Kermits logic.

I'm part native American.

Yes, but also tribes and nations used to fight over territory before white men settled this land.

Nothing new. It's still tribalism.

Only the majority of white settlers came here to leave oppressive government in England.

Yes, that history is worldwide since any and every creature began. Only the most ignorant people complain about it.

I guess they just like to screech at others to "pay their fair share" thinking that is some meaningful contribution to permit their staying.

Why the Green Hornet mask?

Maybe if the modern day tribal governments ran America we wouldn't have a uncivilized nightmare on our hands.

Ever watch that John Stossel special about what goes on between Tribal Leadership and the US Government. The two sides went from hating each other with a passion to, "Hey, lets work together to screw over the people we swore to protect."

Maybe if the government didn't get paid by tax payers to do their job, and had to work as free volunteers we would have a improved government.

Good luck finding qualified people who will work for free for very long.

Figures where theirs money there's corruption. I will look into this.

No we'd have uncivilized tribal nightmares on our hands.

Depending on who's chief I would say they re doing a better job running their sovereign governments than our current two party system with 50 rouge states.

Really? Most of their people live in poverty even though they have a monopoly on casinos in most states.

Not to mention every native American gets free money from the government for life.

Well, not free money like monthly checks from the government. It’s, supposedly, for basic needs (food, shelter, utilities) for low-income native Americans who don’t qualify for other welfare.

That's not true you know. That's dictated into tribal discretion, and depending on the tribe you have to remain in tribal territory to have access to services like healthcare, housing loans or section housing, and just like any government benefits you have to qualify. Only a few tribes offer the devidan payout income from casino, or tobacco sales, but most tribal benefits for well known tribes come in the form of college tuition, healthcare and government cheese commodities. The whole casino payouts for native Americans is a myth, and a white mans falsehood to create animosity and hatred and a view of laziness towards the native American peoples

No, as part of a settlement, the US government pays tribes a certain amount of money. Those tribal governments are supposed to give the money to tribal members.

Well I can tell you from first hand experience that each tribe uses government money towards free access to tribal healthcare for registered native American card holders, and for services such as community enrichment, a redicillous housing list that has allotment recipients that have been on it for over 45 years. And housing programs for those who qualify, reduced rent options, free college tuition for those native Americans who apply and go the the tribal school. Most options require some form of tribal involvement. But as far as how tribes distribute their own generated revenues outside of the government is up to them. Like casino revenue, tobacco sales, and in some tribes marijuana. But their to some of those requirements require living on the tribes reservation, or within tribal territory. If your so inclined to know what each tribal government is doing you can look that up. I would start with the 5 civilized tribes. Then you will find that they all don't receive casino funds, and the stipulations to acquiring these funds or programs.

They have to distribute revenues in accordance to Indian gaming regulatory act. Which is more regulated on how the money is spent than the us government is regulated on how they spend money. In lay mans terms though, no native Americans are getting monthly checks. That is a total lie. The can get a retirement check or disability payment just like any American citizens but no casino funds are going directly to individual native Americans.

- The U.S. government funds federally recognized tribes and Native American programs mainly through annual discretionary appropriations and some mandatory spending compiled in the OMB Native American Funding Crosscut, totaling roughly $30–37 billion in recent years (with additional multi-year infrastructure funding).

- Health care is the largest category via the Indian Health Service (around $7–8+ billion annually), which funds direct services and tribally operated facilities for eligible American Indians and Alaska Natives.

- The Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education (Interior) provide several billion dollars for tribal government operations, public safety, natural resources, trust land management, and schools.

- Other major streams come from Education Department programs (Impact Aid, tribal colleges, Head Start), HUD housing and community development block grants, USDA nutrition programs, DOJ justice support, and smaller set-asides across agencies such as EPA and DOT.

- Most funding is delivered through direct federal services or through contracts and compacts that let tribes administer the programs themselves under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act.

So they don't get a direct payment from the federal government but they are highly subsidized.

What was stolen was dignity, religious expression, freedom, economy, land, agreements, food, and humanity. The awareness should be that most native Americans are stuck to their reservations. Millions were killed in the Indian wars. America spent years since the first colony in the 1600 to try to make the savage disappear. We're talking 100s of years to get to where we are now. I actually remember a time when native Americans were found in the local bar in my very white community. Now they are gone. Alcohol was one of the greatest weapons used on the native American. It's a long conluted history full of tragic events. We gloss over it in history and don't fully spend time teaching it. We focus on slavery first. But their to native Americans were the first slaves out of America. Treated as a show and tell to England's royalty. I still think we would have a different America if the 5 civilized tribes were running the country.

Yeah, it would be different alright. But that doesn’t mean it would be better.

I forgot language was eradicated... Not stolen but killed as well.