Grandma full blood, Mother was full blood and father was european.

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And?

What happened to the natives has to be one of the saddest things to happen in history.

You're American now aren't you.

Yupe... I consider myself one.

Well it's not its quite common

But I can't deny my heritage.

You shouldn’t have to.

Well yeah, but what does that have to do with anything.

My birth mother and father... they put me up for adoption. Since my skin looks pretty damn white... they passed me of as european even though I got native features.

I mean, it shouldn’t have a play in anything to sway support like in politics

I was raised outside the tribe and reservation.

But heritage is an important part of any person.

Did you ever meet your parents?

Yup @Spectre9

Yeah I did.... they wanted me to have a better life.

Than what is provided on reservation.

Aw.

I’m an ethnic hodgepodge of fucked up places in Europe

Scottish *and* Serbian

I'm mostly Greek and Italian.

Hope you do have a better life though Dusty.

Since my skin looks very white with a small hint of brown... I can easily pass off as a white kid.

^ Same

I did...

I mean can't you move off the reservation anytime you want though.

Want to here something that will blow your minds

Yeah you can, but you would have less opportunities.

A bullet?

How so?

Think about it... schooling is crap.

Intergration is crap.

Hahaha, schooling is crap all over the country

Let’s be honest here

That’s the truth

.... I’ll remove myself.

I mean it is blow what normal schools are outside of the reservation.

Way below.

True.

Damn, how is intergration crap though?

How good are the schools on the reservation?

Not very good to be honest.

Lacking funds, lacking up to date books...

Etc, etc...

I could only imagine.

Funny thing is, the entire school system’s method of teaching is out of date.

Maybe we should honestly force most of them to move off the reservation, it would make it better for the next generation of native americans.

And help them intergrate better into America.

I’m not sure If I’m fond of that idea.

Reservations only exist to protect natives from being overwhelmed by settlers back then.

Why not?

Exactly.

I honestly have no idea, I just feel like it’s a dirty move

Still applies today, what would happen if business decide to snatch up land.

Using illegal means to prey on the natives?

Nobody would live there.

So it wouldn't matter.

They would loose land that been in their family.

I mean it makes logical sense.

They would also loose any sacred grounds that they protected.

?

I just feel like the idea behind reservations is to make sure the natives arent destroyed

Just make it a reserveation like a goverment park.

It is.

So why get rid of them

That just seems shifty to me

But the government barely helps the Natives.

They wouldn't be destroyed they would be absorbed into society.

So the next gen of natives could have a better life and be more helpfull to the state as a whole.

No, I'm black but I identify as white. I don't reject my roots but I can't find myself to relate to others of my race. Mainly because I see myself as American first and foremost.

Basically what the government done was place them in a bubble and left them to their own devices.

That's good.

They can leave reservations, but it is hard for them to integrate.

Sad stuff.

That's how I feel, my duty as an American ahead of any cultural ties I might have.

I actually had a question

They are also plagued with drug problems.

And crimes.

See.

Yes

They are already being taken advantage of.

There needs to be more done to help the natives.

They would have a better life in American society.

This would help the natives.

I only talk about this because I have native blood, I don't know what it is like living on reservations, but I know the issues.

Do natives in reservations pay taxes?

If there was any way that the native population could be boosted, how do you think most natives would react?

That I am not sure, I will ask my grandma when I get the chance.

Why would we want to boost the native population.

Because it’s smol

Stable financial life, better resources, and more chances to advance... native population would explode.

If they found out I was native on my adoption papers, I would have been adopted out to a native family instead.

Yeah but the thing is gene pool cross the mind at this point

Native children can't be adopted out to non-natives.

Native children should be allowed to be adopted out.

They would have a better life out side of the reservation.

I wish I could’ve been born a Martian.

Another good intention law gone bad.

Most laws designed to protect natives, ends up hurting them.