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I am Caucasian and Ojibway (Chippewa) Native American. Let me clear up some things as I have seen a couple ignorant and offensive posts on here. I am not personally looking for money and don't expect to get any as I do not officially belong to the Ojibway tribe. The native americans inhabited this land before anyone, and it was essentially stolen from them. Yes migration and colonization does happen throughout history. The problem here is that the government kept pushing the native americans off of their land, further and further away. They signed treaties with the tribes and rarely followed up on their end of the bargain. Those tiny indian reservations that you see dotted on the maps are all the natives have left despite hundreds of treaties and promises that were made with natives.
Do I think they deserve money from our government? ABSOLUTELY. IMO, Never has a race or group of people been treated so poorly overall by our government, not even slaves. This issue hasn't even had a fraction of the attention it deserves, and it is now 2008. Most native americans that live on reservations are living in extreme poverty. They also deserve money to help build up their schools, police force and perhaps buy back some of the land that was stolen and/or promised to them.
And no, asking Native Americans to assimilate into American culture is one of the most absurd, ignorant and disrespectful statements anybody can make. A lot of them have already anyway. It is a dying culture.
As far as the casino thing, not all tribes have casinos. Its not like if you are native american you are allowed a casino. Many areas don't allow them at all.
thanks for saying that. I saw a special on PBS about the Cherokee Nation. I don't know how many realize how badly that they were cheated out of their rich lands which occupied most of northern Georgia, parts of Tennessee and alabama. These were virgin lands with loads of timber that were stolen by the whites. The crime against the Cherokee was so great that the all-white SCOTUS at the time ruled in the Cherokees' favor, only to be non-enforced by the racist Pres Andrew Jackson (of the $20 bill). then of course, the Trail of Tears happened and they were forced to walk to Okla for relocation.
Whites' treatment of the the Native peoples is a shameful chapter in this nation's history.
I am Caucasian and Ojibway (Chippewa) Native American. Let me clear up some things as I have seen a couple ignorant and offensive posts on here. I am not personally looking for money and don't expect to get any as I do not officially belong to the Ojibway tribe. The native americans inhabited this land before anyone, and it was essentially stolen from them. Yes migration and colonization does happen throughout history. The problem here is that the government kept pushing the native americans off of their land, further and further away. They signed treaties with the tribes and rarely followed up on their end of the bargain. Those tiny indian reservations that you see dotted on the maps are all the natives have left despite hundreds of treaties and promises that were made with natives.
Do I think they deserve money from our government? ABSOLUTELY. IMO, Never has a race or group of people been treated so poorly overall by our government, not even slaves. This issue hasn't even had a fraction of the attention it deserves, and it is now 2008. Most native americans that live on reservations are living in extreme poverty. They also deserve money to help build up their schools, police force and perhaps buy back some of the land that was stolen and/or promised to them.
And no, asking Native Americans to assimilate into American culture is one of the most absurd, ignorant and disrespectful statements anybody can make. A lot of them have already anyway. It is a dying culture.
As far as the casino thing, not all tribes have casinos. Its not like if you are native american you are allowed a casino. Many areas don't allow them at all.
We are Cherokee and caucasian. I have taught my daughters very well about their roots and they have argued these points over and over. Our ancestors never received the recognition they deserved. and a rep for you!!
What are government requirements to be acknowledged as a Native American?
Sincerely, one generation removed Seminole, existing in Ohio.
Any White person who does not look Nordic could probably convince the U.S government that they are "Native American" even if they don't have a drop of Native in them, lol. "Hey Uncle Sam look, I am 1/8 Cherokee which would explain why my hair color is very dark brown almost black".
1) American Indian "nations", like US territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands), are not constitutionally part of the United States. They are under US sovereignty and have US citizenship, but they are not governed by the US federal government. We don't owe them jack ****. If they want to live a better life then they can come off the reservation and live like the rest of us. Nobody is forcing them to stay on the reservation. They have had full US citizenship with the same rights and privileges as the rest of us since 1948.
2) Where are my repariations for the "Irish need not apply" signs and the anti-Irish discrimination? Where are my repariations for all the anti-German stuff that happened during World War I?
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