Friday, August 08, 2008
One Way or Another
As Wampum notes, the U.S. District Court decision yesterday on the Indian trust fund case is disappointing, but no surprise. Acknowledging that the government of the United States systematically stole their resource royalties for 120 years (and still is), the court awarded the plaintiffs what the perpetrating agency attorneys recommended -- 1% of what was stolen.
While this may seem patently unfair to a reasonable person, stealing 99% of indigenous assets not previously taken by armed robbery is at least historically consistent with US policy and programs. We expect lead plaintiff Elouise Cobell to fight on, one way or another.
While this may seem patently unfair to a reasonable person, stealing 99% of indigenous assets not previously taken by armed robbery is at least historically consistent with US policy and programs. We expect lead plaintiff Elouise Cobell to fight on, one way or another.
