AMERICAN INDIANS

[MadelynStewart]

do indians still live on america's land?

[walksalone11]

do indians still live on america's land?

***face palm***

[JSornon]

do indians still live on america's land?

Yes.  I am one.   I don know the exact number.  There are millions of us in the USA.

[JSornon]

I am part Choctaw and honestly don't know how you expect anything to be "given back" at this point. It is a little late in the game for that. It is just as bad as the mexicans thinking they are owed something. And I for one am sick to death of the coddling they are getting from the government.

I dont expect my people's land to be given back.  I just wanted to know what people's opinions were about giving Indian people their land back.  i think the govt should but i know they wont.  I would never EXPECT them too. 

[JSornon]

I am an American Indian and have a question for anyone reading this.  Should america give my people back their land??  I believe they should.  What are all of your beliefs?

Well sure! As long as both peoples treat eachother with respect and prescribe to the same basic laws. I hear horror stories of americans going through indian reservations and being terrorized by the natives, but at the same time Walksalone is always posting detailed stories here on FC of present-horrendous actions against natives (usually by the gov't), so there's obviously major problems and misunderstandings on both sides.

But what land are you referring to? All of the land? Because...yeah...there might be a big problem with that.

You are wrong.  Not all american Indians get grants and free money.  Matter of fact sme of us are not recognzied as Indians because of the assimilation process of the past.  Some of our records were destoyed so we have no way of proving who we are to the government.  Therefore myself and others cannot get "free money".  I get no tax exemptions.  I was given a hideous last name and was subjected to slavery by racist radical parents who wanted me to be white as a child.  So before you speak like that on my people you better learn the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Slavery? What happened? I'd like to hear your story if you're willing to tell.

The land im referring to is all of the land that Indian people were living on when the Europeans came here.  We were here before whites and had our stolen from us. 

[JSornon]

I am an American Indian and have a question for anyone reading this.  Should america give my people back their land??  I believe they should.  What are all of your beliefs?

Well sure! As long as both peoples treat eachother with respect and prescribe to the same basic laws. I hear horror stories of americans going through indian reservations and being terrorized by the natives, but at the same time Walksalone is always posting detailed stories here on FC of present-horrendous actions against natives (usually by the gov't), so there's obviously major problems and misunderstandings on both sides.

But what land are you referring to? All of the land? Because...yeah...there might be a big problem with that.

You are wrong.  Not all american Indians get grants and free money.  Matter of fact sme of us are not recognzied as Indians because of the assimilation process of the past.  Some of our records were destoyed so we have no way of proving who we are to the government.  Therefore myself and others cannot get "free money".  I get no tax exemptions.  I was given a hideous last name and was subjected to slavery by racist radical parents who wanted me to be white as a child.  So before you speak like that on my people you better learn the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Slavery? What happened? I'd like to hear your story if you're willing to tell.

when i say slavery i am referring to my childhood as a brainwashed assimilated american indian.    I was taught that white was the way to be and never knew who i was until i got into my 20s.    Thats all i will say.  Indian people know what i am talking about with the assimilation crap some of us went through.  no i am not complaining and i do not want sympathy.  Simply answering someone's question.