Native American leaders want Confederate statue in Helena removed

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HELENA – Members of the American Indian Caucus of the Montana Legislature have renewed calls for the removal of a Confederate memorial in Helena.

The fountain sits in Hill Park and was commissioned over a century ago by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It stands as a memorial to confederate soldiers and has come under fire in the past.

Responding to the letter, Helena Mayor Jim Smith told MTN News he and city commissioners will discuss the issue at an administrative meeting Wednesday.

After the violent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend, the American Indian Caucus called for the memorial to be taken down.

In the letter, they asked “the Helena City Commission and all of our statewide officials to step up and remove the Confederate Memorial Fountain from Helena, Montana, our capital city. The fountain was commissioned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, an organization that openly supported the white supremacist views and mission of the early Ku Klux Klan.”

In 2015, the Helena City Commission decided to put up a sign to give more context to the memorial, but that sign never went up.

“It is especially troubling that although the Commission voted more than two years ago to add a sign explaining the history of the monument and its roots in a racist movement, city staff has not yet been able to complete this task,” the letter said.

Smith said the delay was caused by complications with making the sign compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The mayor said he thinks it’s too late for a sign now.

“I think it’s leave [the fountain] or remove it,” Smith said. “I intend to talk to a couple of Native American leaders right here in Helena and just touch base with them on their feelings and their sentiment and based

on all that, I think we’ll make a decision about the fountain in Hill Park Sooner rather than later.”

 

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finally, some progressive thinking.

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Columbus Circle. NY NY. Big statue of him. Paisons gonna be pissed

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AP- New York

 

In the latest round of statue removal, Frenchies are demanding the Statue of Liberty be removed. In a statement from Pierre LaPue, "We do not appreciate that this gift, which was built in the beautiful socialistic nation of France, is being used to culturally appropriate Liberty"

 

In the eyes of our fellow countrymen, Liberty can only be achieved by allowing 100,000's of Refugees in to rape our women and libertize our nation. Turning these refugees away at the boarder is the exact opposite of Liberty, telling people that are here illegally to go home, is not Liberty, and therefore the Statue must be destroyed

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AP- New York

 

In the latest round of statue removal, Frenchies are demanding the Statue of Liberty be removed. In a statement from Pierre LaPue, "We do not appreciate that this gift, which was built in the beautiful socialistic nation of France, is being used to culturally appropriate Liberty"

 

In the eyes of our fellow countrymen, Liberty can only be achieved by allowing 100,000's of Refugees in to rape our women and libertize our nation. Turning these refugees away at the boarder is the exact opposite of Liberty, telling people that are here illegally to go home, is not Liberty, and therefore the Statue must be destroyed

 

WHAT ??? THATS BULLSHIT, FOCK THE FRENCH !!!

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Seeing all the smoke signals and still butt hurt over cigar store Indians

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Seeing all the smoke signals and still butt hurt over cigar store Indians

Don't understand your statement here. Enlighten me.

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Don't understand your statement here. Enlighten me.

 

as to why they're jumping on the bandwagon

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as to why they're jumping on the bandwagon

The Confederate thing usually isn't our bag I think. Now andrew jackson... fock that genocidal motherfucker!

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How

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The American Indian had an established system of slavery long before the white man got here.

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The American Indian had an established system of slavery long before the white man got here.

That's racist

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How

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They could move it to Squaw Valley

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They could move it to Squaw Valley

Squaw Gap was always my favorite.