Real che Leonard

Executive director of Healing Arrows indigenous Social Justice and Wellness Research Program. Father -Activist indigenous- Actor -public speaker- Traveler.

[Real che Leonard @RealcheLeolg]

@native_am_pride Hi

[Proud Native Americans @proud_native_am]

THOUSANDS OF NATIVE AMERICANS DIED SO AMERICA COULD EXPAND WESTWARD.
That is the part of history many people were never fully taught.
The Trail of Tears forced Native nations from their ancestral lands after the U.S. government ordered their removal.
Families lost homes, farms, sacred places, and loved ones.
Some walked over 1,000 miles in brutal conditions.
Disease spread quickly.
Food was scarce.
Winter storms killed many who were already weak from exhaustion.
Mothers carried sick children while trying to survive.
Elders were left behind after collapsing from fatigue.
Entire families disappeared during the journey.
Yet Native communities endured.
Today, descendants still remember the stories passed down by survivors.
The trauma did not end when the marches ended.
Its effects continued through generations.
Many Indigenous people say schools often rush through this history too quickly.
A few textbook pages cannot fully explain the suffering, resistance, and resilience of Native nations.
History is not meant to make people comfortable.
It is meant to help people understand truth.
Because a country cannot fully heal from the past if it refuses to fully acknowledge it.
Why this matters:
• Indigenous remembrance
• Historical truth
• Cultural resilience
• Respect for Native communities
• Honest education
Should the Trail of Tears be taught in greater detail in U.S. schools?
YES or NO?

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@AnnTramonti @proud_native_am Where are you from?

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@AnnTramonti @proud_native_am Can you tell me more?

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@BarbaraBruner10 @americannative_ Oh really Barbara?

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@yasminarmendari @Rowlandsel That’s right

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@alaska_godosiyo Yes

[Native American History @alaska_godosiyo]

Today I turn 21th 😘🎂Happy birthday to me ❤️ AHO

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@LisaBallant428 You look beautiful

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@KatHudsonWrites @grahamformaine This is so sad 😢🥺

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My aunt ❤️and her grandkids

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Lunch with my favorite ladies 😍👩

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@LesliKl81449509 Hahahah whenever my sister visits 😂

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Greek lamb , tomato salad , red pepper and garlic potatoes 🥔 🫢

[Hussain “Hoz” Shafiei @HussainShafiei]

This is what they do to Children In Gaza.

And yet our government and every other Western government are disregarding the suffering, ignoring it.

How can they pay no heed to it and why isn’t there a scream?

[Real che Leonard @RealcheLeolg]

@native_soul_ame This is great 👍

[Native American History @_nativeamerica]

They will never erase the history of our Navajo Code Talkers. 🎖🦅🇺🇲

[Real che Leonard @RealcheLeolg]

@7fhz5w8nmb @_nativeamerica Indeed

[Native American Pride @native_am_pride]

NEWLY MARRIED NATIVE AMERICAN COUPLE.♥️
BEAUTIFUL NATIVE AMERICAN COUPLE..♥️WE NEED A BIG AHO❤️❤️

[Tribal American Legends @Native_Legends]

Happy 78th Birthday to the iconic Wes Studi!

[Real che Leonard @RealcheLeolg]

@JoannesBooks Happy birthday Joanne😊 long life to you🙏

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@JRuth1214733 @_nativeamerica Yes it’s well said Ruth