Commotion: Native American Influence on U.S. Culture

At the end of April, CNN Analyst, Rick Santorum addressed the Young America’s Foundation and gave a speech called “Standing Up For Faith & Freedom.” During his speech he delivered the following statement: “We birthed a nation from nothing. I mean, there was nothing here. I mean, yes, we have Native Americans, but candidly there isn’t much Native American culture in American culture.” His statement went viral, igniting waves of offense.