There’s a passage in the pages at the end of our family Bible where births and deaths are recorded.
It reads John, Sarah and 3 infants murdered by Cherokee Indians, Summer 1735.
You can’t change the past and during the time they lived their conduct was considered appropriate not racist. I’m sure than Laura Ingalls Wilder’s conduct today would be in keeping with today’s standards.
Also, I have 2 nephews who are 1/2 Cherokee. Should I hold them accountable for a racist act of murder that was committed 283 years ago?
“Also, I have 2 nephews who are 1/2 Cherokee. Should I hold them accountable for a racist act of murder that was committed 283 years ago?”
Tell them they should pay you reparations.