Comments on: GOP’s Unsung Achievements for Native Americans

By: freightrain

freightrain — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:38:27 +0000

Ronald Reagan was not the first President to appoint a Native American to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Ulysses S. Grant did…

By: cw

cw — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:19:41 +0000

It is unfair to say Democrats to not deliver. Here are just two examples of Udall and Bingaman working for American Indians.

http://bingaman.senate.gov/news/20090226-01.cfm

http://tomudall.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=308563

And what is the story with Black Mesa and John McCain? Did he deliver? Does this not make your blood boil?

By: James_Wilson

James_Wilson — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:23:02 +0000

A small “c” conservative response to issues facing American Indians (or First Nations in Canada) is long overdue. Big government (Liberal) responses to the social crisis found in our communities simply furthers cycles of dependency.

The solutions are found in individual rights, individual responsibility, property rights, and capacity development through equitable education.

By: sinz54

sinz54 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:14:12 +0000

Many Native Americans still regard themselves as members of separate nations, separate from the United States.

That’s not going to go over well with the GOP base, which has turned to nativism.

And you know what? I don’t much like it either.

By: angry

angry — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:54:49 +0000

This entire issue makes my blood boil. Look at the work that Domenici did for indian schools, Dole’s work on the Lumbees, the R’s from Montana on the Little Shell tribe etc. The dems tell native americans what they want to hear… but deliver NOTHING. Every native american lobbyist in DC is a dyed in the wool Dem that just steals, yes STEALS the money from tribes and tribal groups and gives them happy talk. The R’s are not perfect, but they tell the tribes and native american groups the truth, we will help you but we are talking baby steps. Meanwhile the Dems offer the world and deliver nothing. Our Native americans live in absolute poverty. I have personally been from Barrow, to the Blackfeet, to upstate new york, to the south. Until Natives stop listening to happy speak and looking at incremental changes to make things better for their youth, for their health and business opportunities they will forever be subservient to the Democrat’s view of pat them on their heads and count the votes.

I spent days and days on reservations this summer, absolutely dejected at the prospect these children face. I was absolutely thrilled at some of the steps forward, ie the Housing for nursing students at the Salish Kootenai college funded under the great Joe McDonald, but much more must be done. Stop listening to the democratic message of “we will give you everything you want, just vote for us.” Look around, they haven’t done crap for you and never will. The view your votes as interest on their inheritance… for granted.