The Modern Outcry!
A revolt of symbology
By Brian Moses
A long time ago, the indigenous peoples of North America lived comfortably with their respective neighbors. The arrival of a new enemy from across the sea would change everything for them. In just 400 years they were all but exterminated. They were relentlessly hunted, murdered, poisoned and starved into submission. With each progression of the enemy, more of their lands and lives were taken, and in each turn, they learned to live with less.
With all these people now called Native Americans or American Indians, they were forced to live on small plots of land, with little to no food, and plagued by the outside forces that ground away the lands the once peacefully inhabited. Many were lost to this endeavor, but these strong willed people survived, and to this day create some of the most beautiful artworks conceived by man.
Their many different styles included symbols to represent their culture and to tell stories to be passed down to their children's children along with the items they created and the symbols upon them to help the storyteller remember the story.



America has been fighting a war since Columbus landed, but the restless natives were not the only enemy. A division amongst the political ranks lead to 2 rather large factions rising against each other, the Union, and the Confederacy. The Union gathered momentum trying to bring the territories under one banner and creating a solid government leading a nation of laws. The Confederacy lead a furious rebel contingent to support their free lifestyles. Gold played a big hand in this Civil War, as the Confederates would use gold as their primary exchange, and the Union would hold onto its gold and exchange it for the Dollar. Slaves were also valuable, the Confederates would use their slaves in battle, and when needed, they would trade them for gold. The Union seeing the weakness, leaped at the opportunity, and demanded freedom of all slaves. This move eventually won them the war, and marked the Confederacy and their proud symbol as a sign of endorsed slavery and oppression.
