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Native Americans were not savages. They certainly were not dirty savages. European cities had sewage running in the streets, and pigs processed their garbage. But Native American tribes, such as the Cherokee, would sweep their streets and bathe, according to eyewitness accounts. "Dirty savage" is part of the white supremacist dismissal of Native American civilizations.
Native Americans were not savages. They certainly were not dirty savages. European cities had sewage running in the streets, and pigs processed their garbage. But Native American tribes, such as the Cherokee, would sweep their streets and bathe, according to eyewitness accounts. "Dirty savage" is part of the white supremacist dismissal of Native American civilizations.
