Message from @Rickard
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that i havent looked into though
but yea Alaska got Oil so we were satisfied in the end
Hawaii has an indigenous population, right?
yea
we overthrew their Queen iirc
it was weird
then we just turned around and gave them statehood
although again i dont know that much about it
I have a feeling this "invasion" also created a massive lift in standard of living, but also a loss of sovereignty
yeaaaaa
I know that there are some who use it for their identity politics
oh boy.. one of few topics i try not to touch 😛
same with Native Americans (they all prefer different names for them)
yeaaaa
Yea if you ever meet a Native American dont be afraid to ask what to refer to them as
Some are fine with Indian, some prefer Native American, or Indigenous People, or whatever tribe they are part of
hard core!
basically it varies per individual or tribe
Tbh i think that the Federal Government needs to help the reservations more because if we are gonna make them live there we might as well treat them well too
they have rampant poverty issues that we could help
i don't think we will ever get to a point where they become independent nations. maybe states but that'd have to be negotiated with the current states they reside in
yea
They are all citizens
iirc
so they have all the same benefits
I personally think that if the have access to education they also have the choice to persue better and other lives
they just get ignored
therefor you have no obligation to aid them specifically before other groups/individuals
those that dont live on reservations tend to do fine
those that do either live in poverty or go into the stereotypical casino jobs
I will need to talk to a friend of mine who knows this stuff more
Noticed when i was vissiting the US, almost only natives employed at the casinos outside of vegas
they are part of a tribe and advocate for aid essentially
yea thats the trend
and they tend to be those living on the reservations
cause otherwise its poverty
cause they dont have good options on reservation
again i dont have all the details so im really basing this on heresay
iirc casinos are illegal but native tribes get special privaleges
and vague knowledge