They want to take what land they have left to look for Oil,do you think this is right ?
2006-10-07 03:35:00 · 12 answers · asked by kman1830 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The U.S. Government has never really dealt with its genocide of Native Americans and the American Indian lawsuit, Cobell v. the United States, has dragged out for over a decade with at least two or three Department of Interior heads censored by the federal courts for foot dragging. It doesn't surprise me in the least, because that's what the Cobell lawsuit is about - making the government account for all the royalities of Indian oil and natural gas going back decades. My boyfriend who is close to 70 percent Native America recently received two cards. (We live in California, but he comes from OklahomMF) One of his tribes (he's Osage and Delaware) says the feds have pulled their federal recognition. I wouldn't doubt if the government isn't trying to do that to other tribes.
No, it isn't right. And some of the other posters on here are misinformed or not knowledgeable. One asked what Indian nation you were referring to. Because you said Indian and not American Indian or Native American, she or he probably thought you were talking about Indian (as in India the country). The other poster who said that there is not one people is on their original land is just trying to justify the taking of native American lands while blaming the victim. Yes, you could say that no one people is on land from the time of first man. But the real argument is when is the U.S. government going to address the genocide of the native population. There were close to eight million Native Americans when the whites appeared; it is less than 500,000 now. That is obviously shows a lot of killing, because one would expect that eight million would have multipled many times over since that time.
2006-10-07 03:57:53 · answer #1 · answered by Shelley 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't believe that any American Indian Nation is in danger of extinction. If fewer and fewer people are living on the reservations, it's not because the people are becoming extinct, but because more and more are living off the reservation. Many are blending into the general population.
If an oil drilling company plans to explore for oil on Indian lands, I'm sure it will be in partnership with the tribe, and only if it is agreed to by the tribe.
2006-10-07 10:49:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US government is not into the oil business, but if it was, the people who own land would be paid a fair price for the lease or sale of their land to the government. This is much the same as if government decided to put a road through a person's house or property. We have a fair system, even though it doesn't seem that way,sometimes.
2006-10-07 10:50:08 · answer #3 · answered by butch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil is everything. The right of people to drive massive ugly SUVs is the supreme right of the land. It's right there in the Constitution isn't it?
Here's the deal. The Indians came over across the Bering Strait when it was the land bridge right? So we'll give every one of at least 1/4 Indian blood a big old big tired Hummer that can drive right across that Bering Strait and a tank of gas so they can go home. Sound fair?
2006-10-07 10:48:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
First of all, there is no 'Indian Nation'. The native Americans were made up of many different and distinct tribes. There is currently no country on Earth that is populated by the original humans who lived there. The human race is a dynamic and fluid entity that is constantly changing and evolving. No species, tribe or race will ever stay the same. The only things that can be 'preserved' are things that are already dead. Native Americans should be encouraged to join the American culture and enjoy it's benefits.
2006-10-07 10:41:44 · answer #5 · answered by the hick of time 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Manifest Destiny.
Has there ever been a time in history when a conquered people had rights? I don't think so.
The relationship the US has with what you call the Indian Nation is so odd that there is no precedent in the annals of history.
2006-10-07 10:45:15 · answer #6 · answered by wrathofkublakhan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get over that crap.There should be no Reservations.This is 2006 and the world has changed ,or do you think that Natives( what ever that is) are not intelligent enough to have ever evolved into anything more than what they were a couple of hundred years ago? Well I don't. I believe that they are just as capable of competing in the rat race as the rest of us and the only thing they should be entitled to is an equal opportunity to apply for the same education and jobs as everyone else.
2006-10-07 11:13:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
They are trying to hold up payment because now they "saying" they are trying to "identify an owner" when it states "Tribe name unspecified" in North Dakota (and many other states.) And how soon is anyone going to find the unspedified tribe? Years?
How much interest are we going to receive while they are looking for unspecified tribes? Will it now be 2015? I have no doubt that is what you are going to do.
This is a total scam in order for you to collect more interest. Your emails are a farce.
Why don't they just tell the "truth" on when money is to be received instead of the "dates" changed every 3 months. Do you thing people are stupid?
This needs to be brought to the attention of the media.
2014-03-24 03:10:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe not right, for the Indian. Maybe not right for the consumer of petroleum products. Maybe not practical for the Indian. Maybe practical for the consumer of petroleum products.
2006-10-07 11:05:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's no oil on any of the reservations around here. I don't know what you're talking about.
2006-10-07 10:45:36 · answer #10 · answered by spanier88 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋