Author Elliot West on The Last Indian War, Reservations, and Native Americans in the Gold Rush

Bout time we get some old timers on the JRE. We need their wisdom now more than ever.

Great seeing Joe host an amazing historian. He needs to host more. Professor West's books were integral to my coursework during my first and second year of graduate school.

I LOVE the lesser known folks on this podcast. They're the best episodes that I learn the most from.

Thank you for allowing someone "older" to drop knowledge. They are often the most unbiased and well informed group of people with genuine wisdom

My great grandmother was 106 and full blooded Choctaw. She only spoke Choctaw and was born in 1889 and moved into Oklahoma around 1903 from Mississippi. I was 21 when she passed but I learned so much from her. I have a document that shows in 1903, the US Gov't entered their homes in Oklahoma and questioned them all about their travels to ensure they had no plans to ever go back to Mississippi. The way the US treated them was horrible. They had 1,000 acres in Mississippi and were given scraps in Oklahoma.

I'm Navajo from the Southwest. I appreciate these conversations about the history and recognition of indigenous people.

"An old man is talking, let's listen" - Millhouse

History repeats itself and we’re seeing this all over the world through different perspectives

Best JRE in yeeeears. Not enough true historians on the pod. Have been listening over and over.

man.. best episode in a while. joe hadnt been this quiet since kaku was on