Every Time Trump Says ‘Pocahontas,’ He Means to Slur Native Women
When the president evokes Pocahontas’ name in reference to Elizabeth Warren, it is racialized violence
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6 min readSep 5, 2019
Since August 2014, Donald Trump has been calling Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas.” By now, it’s no secret that most Natives find this deeply offensive. Yet despite strong rebukes from…