FUN FACT: The Lakota were from the Minnesota region. They didn’t move into the Dakotas until the 1700s. When they did move, they pushed out the weaker tribes who were already there.

History is fun. I’m glad I know it. And not just the “acceptable” parts. https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1278387954440904704

I geek out on Indian history and I crack up at the modern white-guilt interpretation that they were all noble gentlemen who lived on peace pipes and buffalo milk.

Some were peaceful. Many weren’t. Some of my favorites like the Comanche....were in the slave trade.

History is fascinating and awesome. I start my radio show every day with a different story.

History is also complicated. In 99% of the cases, there weren’t “good guys” and “bad guys”. And that’s how it’s taught. It’s embarrassing.