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In reply to the discussion: American Indian Sovereignty [View all]

AtheistCrusader

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5. The indigenous peoples of North America have no Sovereignty.
Mon Nov 24, 2014, 03:10 AM
Nov 2014

They have a pile of broken treaties, un-restituted thefts, unavenged murders, etc.

To some degree, every treaty I'm aware of has been broken by the US Government. Every single one. Canada isn't much better.

See this shit?

"After the end of the Indian Wars, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the government outlawed the practice of traditional religious ceremonies. It established Native American boarding schools which children were required to attend. In these schools they were forced to speak English, study standard subjects, attend church, and leave tribal traditions behind."


The First Amendment has always been a lie. Our government installed church resources in some reservations to convert them to Christianity. It's gotten marginally better in the last 35 years, but only marginally.



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