York Daily News

“I can’t trust them because to me they knew what was going on,” said Gerry Woodberry, 50, of losing his trust in government after the Flint water crisis. “A little shortcut to save them money, while you’re destroying people’s lives… I can’t regain my trust. I really can’t. I feel like this situation with me trying to get help, they don’t really care, they just don’t care. It’s not them that’s affected, so why should they care. That’s how I feel.” Woodberry who deals with the effects of lichen planus, a disease that causes the body to mistakenly attack its own skin cells, said his condition has been made worse by the water situation to the point where his skin aches at times. “Before this water changed, when I would take my showers, it would soothe my skin,” he said. “When I get out now, it’s the total opposite. It’s like I’m very irritated, like I’m very dry. It’s constantly hurting. Some days I can’t even put my socks on or my shoes.” Jake May | MLive.com

Source: Flint water crisis turns skin condition into daily pain for resident – Photo Gallery – MLive.com