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First of all, the UN absolutely should butt out....however...

The various Indian nations who fought over territory didn’t have written treaties with each other as were finally established with the US government. Treaties, according to our Constitution, are supposed to be the “supreme law of the land.”

Many of those treaties had compensatory provisions or promises which have not been kept, or are in default...as in back payment due.

Much of the land in Western states (for some socialist reason) is owned by the federal government and leased to ranchers.

If it can be shown that the federal government indeed owes certain Indian groups compensation, I’d much rather see that real estate in the hands of Indians than the frigging US government. And certainly not in the hands of some foreign power (like China for example)

If I remember correctly, traditional established Indian Nations are supposed to be just that....sovereign nations.


87 posted on 05/05/2012 3:11:06 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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I agree.


90 posted on 05/05/2012 4:01:50 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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