I feel for the ancestors of today's Natives, however not so much for the ones who have everything paid for by the government from our tax dollars. The thing is, our ancestors didn't steal the land from anyone because their views were that they did not own the land, they simply lived off of it, white people came and modernized the way the land was divided for self benefit.
Even if you feel they stole it, WE are paying for it now through OUR taxes. I'm not sure how it works in the U.S. but in Canada a Native person, if they so choose, never has to do a damn thing, never has to pay for college, never has to pay for anything really and it's at our expense.
I do respect the ones who leave the reserves and are hard working individuals that choose not to leach off the government because of what happened hundreds of years ago, these people must have some pretty great morals because they could have it all handed to them but instead would sooner earn the money for their family.
that it's horrible that....
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I feel for the ancestors of today's Natives, however not so much for the ones who have everything paid for by the government from our tax dollars. The thing is, our ancestors didn't steal the land from anyone because their views were that they did not own the land, they simply lived off of it, white people came and modernized the way the land was divided for self benefit.
Even if you feel they stole it, WE are paying for it now through OUR taxes. I'm not sure how it works in the U.S. but in Canada a Native person, if they so choose, never has to do a damn thing, never has to pay for college, never has to pay for anything really and it's at our expense.
I do respect the ones who leave the reserves and are hard working individuals that choose not to leach off the government because of what happened hundreds of years ago, these people must have some pretty great morals because they could have it all handed to them but instead would sooner earn the money for their family.