David Yeagley is the great-great-grandson of Comanche leader Bad Eagle. 
This is BadEagle.com’s second open letter (slightly modified) to the United Nations in behalf of American Indians. It is a continuation and development of Appeal No. 1.
Mr. Francis M. Deng
Mr. Juan Méndez
Mr. Edward Luck
Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide
866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 600
New York, NY 10017 USA
Gentlemen,
I continue my appeal to the United Nations in behalf of American Indians (“Native” Americans), pertaining specifically to the systematic eradication of American Indian images from public view.
This cruel activity constitutes “genocide” according to the 1948 U.N. Mandate’s definition, Article II (b). The removal of the American Indian image represents the removal of the American Indian.
The history of the American Indian contributes to this perspective. In the 1830′s, under American president Andrew Jackson, five major tribes of American Indians were forced to remove themselves from their homelands and to settle in Indian Territory, now called the state of Oklahoma. This government policy was called the Indian Removal Act of 1830. (It was fully implemented by 1838.)
Juan Méndez, U.N. Special Advisor
the Prevention of Genocide.
In later history, many Indian children were removed from reservations and forced into urban areas and non-Indian schools. This was called the Relocation Act(s) of 1956 (and 1954). This kind of geographic relocation disrupted Indian families to the point that an Indian Child Welfare Act was made in 1978, in order to give Indians more say in what was happening to them.
I do not propose that the removal of American Indian images, logos, monikers, and mascots from American public life directly contributes to the disruption of the American Indian family. I submit that the removal of American Indian images represents the removal of American Indians.
If the removal of Indian mascots, monikers, logos, and names is allowed, where will it end? If sports teams, amateur or professional, are not allowed to display Indian images, what will become of Indian images on American currency? What will happen to the names of American states, counties, and cities? What will become of their state seals? What will happen to the names of rivers, mountains, forests, streets and roads? Will all these be removed? The legal door is open. There is nothing to stop there removals. Is it too inconvenient to remove them? If that is the only reason, the American Indian presence is on very uncertain ground. If our historical presence is dependent on government inconvenience, our identity is most precarious.
The removal of visual images of the American Indian from all public view is tantamount to declaring Indian history non-extant. This is equivalent to the Taliban’s destruction of ancient Buddhist monuments (2001), and is on a pychological par with Jewish Holocaust denial. The removal of history is the removal of people–of their identity and dignity in the world today. This is genocide. It is the clear and present precursor to genocide.
I trust that the Office of the Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide will consider the gravity of this issue pertaining to American Indians, and will recommend to the United States government that it cause all removal of Indian images to cease and desist.
I humbly thank you for your immediate attention.
Sincerely,
Dr. David A. Yeagley
The Bad Eagle Foundation
P.O. Box 75017
Oklahoma City, OK 73147
9 responses so far ↓
1 Thrasymachus // Sep 28, 2011 at 5:23 pm
Of course, this removal of the American Indian image from the national cultural consciousness is an act of blatant hostility. I denounce it! It’s real purpose is the anti-nationalism of the country’s Elites.
“Out of sight, out of mind.” This wilful neglect of the American Indian is inexcusable and even cruel. I am totally opposed to it. — Θρασύμαχος
2 Asaph // Sep 28, 2011 at 6:30 pm
I am not going to be “contradictory.” I am going to ask questions. Article 2b states bodily injury or mental harm. Mental harm is equated with bodily injury. How does removal of mascots, etc. equate with bodily injury and a mental harm which would effect Indian psyche?
In your last post, last comment to me, you mentioned other things besides sports teams where Indian names are being removed. In this second letter you make it a possibility such things can happen. Which is it?
“all public view.” Really?
3 Thrasymachus // Sep 28, 2011 at 8:38 pm
Asaph,
This is psychological warfare against nations, intended to weaken them.
Something similar is happening in Europe.
For example, in the Netherlands, in certain schools, Dutch children are forbidden to wear or carry their national flag because of the complaints of non-Dutch immigrant (Muslim) students.
This is obviously an anti-European and anti-national spirit, useful only in weakening national ties and aiding in dissolution of the nations. This dissolution of all nations is the ultimate goal of modern liberalism.
4 Pamela K. // Sep 28, 2011 at 9:12 pm
The removal of mascots and other symbols of the Indian warrior is more like cultural suicide than genocide, committed primarily by Indians brainwashed by liberal professors in college, and motivated by their own ignorance and insecurity, possibly even self hatred, as well as their resentment towards the white race.
Unlike David, who is proud of the noble warrior image of the American Indian and wants to preserve it, liberals see the same image as an offensive stereotype, the caricatured, “wild red man” of dime novels and old Hollywood westerns. They are ashamed of and embarrassed by the noble warrior. They want him to ride off into the sunset and disappear.
To them, American Indians should succumb to the proverbial “melting pot” and be just like everyone else in America.
It’s really sad when you think about it.
5 Deirdre // Sep 28, 2011 at 10:35 pm
Good job. I agree with Thracymachus, it is psychological warfare as is being perpetrated on the Euro peoples everywhere by the Libs. Totally disgusting. George Soros is a giant traitor and the Jews should treat him the same way they treat any other Nazi. I’m glad to see Indians with pride that see right through his attempts to use him to promote NWO. Good job to David Yeagley.
6 David Yeagley // Sep 28, 2011 at 10:51 pm
Deirdre (love that name!), thanks. Powerful statement you make about Soros. I actually have a little blog about him. Ticked me off when he bought out the documentary department of Redford’s Sundance. He started right away promoting denigration of American Indians–by directly associating use with Polynesians, Asians, Africans, and homosexuals.
The anti-warrior mascot movement has origins in feminist agenda. Most don’t understand this. It is hatred of the strong male.
7 David Yeagley // Sep 28, 2011 at 10:53 pm
Asaph, I don’t understand what you mean by “which is it?” I said the one has happened; what’s to stop the other. It would be the same argument. The warrior image is removed from the college. What’s to stop Red Cloud from being removed from the nickle? It would be based on the same principle.
8 Asaph // Sep 29, 2011 at 6:23 am
I was referring back to the first article and comments there. But perhaps I misread your last comment to me. It seemed you said Indian names were already being removed from other things besides sports teams. But as I concluded there … well … forget it.
9 Quartermain // Sep 30, 2011 at 9:52 am
Wonder if Jeese Ventura would be willing to look into this psychological warfare against nations.
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