William Tyler
The Indigenous Inhabitants of the Americas
Summary
William Tyler explores the story of the clash between European settlers in what has become today’s United States and the indigenous people already living across the whole continent of America.
William Tyler
William Tyler has spent his entire professional life in adult education, beginning at Kingsgate College in 1969. He has lectured widely for many public bodies, including the University of Cambridge and the WEA, in addition to speaking to many clubs and societies. In 2009, William was awarded the MBE for services to adult education, and he has previously been a scholar in residence at the London Jewish Cultural Centre.
Well, they certainly did when I was a child. I don’t think you can make Westerns now like they did when I was a child, where all the Indians get shot and little boys like me cheered. You couldn’t do that.
No. They interestingly played a part in lots of wars between the French and the British, and remember the contribution that Native Americans made in World War II when they were used, when they used their own languages to communicate messages which the Germans were totally unable to break.
I think it’s, I’d have to double check. I think the figure is 15 million.