This opinion is my own, and in no way is it meant to offend anybody! I am just one voice in the wilderness and have no real power to change things; except by voting for who I think will see the unfairness and is willing to make that change.

The past 8 postings were done to tell a story (the history) of the Indigenous People of America. This history was posted in part because of a problem brought to my attention by @Ikwa.

Who is or are citizens of the United States of America? With regard to the Indigenous People there is no clear definition. On one hand they are an autonomous nation, separate from the United States, by the very treaties that were made with them. But on the other hand the United States no longer looks at those treaties as being valid, making them citizens. What was the cause, the main reason why, the United States would wish this for the Indigenous People of America? That question can be answered with one word “Land”! The plight of the Indigenous People has been and always will be over the land, Mother Earth. Laws have been and are being passed that are not valid by our own Constitution, only the majority of the citizens of this nation don’t realize it. How can Congress pass a law that is to take place in some other nation? Example: if the United States Congress passed a law (taxes for one) that would have to be enforced in any other nation (pick one) around the world, how would that be valid to the citizens of that nation? The laws passed over and for the governing the Indigenous People are in direct violation with the treaties signed by both nations. As history records the events of the struggles between the United States and the Indigenous People, the Indigenous People lost the war. But did they really? They lost many battles, but in the end they still controlled some of their homeland by right of treaties, making them an autonomous nation outside of the U.S. boundaries, Nations within a Nation! Some will even argue that the Indigenous People’s nations are a protectorate of the United States, like Guam, Porto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, etc. This thinking is far from the truth, if you have ever read what is in those treaty documents. I’m not saying that being given citizenship was the wrong thing to do, but is it really what the Indigenous People wanted? They were never given that choice! Even with that granted, there are still state governments (i.e. Delaware) that require the Indigenous People to apply for and get a “Green Card”! If you are a citizen of the United States, why would you need a “Green Card”? To my knowledge, The Indigenous People of America are the only group of citizens that are being required to do this. Where is the justice in a law of that making? I say none! This nation is overly concerned with the rights of “illegal immigrants”, but the rights of the Indigenous People are being violated all the time!

As election time nears, I, for one, have not found any candidate worth voting for! The problem is, with that choice you have to pick the lesser of two evils, or not vote at all. We can’t vote our voice with a choice of “None of the Above”! I believe that if the citizens of the United States were given that choice, all of the elected officials would be run out of office! Sorry, I got political here, but isn’t this a political subject to begin with? The political challenge is finding somebody who will look into the struggles and problems of this nation in regard to the Indigenous People; and not somebody who is looking for personal gain and notoriety! The Indigenous People are a forgotten people, “Out of Sight, Out of Mind”! They (Indigenous People) are too few to be concerned about, and in the eyes of most citizens should be forgotten to the point of being an ancient history subject. Their problems are real and they are part of this Nation! All that is thought about them is nothing but being a tourist attraction; a side-show or something you will find in a museum! They are people, human beings, with hopes and dreams for a better future for themselves and their people. I say now is the time for the rest of the citizens of The United States to take a stand and give support to The Indigenous People!!! As ABC news keeps trying to tell us “Buy American!”, if you purchase something made by an Indigenous Person, how much more American can that product be? There are many places where products made by Indigenous People are available and with the purchase of those products will help them. One is a catalog I get, titled “Southwest Indian Foundation” and their web site is www.southwestindian.com. Another way is to subscribe to the “Native Peoples” magazine or The National Museum of the American Indian. Both of them advertise mainly Indigenous People’s products and services. As the holiday season is approaching, this would be one way to spend money on gifts, not just for the ones you love, but to help those in need. At Southwest Indian Foundation, you can send money to help those Indigenous People on the reservation. A Christmas food basket costs $58.60, a half basket is only $29.30. This is just one way of helping. There are other ways if you visit their web site. There are also Native American schools that will take donations to help further the education of those stuck on the reservations.

Knowledge is the Key to a Better Way of Life! This is what the Indigenous People are lacking most. Our government wants them to be kept dumb and living in the past!!! Let them (Indigenous People) all die out and the problem will be solved! Where do you think the Nazis came up with the final solution for the Jews? From our own American history, that‘s where! In the end, if our government has its way, there will be no more Native Americans; and then the Land will belong to The United States of America. Only then will the whole Native American problem be solved, so says our government, behind closed doors! To your face they will say something different! For if the government truly cared about The Indigenous People, things would be much better for them. The problem is the “Vanishing Nation” refuses to “Vanish”! I for One, hope that never happens (them vanishing)! My wish (dream) is that the Native Americas will outlive The United States of America, and all the land from sea to shinning sea reverts back to The Indigenous People. This is the only real hope for the future of this Nation! I say now is the time for “The Rainbow Warriors” to make their presence known to the world! The Knowledge they hold is the Key to the Future of the Earth!

I know I have strong personal and political opinions toward and about the Indigenous People of America. Mostly, I have tried to keep those opinions to myself. I’ve read and studied as much as I can about their past and present lives, and in doing that, I see the injustice that has and is being done to them. On October 8, 2012 this nation once again will honor a man who has caused all of this to come about. His landing in the Caribbean and return to Europe caused the domino affect that brought hardship, annihilation, and more to the Indigenous People of the American Continents. I can only ask myself, “Why do we honor such a man?” A man whose only thought was looking for riches and fame, with no regard for the suffering he caused to the people he met there. He, and those that followed him, had only one thought on their minds, and that thought was “How rich and famous can I become?” Some claimed they came for religious freedom, but did not accept the rights of the people that were here centuries before them. Once their (Indigenous People‘s) usefulness was no longer needed, the foreigners set about to remove the Indigenous People from their presence. This from people who claimed to follow the teachings of Christ! I can only call those people hypocrites! Yes, there were good people that came, but they were few, and could not undo the damage done to the Indigenous People. The trust was broken between the Indigenous People and the foreigners, and to this day that trust has never returned, fully. Too many lies have passed the lips of those foreigners and their descendants for a full trust to come into being ever again. This saddens my heart greatly! For I am of two worlds, with ancestry in both. I’m considered a White man, but I have the mind and heart of an Indian. I see the beauty of the way of The Red Road, but can not find my way into the world of a White man, and I don‘t belong to the world of the Red man. The white man’s world of greed and excess has no place in my world. I work to provide for my family, but not to the point of ever becoming rich. I keep telling myself I was born in the wrong century, I want to live a simple life, being one with nature. This Is Me, A Man Without a World!

There is so much more I could write, but then I am not really a political man! Wishing to keep my opinions to myself, mostly!