treatement of indigenous people?

Question

Compare the treatment of the Australian aborigines and the Maoris people of New Zealand with the treatment of the Native Americans by the American government?? What do you think accounts for the difference?

Answer 1

How is it you think Native Americans are treated? I live on an Indian Reservation and see that they are treated with respect every day. They also receive perks in the way of housing (land), money, food, good paying jobs, health benefits & education that aren't available to non-tribal people. What more do you think should be given to them? What more is there?

Answer 2

Both peoples were subjugated to life less than that afforded to white men of British ancestry. I don't know what differences there are in their treatment specifically. Perhaps I can approach it in Canadian terms? But then in either case the people were given their own land (ha swamp, and infertile ground that the whiteman didn't want) I too have lived with the First Nations though I am white and let me tell you that it has been my experience that the people (anishabe) truly got the shi t ty end of the peace pipe. Substandard housing, no running water or if it runs it isn't treated, no sewage treatment, sparce electrical availability, the violent racism of the White folks who live in the next town...So not being from Australia, what IS the difference?

Answer 3

I think that the indigenous peoples were all treated horribly, murdered, and raped from their land. It's just to what degree it happens. Australian aborigines are still discriminated against as well as the maoris and Native americans.

Answer 4

That is certainly something I can study. BUT always keep in mind that ivery man makes his own choices, history is history, and we all should simply move forward.

Answer 5

http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/events/citizen/Dillon.PDF