Friday, October 2, 2009
State and Local Relations ( Stephanie Gronewold)
How come we as human beings can deny people their rights? When the government first came in to contact with the Native Americans they should have treated them as equals we could have brought together the two cultures. The government and the Native Americans should have come together to form a unified group. If this would have happened we would not be looking for ways to break agreements with the Native Americans for example casinos. We would not be looking at the casinos as a way to get us out of a budget deficit. Once the government saw the money that could be made out of the casinos the government wanted in. In some areas of government the Native American sovereignty is respected while in other areas it is not. For example in some areas the local government and the trial community are not getting along. Casinos have made dramatic impact on local relations by bringing much needed employment and economic benefits. Several tribes have donated money to there neighboring communities. I think that the Native Americans should have the right to govern their own lands and people without the United States government getting involved. Things that are coming about now should been taken care of long ago and we should abide by the rules that were set up. If are not going to abide by the rules then there should be an agreement between the United States government and the tribal communities.
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Casinos were established as a way to help the American Indian communities get out of debt and increase their livelyhood. Once they became prosperous, it was only a matter of time before the governments tried to intervene and gain a piece of the profit. The agreements between the state and casinos should be left alone as the profits are not only benefiting the tribes associated with the casinos, but are benefiting the communities through increased job opportunities, donations toward community centers for towns close to the casinos.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Chris and Stephanie that tribes should be allowed to govern themselves, especially on their own land. It is tragic that the government is trying to benefit from the casinos. It makes Americans look very greedy which is embarrising.
ReplyDeleteTracey Weitzel
To answer stephanies question: How come we as human beings can deny people their rights? I think thats a hard question to answer; I definitely think thats a trait all humans have. But that trait was taken completely overboard when the Eurpeans came to this content and interacted with the Native Americans.
ReplyDeleteAs Staphanie said we should look at the casinos on the reservation as a way to make a budget deficit, its a way to put money into Native Americans hands and impower them. But instaed the government saw the money from the casinos as an oppurtunity to tax them and give them expenses.
I think the if people were more educated on the history of the Native American community, or if they cared enough they would give Native Americans the rights they deserve. They deserve the right to govern there people and have control there land.
Sade Kelly