The Noble Lie

Lady Columbia leads the American pioneers, driving the animals and Indians into the wild

I think this story only ran in the UK. A news search of Obama and “Native American” returned only the reactions of people to some racist horse-shit Harry Reid said. Obama is a savvy internationalist, but he has so far ignored our Indian nations, just as the succession of white presidents before him did. Popular hero Andrew Jackson is especially reviled among historically-literate natives for his monstrous acts of ethnic cleansing.

Here’s the story: UK Guardian – Obama’s Indian Problem

The US president has pledged to improve the lives of Native Americans. But he faces huge challenges, such as those on Pine Ridge Indian reservation where unemployment is more than 80%, the average wage is £4,400 – and life expectancy is 50

Native Americans suffer

• 33% of people below the poverty line (general population: 10-13%)
• 1.5 times the suicide rate of the general population
• 70% alcohol/substance abuse rates (general population: 11-30%)
• 40% unemployment rates (Pine Ridge, mentioned in the article, has an 80% unemployment rate)
• Ongoing government oppression
• Eugenics practices, forcible sterilization (Many victims of this practice are still alive)
• History of persecution and massacres by settlers, even here in Humboldt County

They were also the last ethnic group to get their voting francishe, in 1948.

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