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President Trump’s border wall could carve path through Native American lands
KVOA-TV ^ | September 16, 2017 | NBC News

Posted on 09/16/2017 4:14:18 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Tohono O’odham Nation Chairman Edward Manuel is determined to prevent President Trump's proposed border wall from carving a path through his tribe's lands — a move which he said would separate members from much needed resources and disrupt the community’s way of life.

The nation, which is about the size of Connecticut, is a federally recognized tribe that has land and members on both sides of the U.S.-Mexican border.

“Walls are made to keep animals in or out, walls cannot contain people,” Manuel said. “People are too intelligent. They can always find a way to get over the wall, under the wall or through the wall.”

The Tohono O’odham Nation is just one of many groups that have expressed concerns about the potential path of the president's proposed $1.6 billion border wall. The National Congress of American Indians is also calling on the U.S. government to work with tribes on the border to address their concerns about the impact on communities.

Much of the nearly 2,000 mile border is owned by private citizens. The government may gain rights to the land via “eminent domain laws.” These laws would allow the land to be bought out from under the owners, some of whom have already begun receiving notices.....

(Excerpt) Read more at kvoa.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: borders; hiyahiyahiya; indians; nativeamericans; toobad; toughluck; trump; umad
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’m sure the wall will have a few gates in it. Put a couple on the reservation if needed. It might be an insurmountable obstacle for the liberal writer but I’m sure normal people can find a solution.


61 posted on 09/16/2017 5:44:43 PM PDT by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
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To: samtheman

A wall, barbed wire and an automatic rifle will get you further than a wall alone.


62 posted on 09/16/2017 5:57:02 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: Dusty Road

That’s the entire length of Texas. Cattle water, boating, fishing, etc. How do you block it eith a fence that makes sense?


63 posted on 09/16/2017 6:04:27 PM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The government bought it not the Indian land - Gadsden Purchase


64 posted on 09/16/2017 6:07:51 PM PDT by keving (We the government)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Good. Deport their asses back over the Bering Strait if they don’t like it.


65 posted on 09/16/2017 6:28:51 PM PDT by montag813 (ue)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yeah, this is the tribe who supplies water stations in the desert for “migrants”


66 posted on 09/16/2017 6:31:35 PM PDT by Citizen Soldier ("And I was born to pull turnips!" Demelza Poldark)
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To: antidemoncrat

They already are


67 posted on 09/16/2017 6:32:44 PM PDT by Citizen Soldier ("And I was born to pull turnips!" Demelza Poldark)
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To: xzins

“”That’s the entire length of Texas. Cattle water, boating, fishing, etc. How do you block it eith a fence that makes sense?””

You missed irrigation! For those very reasons you’ll never see a fence on the Texas border.


68 posted on 09/16/2017 6:33:17 PM PDT by Dusty Road (")
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To: txrefugee

“Native American tribes will do anything to make a buck. They’ll sell the right of way when the price is right.”

And when they hold out too long and the deal is cancelled they’ll camp out and crap all over the land while leaving immense piles of trash.


69 posted on 09/16/2017 6:36:22 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Encircle the Native American lands with the wall .... then they can keep the gringo-wannabees!


70 posted on 09/16/2017 6:42:47 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
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To: Jemian

awesome reply to walls dont work


71 posted on 09/16/2017 6:48:10 PM PDT by Luigi Vasellini (political class.......TERM LIMITS NOW!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: Flaming Conservative

I was being sarcastic. Walls stop the flow of people across a border. Period. Are they 100%? Of course not. But in the case of the Berlin wall it was pretty close to 100%.


72 posted on 09/16/2017 7:00:07 PM PDT by samtheman (As an oil exporter, why would the Russians prefer Trump to Hillary? (Get it or be stupid.))
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To: Dusty Road

A fence already runs through it.

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Most of Arizona has fencing of some kind but there is some 50 miles or so most
that isn’t fenced. Most of the unprotected areas are on Tohono O’Odham Nation
land and in mountainous or extremely remote locations.


73 posted on 09/16/2017 7:06:03 PM PDT by deport
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To: Dusty Road

How do you lock down secure it?


74 posted on 09/16/2017 7:16:58 PM PDT by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"walls cannot contain people,”

LOL. I guess he's never heard of prison.

75 posted on 09/16/2017 7:47:22 PM PDT by Impy (The democrat party is the enemy of your family and civilization itself, forget that at your peril.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"walls cannot contain people,”

LOL. I guess he's never heard of prison.

76 posted on 09/16/2017 7:47:22 PM PDT by Impy (The democrat party is the enemy of your family and civilization itself, forget that at your peril.)
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To: Flaming Conservative

Gorby did not build that wall. He tore it down.


77 posted on 09/16/2017 7:50:58 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Wall of the danged reservations if the Indians want to let the illegals in.


78 posted on 09/16/2017 7:51:45 PM PDT by Jemian
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To: Da Coyote

Oh, be still my heart! Apache border guards...


79 posted on 09/16/2017 7:51:58 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Waaaaaaaaaa


80 posted on 09/16/2017 8:31:17 PM PDT by LeoWindhorse (America First !)
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