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Originally Posted by Locke
Forgive my ignorant post, but at this point the facts of the case seem to me:
- The Government held the land in trust for Natives
- The Government profited off of that land and didnt share that with the Natives
- Reparation payments, albeit insignificant, are being made
Now, from my limited understanding of the general Native situation, isnt one of their core issues concerning the poverty of the overwhelming number of Native Americans the fact that the band chiefs dont fairly distribute the resources?
So if the Government had made the profits and shared them with the Natives, would that have alleviated that poverty in any significant way?
Or is the outrage more about the fact that they didnt get the opportunity?
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It's both. When people can't afford to heat their houses and the government is holding a significant portion of money they've made off of native land, then the government is contributing to poverty.
Also, who the hell is anyone to tell you how you can or can't spend your money?