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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Something tells me "we know better than they do what's good for them" is not a winning strategy.
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That isn't my point. In order to initiate change, the government will have to take it upon themselves to push through those changes. Because as it stands, the 'leaders' of the Native community are often those who have become wealthy by taking advantage of the system, and therefore they will do their best to make sure nothing changes.
And the overwhelming majority of those not as wealthy are at the point where they cannot help themselves, not to mention that they are often muzzled by those above them. I have seen this happen in person.
I'm not saying that we know better than they do, I'm saying that they don't know any better because we force them to live like that. And yes I realize they can leave the reserve at any time, but because we have nothing in place to HELP them, we are effectively forcing them to stay because they have nowhere else to turn. Until we disband those ridiculous laws that prevent them from bettering their lives, nothing will happen.
Hell, we don't even offer up resources that can help initiate change. It costs a lot of money to pull people out of poverty. A lot of money and resources. And there is no easy way of doing it.