That gets 3 rofl's out of five.
Where I live, you can't shake a stick without hitting an Ojibway Indian.
Half of them drive shiny new vehicles, the other half hide in their provided holes and drink themselves to death.
Our intervention in their lives was the fault of the colonization of North America.
What they do with our money is up to them.
(I use the "us and them" language because that's how many people see it. I've been to places that Ojibway aren't welcome, and I've been to places that I wasn't welcome.
We had the access to industry. That's why America (as a whole) still floats.
Though you may live near a reservation, I live near the Eastern Seaboard, where the Native Americans have been all but eradicated. Also, consider the large and stable governments that ruled over much of America until the various explorers, colonists, and conquistadores arrived. Also consider the fact that reservations are few and far between, which makes clear the destruction of large-scale Native American society.
Tribes are doing right nicely around here, with the new casinos going up everywhere..
Haven't heard any of my American Indian Friends complaining about genocide lately..
Oh, I see, still in school huh?
Now it makes sense..
Yes, I'm a student, and I'm proud of it. I think you're oversimplifying things, though, we destroyed their country, their culture, and took their land. A casino or two helps, but shouldn't be taken as a sign that what we did we OK. I'm not arguing for any shifting of borders or power, but rather an end to the portrayal of the settlemdnt of the Americas as an exodus of thousands of peaceful settlers who were attacked by Native Americans for no good reason.
-Penguin
