Friday, December 30, 2005
AIM Today
We are not militants; that is a label the government uses to classify people so they can legally circumvent citizens' civil rights.
... Today, Indian people and tribal governments are on the offensive; it is now our time. The dominant culture is on the defensive trying to hold on to their ill-gotten gains taken from American Indians. The difference is that we are not stealing it; we are legislating it back, or winning legal court decisions and even buying it back. Sadly, it scares the dominant culture and results in what appears to be a rise in discrimination against Indians.
...The new energy in Indian country is unity. ... America will truly achieve its greatness when it can come to terms with all the treaty, legal and civil rights issues that need to be resolved. Let the negotiations begin that we may all live in a truly equal America for all.
--more at http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096412178
... Today, Indian people and tribal governments are on the offensive; it is now our time. The dominant culture is on the defensive trying to hold on to their ill-gotten gains taken from American Indians. The difference is that we are not stealing it; we are legislating it back, or winning legal court decisions and even buying it back. Sadly, it scares the dominant culture and results in what appears to be a rise in discrimination against Indians.
...The new energy in Indian country is unity. ... America will truly achieve its greatness when it can come to terms with all the treaty, legal and civil rights issues that need to be resolved. Let the negotiations begin that we may all live in a truly equal America for all.
--more at http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096412178
