[Timber Rattler]

Ignorant article filled with misinformation and outright falsehoods about Indian Country and its relationship with Uncle Sam. Remember that those reservations were established by the U.S. Government as "homes" for the tribes that were defeated in war, or else had agreed to move there as part of treaties guaranteed for "perpetuity."

Want to get rid of the reservations, then the tribes need to agree to cancel the treaties, which they won't.

I get sick and tired reading about Indian issues around here tossed about by people who have no clue of the history or the actual treaties or laws governing the trust relationship.

[kearnyirish2]

“I get sick and tired reading about Indian issues around here tossed about by people who have no clue of the history or the actual treaties or laws governing the trust relationship.”

You make good points, but the fact remains that the arrangements are completely detrimental to many of the people living on them. While they are officially wards of the state (unlike many of our urban “takers”), they exhibit much of the same behavior regardless of the historical arrangements.

[billorites]

treaties guaranteed for "perpetuity."

Interesting how different the other nations defeated by the United States have turned out. Germany and Japan, for example, would look very different had the crippling terms forced on Indians been expected of them.

People adjudicated as mentally ill are better treated in this country.

[yldstrk]

I’ll tell you this: it is a huge contradiction to have a population within a population that has it’s own jurisdiction and laws that can’t apply to the rest of us because of birth...................very creepy