Native American Lawyer on MSNBC: ‘The Word Pocahontas Is Not a Slur’

HAYES Do you think ░░░░░░░░ you surprised well the ░░░░░░░░ to it it does ░░░░░░░░ to me that this ░░░░░░░░ a slur People understand ░░░░░░░░ Do you think that ░░░░░░░░ sort of way in ░░░░░░░░ this plays throughout the ░░░░░░░░ conversation recognizes this sort ░░░░░░░░ offensiveness of it ROSS ░░░░░░░░ you know the thing ░░░░░░░░ the word Pocahantas is ░░░░░░░░ a slur That s ░░░░░░░░ person s name And ░░░░░░░░ m not suggesting that ░░░░░░░░ said that But it ░░░░░░░░ a historical person But ░░░░░░░░ he is using this ░░░░░░░░ play to be entertained ░░░░░░░░ to entertain other people ░░░░░░░░ find our community native ░░░░░░░░ to be funny or ░░░░░░░░ be novel And Chris ░░░░░░░░ me just tell you ░░░░░░░░ quick you know for ░░░░░░░░ community for native people ░░░░░░░░ you go to a ░░░░░░░░ a powwow is a ░░░░░░░░ American celebration where there ░░░░░░░░ dancing and where there ░░░░░░░░ music And if you ░░░░░░░░ there the two groups ░░░░░░░░ we absolutely revere just ░░░░░░░░ anybody else there is ░░░░░░░░ unanimity of native thought ░░░░░░░░ the two groups we ░░░░░░░░ are veterans and elders ░░░░░░░░ somehow this dim witted ░░░░░░░░ mush mouthed fool managed ░░░░░░░░ offend the two groups ░░░░░░░░ which he said he ░░░░░░░░ honoring at this time ░░░░░░░░ front of a portrait ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Jackson who as ░░░░░░░░ pointed out signed the ░░░░░░░░ Removal Act and killed ░░░░░░░░ of native people HAYES ░░░░░░░░ that was a particularly ░░░░░░░░ cherry on top of ░░░░░░░░ entire scene that we ░░░░░░░░ to see today ROSS ░░░░░░░░ s horrible.”