Oh, Native American Reservations?
Here's the deal: this video delves into the historical context and significance of Native American reservations. They discuss the influence of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy's Great Law of Peace on American democracy and the complex legal framework surrounding Native American tribes and their land. That's the gist of it all.
But I think it is important to highlight the historical injustices faced by Native American tribes, including broken treaties, lack of resources, and challenges in preserving cultural traditions. The establishment of the Office of Indian Affairs and policies like the Indian Removal Act and Manifest Destiny led to the forced relocation of tribes and the creation of reservations. While reservations hold cultural significance and provide a sense of community and tradition, they also represent trauma and ongoing struggles.
To this day, Native Americans continue to fight for the federal government to honor treaty obligations and provide essential services like healthcare and education. Promises made to Native American tribes include healthcare, education, sovereignty, hunting, fishing, and preservation of culture, symbolized by the phrase "for as long as the water flows and the grass grows." However, challenges persist, including isolation, distrust, and limited access to resources, highlighting the ongoing struggle for recognition and support.
I would strongly recommend you do watch the video. It's powerful, it's well researched and it delves into a topic very few people (who are not BIPOC) really pay attention to. And we need that awareness now more than ever, especially taking into account that after January 10, many things are going to change in this country...
Also, here'll be a quiz afterwards, children...
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HuntleyBiGuy:
ReplyDeleteThe way the Indigenous people of this country have been treated is shameful and a stain that cannot easily be removed. As mentioned in the video, treaty after treaty has been broken, and many of them did not really reflect what was negotiated. It’s time for all of this to be corrected. It’s not an easy fix, nor one that can be accomplished overnight (and most definitely not in the next four years).
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This does shock me in the slightest. When I first heard the Dutch bought what is now NYC for next to nothing from Indian Tribes....it was just another stab in the back to them. And their yet another minority now that gets walked all over and pushed to the side.
ReplyDeleteCanada also has a horrible history concerning our indigenous people. It's not well known, but South Africa based its apartheit system on Canada's reservation system and laws.
ReplyDeleteWe, as a country, have been horrid to Native Peoples. I remember reading in a book about Nixon creating a treaty with the Lakota giving them land in Wyoming/ Montana/North and South Dakota, and then a few years later uranium was found in the hills and the US took the land back with Nixon [fuck him] saying the treaty was invalid because the US doesn't make treaties with its own people. Huh? What? Huh?
ReplyDeleteRead 'In The Spirit of Crazy Horse' or any books about Leonard Peltier.
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It's a tragedy. Nothing less. This country - founded on genocide and forced labor. Teach that Texas. This country is about to become as backwards as that outhouse we call modern Russia. Tragedy? Naw. Karma. Pure karma.
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