Obama Wants To Give Manhattan Back To Native Americans

[one...two...tree 2,762]

President Barack Obama said Thursday that the United States will reverse course and support a United Nations declaration defending the rights of indigenous peoples.

Obama told Native American leaders that the declaration affirms the importance and rich cultures of native peoples throughout the world. The U.S. voted against the declaration when the General Assembly adopted it in 2007, arguing it was incompatible with existing laws. Three other countries, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, also opposed the declaration, but have since announced their support.The declaration is intended to protect the rights of more than 370 million native peoples worldwide, affirming their equality and ability to maintain their own institutions, cultures and spiritual traditions. It sets standards to fight discrimination and marginalization and eliminate human rights violations.

Administration officials said last April that they were reviewing the U.S. position on the declaration. The State Department called the decision to support the declaration a "meaningful change in the U.S. position."

While not legally binding, the declaration "carries considerable moral and political force and complements the president's ongoing efforts to address historical inequities faced by indigenous communities in the United States," the department said in a statement.

http://www.talkingpo...ive_peoples.php

Edited December 28, 2010 by 8TBVBN

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Things like this are amusing..

What really needs to happen is all these immunities they have need to go away, and they need to be brought under the United States once and for all... Stop this side-stepping game.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Things like this are amusing..

What really needs to happen is all these immunities they have need to go away, and they need to be brought under the United States once and for all... Stop this side-stepping game.

Your 19th century sentiments are most amusing.

Edited December 28, 2010 by ready4ONE

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Your 19th century sentiments are most amusing.

Pssst, we came, we conquered, they lost. End of story.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Pssst, we came, we conquered, they lost. End of story.

Pssst the land deals cut by treaty only work if tribes are sovereign. Go back to 1880 it was truly your time.

[Dakine10 5,452]

Things like this are amusing..

What really needs to happen is all these immunities they have need to go away, and they need to be brought under the United States once and for all... Stop this side-stepping game.

You think all these treaties should just be torn up or rewritten? That's been the pattern historically, but then you should stop acting surprised now when the govt tries to do the same thing with the constitution. It's the same mindset.

Edited December 28, 2010 by Dakine10

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Federally recognized tribes and those recognized by state law are semi-sovereign, at this time. I doubt this will create much change, if any.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Stevie, your title is a bit deceptive. What's up with that? I thought this was a right-winger's thread for a moment.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Stevie, your title is a bit deceptive. What's up with that? I thought this was a right-winger's thread for a moment.

He's been taking Danno's course on how to deceptively title your threads.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

He's been taking Danno's course on how to deceptively title your threads.

Yea, how weird. I had to scroll back up to see if I had been mistaken about who posted this

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Yea, how weird. I had to scroll back up to see if I had been mistaken about who posted this

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Things like this are amusing..

What really needs to happen is all these immunities they have need to go away, and they need to be brought under the United States once and for all... Stop this side-stepping game.

Why, you are against the government anyway. Take a stand and stop being so wishy washy.

[natty bumppo 297]

Stevie, your title is a bit deceptive. What's up with that? I thought this was a right-winger's thread for a moment.

well .. the tribes better have the original strings of trade beads ... or no deal .....

[Ban Hammer 13,475]

Stevie, your title is a bit deceptive. What's up with that? I thought this was a right-winger's thread for a moment.

except this time we'd have to pay them to take it.

[^_^ 5,021]

except this time we'd have to pay them to take it.

You know, high demand results in high prices. Just sayin'. Land is cheap in Kansas, not so in Manhattan.