Why do we have Indian reservations?

[walliwalibus]

LOL if you hate the cold brace yourself but it is awesome and I love it here and you are very correct Canada's treatment of native people is for sure much better then the US.

Oh yeah, they respect the Natives so much they dug up the grave sites of who knows how many. But the natives entered the land they once leased out with guns, and kicked everyone out. Still some places sit empty. But what great respect. That isn't a small oops in the natives eye's.

 

[binö]

LOL if you hate the cold brace yourself but it is awesome and I love it here and you are very correct Canada's treatment of native people is for sure much better then the US.

i love you QT but you are naive and hating a bit here.
The innuit tribe in northern kanada was treated real awesome, allowed to starve themselves out in the 20th century while canadaian officals sat back and watched. notorious modern history and you don't even know about it

 

[BlueBird]

Thing is, even if you don't believe a conquered nation deserves any conciliatory restitution, the US government entered into legal contracts with many Inidan Tribes after the fact, wherein lands (which were annexed by the US) were given back to the tribes. Contemporary courts have even held the US government in breach.

The biggest source of contention are the awards, most specifically with the Treaty of Laramie breach: the Government was ordered to pay a specific amount, plus adjusted interest, in escrow, the Souix have refused the payment and demanded to be be made whole again...which I thought was the basis of any civil suit. They've never sought to recover more than was promised and agreed on.

After years of dispute, the US offered the Lakota Nation $17.5 million for the Black Hills in 1977, representing the alleged value of land in 1877. The Lakota rejected this offer, and continued to press their claims in court. This ultimately led to a Supreme Court decision in 1980 that confirmed that the land had been taken illegally. The Court set a price on the land equal to the initial offer price, plus interest. The Lakota continue to refuse the money, which still earns interest in an escrow account and is now worth over $1 billion. The Nation demands the land, not the money.

The territory of the Sioux or Dahcotah Nation, commencing the mouth of the White Earth River, on the Missouri River; thence in a southwesterly direction to the forks of the Platte River; thence up the north fork of the Platte River to a point known as the Red Buts, or where the road leaves the river; thence along the range of mountains known as the Black Hills, to the head-waters of Heart River; thence down Heart River to its mouth; and thence down the Missouri River to the place of beginning.

The territory of the Gros Ventre, Mandans, and Arrickaras Nations, commencing at the month of Heart River; thence up the Missouri River to the mouth of the Yellowstone River; thence up the Yellowstone River to the mouth of Powder River in a southeasterly direction, to the head-waters of the Little Missouri River; thence along the Black Hills to the head of Heart River, and thence down Heart River to the place of beginning.

The territory of the Assinaboin Nation, commencing at the mouth of Yellowstone River; thence up the Missouri River to the mouth of the Muscle-shell River; thence from the mouth of the Muscle-shell River in a southeasterly direction until it strikes the head-waters of Big Dry Creek; thence down that creek to where it empties into the Yellowstone River, nearly opposite the mouth of Powder River, and thence down the Yellowstone River to the place of beginning.

The territory of the Blackfoot Nation, commencing at the mouth of Muscle-shell River; thence up the Missouri River to its source; thence along the main range of the Rocky Mountains, in a southerly direction, to the head-waters of the northern source of the Yellowstone River; thence down the Yellowstone River to the mouth of Twenty-five Yard Creek; thence across to the head-waters of the Muscle-shell River, and thence down the Muscle-shell River to the place of beginning.

The territory of the Crow Nation, commencing at the mouth of Powder River on the Yellowstone; thence up Powder River to its source; thence along the main range of the Black Hills and Wind River Mountains to the head-waters of the Yellowstone River; thence down the Yellowstone River to the mouth of Twenty-five Yard Creek; thence to the head waters of the Muscle-shell River; thence down the Muscle-shell River to its mouth; thence to the head-waters of Big Dry Creek, and thence to its mouth.

The territory of the Cheyennes and Arrapahoes, commencing at the Red Bute, or the place where the road leaves the north fork of the Platte River; thence up the north fork of the Platte River to its source; thence along the main range of the Rocky Mountains to the head-waters of the Arkansas River; thence down the Arkansas River to the crossing of the Santa Fe' road; thence in a northwesterly direction to the forks of the Platte River, and thence up the Platte River to the place of beginning.

It is, however, understood that, in making this recognition and acknowledgement, the aforesaid Indian nations do not hereby abandon or prejudice any rights or claims they may have to other lands; and further, that they do not surrender the privilege of hunting, fishing, or passing over any of the tracts of country heretofore described.

 

[musclemom]

Thing is, even if you don't believe a conquered nation deserves any conciliatory restitution, the US government entered into legal contracts with many Inidan Tribes after the fact, wherein lands (which were annexed by the US) were given back to the tribes. Contemporary courts have even held the US government in breach.

You know what's a real joke? The Native American Museum in Washington, D.C.

 

[Razorguns]

i love you QT but you are naive and hating a bit here.
The innuit tribe in northern kanada was treated real awesome, allowed to starve themselves out in the 20th century while canadaian officals sat back and watched. notorious modern history and you don't even know about it

Canada treats indians real well. Higher crime, suicide rate, 80% unemployment, OKA crisis, Corwnall Border dispute, Caledonia crisis, Water Problems in Northern Ontario, Canadian. guy kills 19 native prostitutes and buries them, no casinos near canadian cities, great treatment there! lol.

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