Well, American Indians got a mixed bag, but it wasn’t all bad.
The tribes are not warring any more due to there being at least some kind of overarching justice system. Do they consider this a plus? I would, if I was an American Indian.
They’re also getting perks that the paleface doesn’t.
Now they do tend to be lazy today and not working (unless it is at their casinos) ... with the loss of dignity this entails ... but ultimately that’s their own fault. They could both take the Uncle Sam dough AND work if they wanted to. They chose not to, although all they would have to give up would be their pity parties. It’s not like the Indian treaties depend on political whim that they have to keep pumping; they are there in black and white.
I had a friend visit Alaska....What do you do for work?? He asked...fish....fish and hunt...
My friend said there was a pile of government checks on the table. Apparently the guy cashes them at his leisure when he needs a new jeep or a snowmobile. They lived in a shack....very slovenly.