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Pet Peeeeeeeeves!
"Federal Recognition"
We were here 100,000 years
before you, and you don't 'recognize' us?
This is something
that has always been a pet peeve of mine.
The United States
is just a baby - not even 250 years old yet.
The Indian Nations
of this Turtle Continent are nearly all into
the many thousands
of years old. Yet, for political reasons,
an Indian Nation which
was in existence 9,000 years before
there was a 'USA'
has to be 'Federally Recognized' by the
USA to be considered
a legitimate Indian Nation. I find this
ridiculous.
It seems to me, that the ancient Indian Nations
of this land oughta
be trying to decide if they 'recognize' the
USA as a legitimate
nation! It just doesn't make any sense
in my mind that an
Indian Nation which PRE-dates the USA
has to 'prove' its
legitimacy and beg the U.S. to 'recognize'
it as a real nation.
Of course, I am fully aware that there
are certain Treaty
and political interests that play into this,
but the concept of
a 50,000 year old Indian nation begging
a 250 year old baby
nation to 'recognize' it peeeeeeves me!
By John Two-Hawks
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