Reparations: Should the Indigenous People's of North America

[bhikkhu]

11. My reading of the history is that they never wanted money, just their own land

I'd be in favor of reparations in the form of returning tribal lands, especially where that led to a sustainable resource-base that led to better standards of living and self-determination.

In my own area, tribal lands were one of the richest in the country in timber reserves, and the tribe was sound financially and socially until it was all taken away in the 50's in exchange for cash.