The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) strongly condemns the hateful and genocidal statement made by Ann Coulter on July 6, 2025, in a post on the social media platform X, where she declared: “We didn’t kill enough Indians.” There is no place in society for this direct incitement of hatred and violence toward American Indian and Alaska Native people.
“These words are not provocative social commentary; they are a violent attack on Native people and Tribal Nations. Celebrating genocide against Tribal Nations crosses every moral line,” said NCAI President Mark Macarro. “Careless comments like this glorify the darkest chapters of U.S. history and actively endanger Native peoples’ lives today. We will not sit silently at attempts to normalize this abhorrent behavior. We demand an immediate retraction and public apology — and we expect leaders of every political persuasion to denounce this abomination without equivocation.”
“Free speech does not confer a license to advocate for or justify mass murder — past or present,” added NCAI Executive Director Larry Wright, Jr. “When a public figure with more than two million followers romanticizes extermination, it fuels harassment, hate crimes, and political violence. Silence from elected officials and media outlets will only normalize this genocidal history. We call on them to speak up now.”
The NCAI urges X to take immediate action by enforcing its policies against hate speech and removing this user from the platform. Doing so would send a clear message: violent, dehumanizing rhetoric has no place in public discourse.
Rather than amplify harmful and divisive views, we must uplift the powerful, nation-building contributions that Tribal Nations have made—and continue to make—to the United States.
The NCAI encourages all Americans to deepen their understanding of the vital role that Native peoples and Tribal Nations play in shaping this country’s past, present, and future.
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