[Note- This paper is my opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Chinook Nation.]
So much of our world is simply how you look at it. Perhaps all of our world is how you look at it.
As american citizens, we idealize equality; we make believe that we have it. We do not. In much the way man thinks he can manage fisheries better than the Great Spirit, he also tries to manage racism and bigotry; yet it runs rampant.
Do you judge a person by their skin? You know it's wrong- your government told you it was wrong; however, your government does just that.
Let's say a man is born of a black father and a white mother. They tell you he is black. Let's say he marries an oriental lady and they have a son. He is still black...and so on, and so on.
Now lets say a Native American marries outside his race...and their son marries outside his race....etc. The government has determined how much that your blood can be watered down until you are no longer a Native American.
The only difference between these two examples is the color of skin; therefore, the United States government is discriminating by skin color. Maybe their intentions were good; or maybe its a long term goal to eliminate our people.
Considering their history of not ratifying treaties that we signed in good faith, of my Great Great Grandmother's signature being forged on a deed to the Fort Columbia property ( an 'X' signature from an educated woman? Seriously...), the slaughter of Chinooks who were salvaging a wrecked ship (falsely accused of attacking it- apologies from the whites after they killed them), and the mysterious illness that wiped out thousands of us, said by the white man to be our own, only mere years after they introduced smallpox just south of here through a 'mission' (When that tribe fought back and killed those who were killing them, it was called a massacre); considering all this, I would lean towards a long term general plan to eliminate the troublesome redmen.
It's rather amusing, in a dark way. It used to be that Native American tribes would, on occassion, welcome members of other tribes and/or races to become members. The Chinooks were known to have some red-headed indians in the past; in fact, my own daughter has red hair. Yet the American government tells us we cannot be indians anymore unless we start marrying within ourselves to preserve the bloodline. Preserve the bloodline. Where have we heard that before? Ahhh yessss...the nazis.
So much of our world is simply how you look at it. Perhaps all of our world is how you look at it.
As american citizens, we idealize equality; we make believe that we have it. We do not. In much the way man thinks he can manage fisheries better than the Great Spirit, he also tries to manage racism and bigotry; yet it runs rampant.
Do you judge a person by their skin? You know it's wrong- your government told you it was wrong; however, your government does just that.
Let's say a man is born of a black father and a white mother. They tell you he is black. Let's say he marries an oriental lady and they have a son. He is still black...and so on, and so on.
Now lets say a Native American marries outside his race...and their son marries outside his race....etc. The government has determined how much that your blood can be watered down until you are no longer a Native American.
The only difference between these two examples is the color of skin; therefore, the United States government is discriminating by skin color. Maybe their intentions were good; or maybe its a long term goal to eliminate our people.
Considering their history of not ratifying treaties that we signed in good faith, of my Great Great Grandmother's signature being forged on a deed to the Fort Columbia property ( an 'X' signature from an educated woman? Seriously...), the slaughter of Chinooks who were salvaging a wrecked ship (falsely accused of attacking it- apologies from the whites after they killed them), and the mysterious illness that wiped out thousands of us, said by the white man to be our own, only mere years after they introduced smallpox just south of here through a 'mission' (When that tribe fought back and killed those who were killing them, it was called a massacre); considering all this, I would lean towards a long term general plan to eliminate the troublesome redmen.
It's rather amusing, in a dark way. It used to be that Native American tribes would, on occassion, welcome members of other tribes and/or races to become members. The Chinooks were known to have some red-headed indians in the past; in fact, my own daughter has red hair. Yet the American government tells us we cannot be indians anymore unless we start marrying within ourselves to preserve the bloodline. Preserve the bloodline. Where have we heard that before? Ahhh yessss...the nazis.
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