Native American Politics - Where Do They Stand?

With all the theories that the U.S.A. is being destroyed within by communist influences and primed for a New World Order, I've been wondering what the Native Americans have been thinking about all this. I searched for awhile and couldn't find any movement or native organization that was pushing any agenda or acting out in any major protests recently. I had found some basic information that I could form some assumptions from, but nothing worthy as evidence of any political reaction.

There is the American Indian Movement (AIM) that was pretty extreme back in the 70s, but they toned that way down from what I saw on the official website. Apparently a majority of Native Americans in the U.S. are members of the Democratic party and only a couple local independent native political parties are in tribal areas. They are still interested in gaining more land and treaty rights as well as preserving their traditions and protecting their sovereignty as nations, but I haven't heard about any backlash on the socialist Democrats and their restrictions of constitutional rights.

Perhaps there is an underground movement that is preparing for resistance and re-establishing their nations once the U.S. becomes more of a threat or is weakened by hostile forces. Canadian natives have gotten riled up before too, like the Mohawk protests of the 80s. I met a guy in Detroit that was running supplies behind the lines in Canada who told me about that situation in the 80s and it's apparent the natives will make a stand when they feel it's necessary. They had some extreme plans if it got worse, but it never got to that point. Look at the current controversy over the unmarked graves at the Canadian mission schools, why aren't they making a big fuss about that? I also knew another guy who was involved in AIM and the Wounded Knee incident back in the 70s, he had the rebel attitude too.

Maybe the tribes are too corrupt from casino revenues or too involved in treaty cases to get geared up to fight the white man. Maybe their sovereign status affords them some way out if things get really bad. IMO the lack of reaction, not even voicing an opinion, is a quiet void on the political landscape, like a huge band of warriors are waiting in ambush just over the next hill that no one can see waiting.

a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

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a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

I wouldn't say the Indigenous in Canada aren't making a big fuss about residential schools. Lots of churches have been burnt. There have been lawsuits going on for decades. Hundreds of books written about what happened in them. And as a giant blow to the economy, they quietly cancelled Canada Day, and participated in marches and ceremonies to honour the children and families affected by the residential school system.

I would say they're making a really big fuss, but in a smart way. (Not that burning churches is smart, but I'm honestly surprised it doesn't happen more often.)

Native American Politics - Where Do They Stand?

The world requires balance.
I know of no other "stand"

a reply to: Spider879

Yeah, there was that, but IMO that was a tactic to squeeze some revenue out of the plans. It is note worthy who was standing with them at that tribal "line in the sand".

The official story would have you believe it was about tribal rights and their way of life, but given that, it is still evidence of their struggle against the government to protect and enhance their sovereignty. My question is where is the effort to preserve their rights that are being eroded by the Marxist socialists currently in power? I'm not seeing it and that disturbs me a little bit.

a reply to: Atsbhct

I hadn't heard about their marches, thanks for that tid bit.
And the church burnings, I forgot about that. Did any tribe or tribal organization take credit for any of those arsons? I have heard zero on who was responsible.

a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

I haven't heard anything yet. Arson is notoriously hard to prove in Canada. And add that to the fact that most of the churches were on reservation lands, and they're barely really "owned" by the overarching churches they belong to.

Unless someone confesses or they're caught on camera, or a lot of evidence is left, I think the Catholic churches at least will cut their losses.

originally posted by: Atsbhct
a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

I haven't heard anything yet. Arson is notoriously hard to prove in Canada. And add that to the fact that most of the churches were on reservation lands, and they're barely really "owned" by the overarching churches they belong to.

Unless someone confesses or they're caught on camera, or a lot of evidence is left, I think the Catholic churches at least will cut their losses.

Thanks again for this information. It has me wondering if this is a way to throw off the yoke of the Catholic Church. I would assume that a majority of natives are Christian, maybe this situation will create a revival in native religion like the ghost dance of the 1800s.

originally posted by: Gothmog

Native American Politics - Where Do They Stand?

The world requires balance.
I know of no other "stand"

I'm sure the Native Americans would agree. They stand in the center of the circle where the cardinal points intersect and the seasons revolve, half way between the sky world and the underwater world. Let's not forget the Great Turtle who's back the world is sitting on, it takes supreme balance to keep the world stable while it plies through the great waters.

I wonder what the people before the natives thought of the natives before they were native.

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a reply to: Spider879

Your still here? My man. I have no idea why but this made my day.

edit; There have been movements its just that its kind of hard to recognition because the different tribes fight for different things.

a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

Most natives I know have a mix of Catholic and traditional practices. Catholicism has been dying a slow death over the past decade though. It seems like the church is mostly involved in baptisms, and to confirm godparents. Having godparents is a really big deal to most families it seems.

Meanwhile, pow wows, traditional singing, drumming, and dancing, smudging, crafting, traditional art styles, sweat lodges, and traditional funerals are always happening. Traditional medicine is big too.

Belief in the "seven generations" prophecy is strong among native youth here as well, and it really seems like this generation is shaking off all of the shackles and going back to the traditional practices that speak to them.

a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

To my knowledge, Native Americans lean more to the right. The democrats tried painting whites as bad people because of Andrew Jackson, the Cleveland Indians, the Washington Redskins, etc., but the majority of Native Americans disagreed with the cancel culture and the democrats more or less set them on the back burner with the Asians and now the legal immigrants and Hispanics. After all, a Native American tribe was responsible for naming the Redskins and received a commission off of the name until the democrats took that away from them.

originally posted by: cenpuppie
a reply to: Spider879

Your still here? My man. I have no idea why but this made my day.

edit; There have been movements its just that its kind of hard to recognition because the different tribes fight for different things.

Yeah man I pop up once in a while, mostly lurk tho..

a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

There's always the thought, read their news?
indiancountrytoday.com...
www.hcn.org...

Loads of Native News outlets. But betting you won't get any kind of consensus.

a reply to: Caver78

Thanks for the links.

I keep having to think really hard about the keywords I use in searches lately. I'll use terms that I think are general enough to find multiple websites on a subject, but end up being very specific to find what I'm after. I found a few links like you suggested, but they were not what I was looking for.

Best way is google Native American Indian News, or First Nation News then see if the news outlet has a section for political topics. Not every news outlet will be anything more than an aggregate, but searching News by individual Nation
also works. The Navajo have their own newspaper as do others for example.

originally posted by: Caver78
a reply to: MichiganSwampBuck

There's always the thought, read their news?
indiancountrytoday.com...
www.hcn.org...

Loads of Native News outlets. But betting you won't get any kind of consensus.

And why would you? This isn't like asking a consensus of country. They have not been united and are literally nations unto themselves and their Tribe...