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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA WARNING TO NATIVE AMERICANS! Please consider that the arrests by ICE of Native American citizens is not an
"accident" or simple, run-of-the-mill racism, but, rather, part of a plan to provoke a response by victimized Native Americans that the U.S. Government under Trump can use as a pretext to occupy and Federalize tribal land in order to take control of the resources; water, mineral, grazing, etc. on these lands. Yes, reservations were selected largely because of their undesirability to white settlers of the 1800's, but with modern technology, they have become extremely valuable and with water scarcity in many major cities and industries, water diversion from tribal resources is very attractive to the unethical.
Imagine what Trump has promised his billionaires that they can extract from taking over Greenland. Then apply it to your lands. They want, imho, to provoke incidents with Native Americans responding in self-defence that the Federal Government then can use to fly helicopters full of tactical teams (Law Enforcement, and, probably some SOF forces disguised as LE) to seize tribal government installations to "stop terrorism". They, Trump and his thugs, will then, Venezuela-like, announce that they are "saving" Native Americans from their corrupt "leftist" leadership and are opening up the areas to strip mining, water diversion, grazing, etc. so that the money can be "used for the benefit of the Native Americans to build schools, clinics, roads, etc.". They will say this and steal everything from you, imho, and put you into concentration camps.
Irish_Dem
(80,029 posts)He will steal everything he can get his hands on.
With ICE and the US military to back him up.
I heard on the news tonight, Trump has made ONE BILLION DOLLARS in the first year.
And this is the money we know about.
debsy
(775 posts)They are using colonization tactics that have been used throughout human history. They have no concern for anyone outside of their own oligarch world. They are genocidal maniacs and this warning is unfortunately very pertinent.
sheshe2
(96,095 posts)Arazi
(8,727 posts)DHS/ICE want unfettered access to the reservation
https://ictnews.org/news/north-central-bureau/four-oglala-detainees-located-three-still-in-ice-custody/
The tribe does not intend to enter into an immigration agreement with ICE or Homeland Security, Star Comes Out said in a letter to the U.S. Government shared with ICT. We will not enter an agreement that would authorize, or make it easier for, ICE or Homeland Security to come onto our tribal homeland to arrest or detain our tribal members.
Jarqui
(10,836 posts)I think his reasoning applies here with ICE
artemisia1
(1,456 posts)outrageously until they get the outcome they want -- public violence. That is why, imo, Trump's Admin is hiring poorly trained sociopaths and giving them badges and BIG guns...
Joinfortmill
(20,178 posts)You have the power. Just do it.
Tribetime
(7,072 posts)I hope i'm right , but maybe it's the vodka
Joinfortmill
(20,178 posts)erronis
(22,750 posts)After they established themselves as the rich white southern trash.
dflprincess
(29,186 posts)and was not allowed on any of the reservations in the state. I don't believe she could even drive through one.
That and when it comes to Native Americans, South Dakota once had the reputation of being the "Alabama of the north". I don't imagine much has changed.
artemisia1
(1,456 posts)dflprincess
(29,186 posts)I think it is safe to say she does not hold Native Americans in high regard.
malaise
(293,135 posts)Rec
ret5hd
(22,227 posts)artemisia1
(1,456 posts)malaise
(293,135 posts)Will watch tonight