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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us+canada-10634044
http://rocnow.com/article/local-news/20107190315
Here's yet another degradation of Iroquois sovereignty. This is somewhat a local issue for me, because I have to listen to people on a regular basis who cry because the stores on the reservations aren't charging sales tax on cigarettes. At least that issue is relatively immune to this kind of humiliation.
I suppose I have to call this a signal boost, though, rather than a personal issue. I'm told I'm 1/8 Blackfoot, but I have no idea how true that is, nor have I ever been raised with any knowledge of or participation in that culture. Still, it hurts and saddens me that other nations fail to respect the dignity and freedom of these free people in large part because we as US-ians have collectively and repeatedly failed to meet our obligations to them as treaty partners.
I can't say I'm surprised, though. Look how England treats the Irish; can we expect them to treat our natives any better?
http://rocnow.com/article/local-news/20107190315
Here's yet another degradation of Iroquois sovereignty. This is somewhat a local issue for me, because I have to listen to people on a regular basis who cry because the stores on the reservations aren't charging sales tax on cigarettes. At least that issue is relatively immune to this kind of humiliation.
I suppose I have to call this a signal boost, though, rather than a personal issue. I'm told I'm 1/8 Blackfoot, but I have no idea how true that is, nor have I ever been raised with any knowledge of or participation in that culture. Still, it hurts and saddens me that other nations fail to respect the dignity and freedom of these free people in large part because we as US-ians have collectively and repeatedly failed to meet our obligations to them as treaty partners.
I can't say I'm surprised, though. Look how England treats the Irish; can we expect them to treat our natives any better?
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