US should return stolen land to Indian tribes, says United Nations

[MellowDem]

42. This is always a silly suggestion...

and also not a solution to the poverty facing Native Americans.

Native Americans stole lands from other tribes that came before them. Unless you think that when humans crossed the strait in successive waves they settled in one place for 11,000 years until the Europeans came, never moving or changing borders or taking over other tribes etc. etc.

Native Americans allied with Europeans to attack other tribes. So trying to return "stolen land" is always a matter of futility, since that land was inevitably "stolen" by that tribe and the tribe before them etc. etc. infinity, it's the human condition.

And besides all that, lack of land is not the issue with Native American poverty and is not the solution.

It's a sad and hard situation all around. Native Americans have lost their way of life and can never go back to it. Preserve what they can and adapt is all they can do, but it's a tough process and takes a lot of time for any people.