The BBC's South America correspondent Katy Watson said this is the first trial of its kind in Latin America, and could pave the way for more cases which recognise crimes committed against indigenous communities across the region.
Sadly these "crimes" have happened throughout all human history. Any education that focuses on just a few specific examples in the host nation really gives a distorted picture of reality. So what a we supposed to do since some atrocities will always be excluded from school. I guarantee you every school in America teaches about slavery but none teach about the Bantu conquest of Southern Africa and displacement/genocide/enslavement of the Pygmies, Hadza, or Khoisan. The only logical way to approach these issues is something like this:
"Humans have a long history of racism, massacres, and human rights violations. This has happened across all times of history and nearly all cultures. Many continue today. Judging the past by contemporary standards gives a very distorted view of history. Instead of doing that, think about what kind of society we might want and help work towards that in our present time, etc" vs the simplistic "white man bad" junk you read on Twitter.
Why /s/Africa ?
> The BBC's South America correspondent Katy Watson said this is the first trial of its kind in Latin America, and could pave the way for more cases which recognise crimes committed against indigenous communities across the region.
Sadly these "crimes" have happened throughout all human history. Any education that focuses on just a few specific examples in the host nation really gives a distorted picture of reality. So what a we supposed to do since some atrocities will always be excluded from school. I guarantee you every school in America teaches about slavery but none teach about the Bantu conquest of Southern Africa and displacement/genocide/enslavement of the Pygmies, Hadza, or Khoisan. The only logical way to approach these issues is something like this:
"Humans have a long history of racism, massacres, and human rights violations. This has happened across all times of history and nearly all cultures. Many continue today. Judging the past by contemporary standards gives a very distorted view of history. Instead of doing that, think about what kind of society we might want and help work towards that in our present time, etc" vs the simplistic "white man bad" junk you read on Twitter.
Why /s/Africa ?
Sadly these "crimes" have happened throughout all human history. Any education that focuses on just a few specific examples in the host nation really gives a distorted picture of reality. So what a we supposed to do since some atrocities will always be excluded from school. I guarantee you every school in America teaches about slavery but none teach about the Bantu conquest of Southern Africa and displacement/genocide/enslavement of the Pygmies, Hadza, or Khoisan. The only logical way to approach these issues is something like this:
"Humans have a long history of racism, massacres, and human rights violations. This has happened across all times of history and nearly all cultures. Many continue today. Judging the past by contemporary standards gives a very distorted view of history. Instead of doing that, think about what kind of society we might want and help work towards that in our present time, etc" vs the simplistic "white man bad" junk you read on Twitter.