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

Do they have access to education?

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

depends on the state

and yea they get a pass i think

so long as they are on reservation or in states where its legal

Can't know everything..
Iäve heard about those weird casino laws before