Comments on: Native Americans: Question Five http://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-five/ "A tiny act can have profound effects." Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:09:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jholzberg8 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-five/comment-page-1/#comment-23780 jholzberg8 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:23:51 +0000 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/?p=1887#comment-23780 I think you bring up a few very good points. While throughout history there have always been the token few people who stand up for others and serve as the catalysts for social change and civil rights progress, for the majority of people it is easier to sit back and “stay out” while the government chooses what we can get out of helping in specific situations. I think unfortunately that while the United States government tries to act as the facilitator of world peace and international “peace-maker,” it usually seems that there are ulterior motives for the U.S. wanting to get involved. As the above blogger pointed out, it is only because of the few people who have ever stood up for others that change has been able to occur. However, standing up for what you believe in isn’t for the weak of heart. When focusing on the civil rights movement in America, those who stood up for what they believed in often ended up getting beaten or jailed for staging sit-ins, voicing their opinions, or other forms of social deviance. When it comes to the Native Americans in the United States, I think one of the biggest parts of their struggle of inequality is that fact that they don’t have much of a voice to represent them to a large audience. Minus “ambassadors” who have spent any amount of time on a reservation or around Native Americans, few Americans have actually heard the Native American perspective. Unless a Native American writes a book or speaks with government officials, their voice is not heard by the general population outside of the reservation. For those Americans who would be inclined to stand up for the injustices done to Native Americans, I think that many people would not even know where to begin. Therefore the indifference that is portrayed by some Americans is really just the simple fact that they have no idea what they could do to make a change. This blogger mentioned how the Holocaust was a situation where more could’ve been done and sooner, but too many people kept their mouths shut and stood by while atrocities were committed. This scenario can be looked at in two ways. While it is true that this horrible genocide could’ve been ended much sooner had the world not turned the other cheek (as a whole anyway), you can also look at the people who DID stand up to help others. Take into consideration the non-Jewish people who took in and hid Jews in order to potentially save their lives. This is the example of the rare, but existent people who will risk their own safety or well-being in order to stand up for what they believe in and help others. I think you bring up a few very good points. While throughout history there have always been the token few people who stand up for others and serve as the catalysts for social change and civil rights progress, for the majority of people it is easier to sit back and “stay out” while the government chooses what we can get out of helping in specific situations. I think unfortunately that while the United States government tries to act as the facilitator of world peace and international “peace-maker,” it usually seems that there are ulterior motives for the U.S. wanting to get involved. As the above blogger pointed out, it is only because of the few people who have ever stood up for others that change has been able to occur. However, standing up for what you believe in isn’t for the weak of heart. When focusing on the civil rights movement in America, those who stood up for what they believed in often ended up getting beaten or jailed for staging sit-ins, voicing their opinions, or other forms of social deviance.

When it comes to the Native Americans in the United States, I think one of the biggest parts of their struggle of inequality is that fact that they don’t have much of a voice to represent them to a large audience. Minus “ambassadors” who have spent any amount of time on a reservation or around Native Americans, few Americans have actually heard the Native American perspective. Unless a Native American writes a book or speaks with government officials, their voice is not heard by the general population outside of the reservation. For those Americans who would be inclined to stand up for the injustices done to Native Americans, I think that many people would not even know where to begin. Therefore the indifference that is portrayed by some Americans is really just the simple fact that they have no idea what they could do to make a change.

This blogger mentioned how the Holocaust was a situation where more could’ve been done and sooner, but too many people kept their mouths shut and stood by while atrocities were committed. This scenario can be looked at in two ways. While it is true that this horrible genocide could’ve been ended much sooner had the world not turned the other cheek (as a whole anyway), you can also look at the people who DID stand up to help others. Take into consideration the non-Jewish people who took in and hid Jews in order to potentially save their lives. This is the example of the rare, but existent people who will risk their own safety or well-being in order to stand up for what they believe in and help others.

]]> By: mlav3391 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-five/comment-page-1/#comment-23498 mlav3391 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:58:35 +0000 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/?p=1887#comment-23498 I think that people who think like this girl and who are “confused” about how to feel about wanting share an alliance with white people, but they can’t just forget about the past is ridiculous. It’s not like white people are thinking to themselves, “Maybe I shouldn’t be nice to black people because my ancestors used to have slaves and I would be disrespecting them.” So why do people of color feel the need to be stuck in history and not make an effort to see how far white people have come since slavery? I do not think it is fair that people of color hold a grudge against white people for what has happened in history. It is not like we can go back in time and change what happened. We have abolished slavery, we have made a person of color our president, what more can we do to prove to people of color that we are more than accepting and treat them with respect for who they are. If people don’t move on and think the same way as this girl does, then we will always be stuck in the same place and nothing will be able to change because of the way people remember how whites USED to be. I think that people who think like this girl and who are “confused” about how to feel about wanting share an alliance with white people, but they can’t just forget about the past is ridiculous. It’s not like white people are thinking to themselves, “Maybe I shouldn’t be nice to black people because my ancestors used to have slaves and I would be disrespecting them.” So why do people of color feel the need to be stuck in history and not make an effort to see how far white people have come since slavery? I do not think it is fair that people of color hold a grudge against white people for what has happened in history. It is not like we can go back in time and change what happened. We have abolished slavery, we have made a person of color our president, what more can we do to prove to people of color that we are more than accepting and treat them with respect for who they are. If people don’t move on and think the same way as this girl does, then we will always be stuck in the same place and nothing will be able to change because of the way people remember how whites USED to be.

]]> By: Romulus66 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-five/comment-page-1/#comment-22984 Romulus66 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:20:47 +0000 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/?p=1887#comment-22984 I’m having a hard time understanding the second part of her question, I understand that she wants to strive for equality between her race and others but how to Native Americans come into play? I am sure the experiences of the non-white community are much different than my own, but I think we can all agree that equality is a struggle we all participate in and strive for. There are many types of struggle and racial struggle is probably one of the hardest to overcome right behind economic. I could understand if the second half of her question was that she felt guilty that current Native Americans have not been brought up with her on the equality scale, but it seems like she is saying that she is guilty for their past struggle (during colonization). And that somehow her striving for equality is stepping on the memory those Native Americans that lost their land and lives to colonial warfare. I have been reading a lot of the comments to this question and most people are stuck on the idea that the land was stolen from people that we can touch and make amends to today in our time. Which seems very strange, I can understand wanting to institute programs to get the children of Native Americans out of poverty. Going to a reservation casino instead of a private casino to support Native Americans, to impact the lives of those currently living; but not putting more burden on an already difficult race relations issue such as equality. It sounds like people are taking too much burden for things that happened in this country before many of them even immigrated here. I’m having a hard time understanding the second part of her question, I understand that she wants to strive for equality between her race and others but how to Native Americans come into play?
I am sure the experiences of the non-white community are much different than my own, but I think we can all agree that equality is a struggle we all participate in and strive for. There are many types of struggle and racial struggle is probably one of the hardest to overcome right behind economic. I could understand if the second half of her question was that she felt guilty that current Native Americans have not been brought up with her on the equality scale, but it seems like she is saying that she is guilty for their past struggle (during colonization). And that somehow her striving for equality is stepping on the memory those Native Americans that lost their land and lives to colonial warfare.
I have been reading a lot of the comments to this question and most people are stuck on the idea that the land was stolen from people that we can touch and make amends to today in our time. Which seems very strange, I can understand wanting to institute programs to get the children of Native Americans out of poverty. Going to a reservation casino instead of a private casino to support Native Americans, to impact the lives of those currently living; but not putting more burden on an already difficult race relations issue such as equality. It sounds like people are taking too much burden for things that happened in this country before many of them even immigrated here.

]]> By: Jel5191 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-five/comment-page-1/#comment-22954 Jel5191 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:56:05 +0000 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/?p=1887#comment-22954 watching this video I see and sort of understand how she feels but as a white person I kind of do not. How can someone say she wants equality when she herself will not let up on the feelings of animosity and a history of not being equal? Gaining equality for one racial group will help another’s gain the confidence, footing, and the push for equality as well. We should all be equal and it is nice to think that we are but we need to quit the bullshit because if we were then this class would not be taught at a university and the world would not be dealing with this issue. Also, I understand not wanting to forget and no one is asking her too but you have to be willing to except what has happened and move on so a generation can become one. If everyone lives in the mistakes or the history of our ancestors then we cannot move on. It is that simple. I understand that because I am Jewish and both of my grandparent were in and survived the holocaust. MY grandmother 7 brothers and sister were murdered, her parents, her relatives, her husband- all murdered she was the only survivor of her family. She made it through Auschwitz, which in it self is remarkable but she was alone in the world. As a Jew I feel as though I am a minority- no one sees it like that but I do. I feel as though my people have been persecuted, murdered, enslaved, marched to their death. They were persecuted for being Jewish, if that is not similar then I do not know what is. I can never forget what has happened to my grandparents and their families the pain and suffering they went through because if I did their memory would be inferior and be forgotten but I must except that I need to move past the mistakes of Nazi Germany and the people that would not help "my people." and I have some of my best friends are German and their great grandparent and grandparents may have been tied to Nazi Germany but if I did not then I would not know some of the greatest people in my life. And I would be closed minded to the world and not see the big picture. If I did not there would still be "me" and "you", "them" and "us." I think the girl in the video not forgetting but choosing to take a step towards "us" "our" "we" etc. I really do not understand how she would be stepping on the memory of the Native Americans if she tries achieving the goal of equality between whites and blacks because it is all a step in the direction where society needs to go. If we start by getting blacks and whites equal then we can work on getting Native Americans and other races equal. I never really understood the struggle of inequalities before this class. I mean I did but not fully. watching this video I see and sort of understand how she feels but as a white person I kind of do not. How can someone say she wants equality when she herself will not let up on the feelings of animosity and a history of not being equal? Gaining equality for one racial group will help another’s gain the confidence, footing, and the push for equality as well. We should all be equal and it is nice to think that we are but we need to quit the bullshit because if we were then this class would not be taught at a university and the world would not be dealing with this issue.

Also, I understand not wanting to forget and no one is asking her too but you have to be willing to except what has happened and move on so a generation can become one. If everyone lives in the mistakes or the history of our ancestors then we cannot move on. It is that simple. I understand that because I am Jewish and both of my grandparent were in and survived the holocaust. MY grandmother 7 brothers and sister were murdered, her parents, her relatives, her husband- all murdered she was the only survivor of her family. She made it through Auschwitz, which in it self is remarkable but she was alone in the world. As a Jew I feel as though I am a minority- no one sees it like that but I do. I feel as though my people have been persecuted, murdered, enslaved, marched to their death. They were persecuted for being Jewish, if that is not similar then I do not know what is. I can never forget what has happened to my grandparents and their families the pain and suffering they went through because if I did their memory would be inferior and be forgotten but I must except that I need to move past the mistakes of Nazi Germany and the people that would not help "my people." and I have some of my best friends are German and their great grandparent and grandparents may have been tied to Nazi Germany but if I did not then I would not know some of the greatest people in my life. And I would be closed minded to the world and not see the big picture. If I did not there would still be "me" and "you", "them" and "us." I think the girl in the video not forgetting but choosing to take a step towards "us" "our" "we" etc.

I really do not understand how she would be stepping on the memory of the Native Americans if she tries achieving the goal of equality between whites and blacks because it is all a step in the direction where society needs to go. If we start by getting blacks and whites equal then we can work on getting Native Americans and other races equal. I never really understood the struggle of inequalities before this class. I mean I did but not fully.

]]> By: phisixfly http://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-five/comment-page-1/#comment-22884 phisixfly Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:48:11 +0000 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/?p=1887#comment-22884 At this point in the present history, it does not really matter how a person, white or black will feel about the Native American situation. There needs to be a change though. It is just not right the way they were treated. This is their land, the land that you, me and everyone else is living on belongs to the Native Americans. Feeling good or bad about them is a moot point. The thing is, you have to feel guilty about their situation. Even if you are an immigrant that recently came here and live here, chances are, you are better off than most of the Native Americans. What needs to happen is that there should be a Native tax that needs to occur. A percentage of the property tax should go towards the Native Americans, because chances are, if you own property, it was wrongfully taken away from the Native Americans. At this point in the present history, it does not really matter how a person, white or black will feel about the Native American situation. There needs to be a change though. It is just not right the way they were treated. This is their land, the land that you, me and everyone else is living on belongs to the Native Americans. Feeling good or bad about them is a moot point. The thing is, you have to feel guilty about their situation. Even if you are an immigrant that recently came here and live here, chances are, you are better off than most of the Native Americans. What needs to happen is that there should be a Native tax that needs to occur. A percentage of the property tax should go towards the Native Americans, because chances are, if you own property, it was wrongfully taken away from the Native Americans.

]]> By: loveofmylife89 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-five/comment-page-1/#comment-22875 loveofmylife89 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:38:36 +0000 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/?p=1887#comment-22875 I don't see the use of feeling bad or guilty for something that was done generations ago. Of course it was wrong and very inhumane but the fact that many people know about America's injustice to Native Americans and are not doing anything about it is what gets me. When I first came to this country I did not know that I stood on stole grounds and the people who first owned it were the ones least thought of. I remember being told that Columbus "found" this country by my 3rd grade teacher. As an immigrant and a young person, I believed her and since it was written in the textbooks, I thought it was the truth. I am sure my teacher knew that a small detail was missing; that Columbus and his crew stripped this land from Native Americans and deemed it as theirs when in all actuality, it isn’t. But we were not told that. We were being taught to live this lie that America has been trying to live for so long. This lie that is has been trying to hide from society but it still lingers. These lies that make everyone question the legitimacy of America's foundation. Even to this day, children are being taught that Columbus found this land and spend a whole week to prepare this great holiday, "Columbus Day" by writing book reports, coloring cut-outs of Columbus and giving praise to the man like he did something great! Schools neglect to teach about Native Americans, period. I never knew that there were over a 100 plus tribes living in restricted areas until this year. And that to me is a shame. Before this I only knew about 3, Cherokee, Sequoia, and Apache. Why isn't there material about Native American in our history books? And why are these people being confined to live in reservations. Are they not humans to live with the rest of civilization for them to be hidden as if they were people who carried diseases? I think the shame America has and not wanting to admit its wrong doing is what the problem is. Because we all know what happen back than but yet nothing is being done to change this factor. Sure missionaries, and some organizations go to reservations to provide some type of aid for these people but that shouldn't be the case. They deserve as much freedom to live anywhere they want rather than in reservation camps. My family migrated here from another country and has chances of bettering our lives than the ORIGINAL people of this land. That is unjust! Utterly evilness but as much as we talk about it and debate about the unfairness, Nothing gets done to take these people out of bondage. They are still trapped in their camps as if they are being alienated. So much for equality! As far as African Americans feelings towards their mistreatment; If Native Americans, the ones who actually belong here, are not being treated equally, what makes You think you deserve it or will get it? This world will never accomplish equality. There will always be discrimination. If it is not racial, it turn to economical, it not that weight, than gender, that height and so on. I believe the pursuit of happiness thought of in the constitution was gibberish. Another way to make people think their hard work and struggle is getting them somewhere until they realize they accumulate more problems. That’s life and we all got to live it one way or the other. I don't see the use of feeling bad or guilty for something that was done generations ago. Of course it was wrong and very inhumane but the fact that many people know about America's injustice to Native Americans and are not doing anything about it is what gets me.
When I first came to this country I did not know that I stood on stole grounds and the people who first owned it were the ones least thought of. I remember being told that Columbus "found" this country by my 3rd grade teacher. As an immigrant and a young person, I believed her and since it was written in the textbooks, I thought it was the truth. I am sure my teacher knew that a small detail was missing; that Columbus and his crew stripped this land from Native Americans and deemed it as theirs when in all actuality, it isn’t. But we were not told that. We were being taught to live this lie that America has been trying to live for so long. This lie that is has been trying to hide from society but it still lingers. These lies that make everyone question the legitimacy of America's foundation. Even to this day, children are being taught that Columbus found this land and spend a whole week to prepare this great holiday, "Columbus Day" by writing book reports, coloring cut-outs of Columbus and giving praise to the man like he did something great! Schools neglect to teach about Native Americans, period. I never knew that there were over a 100 plus tribes living in restricted areas until this year. And that to me is a shame. Before this I only knew about 3, Cherokee, Sequoia, and Apache.
Why isn't there material about Native American in our history books? And why are these people being confined to live in reservations. Are they not humans to live with the rest of civilization for them to be hidden as if they were people who carried diseases? I think the shame America has and not wanting to admit its wrong doing is what the problem is. Because we all know what happen back than but yet nothing is being done to change this factor. Sure missionaries, and some organizations go to reservations to provide some type of aid for these people but that shouldn't be the case. They deserve as much freedom to live anywhere they want rather than in reservation camps. My family migrated here from another country and has chances of bettering our lives than the ORIGINAL people of this land. That is unjust! Utterly evilness but as much as we talk about it and debate about the unfairness, Nothing gets done to take these people out of bondage. They are still trapped in their camps as if they are being alienated. So much for equality!
As far as African Americans feelings towards their mistreatment; If Native Americans, the ones who actually belong here, are not being treated equally, what makes You think you deserve it or will get it? This world will never accomplish equality. There will always be discrimination. If it is not racial, it turn to economical, it not that weight, than gender, that height and so on. I believe the pursuit of happiness thought of in the constitution was gibberish. Another way to make people think their hard work and struggle is getting them somewhere until they realize they accumulate more problems. That’s life and we all got to live it one way or the other.

]]> By: flippyfloppies http://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-five/comment-page-1/#comment-22863 flippyfloppies Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:23:48 +0000 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/?p=1887#comment-22863 I just had an interesting flashback - the other day my roommate and I were discussing equality in America, and she had a pretty interesting point. She said that she thinks eventually, and I don't know how many years this would take - there will be an equal society in America. Judging by the statistics seen in class, the rich just stay rich and the poor just stay poor, so I don't know if this is a good guess or not. But I think America is making the slow, gradual trudge towards equality. Hopefully we will reach this point in society someday. I guess I can dream, right? I just had an interesting flashback – the other day my roommate and I were discussing equality in America, and she had a pretty interesting point. She said that she thinks eventually, and I don't know how many years this would take – there will be an equal society in America. Judging by the statistics seen in class, the rich just stay rich and the poor just stay poor, so I don't know if this is a good guess or not. But I think America is making the slow, gradual trudge towards equality. Hopefully we will reach this point in society someday. I guess I can dream, right?

]]> By: thoughtaboutit http://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-five/comment-page-1/#comment-22842 thoughtaboutit Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:58:27 +0000 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/?p=1887#comment-22842 Well, I can't tell you how you should feel about it. But I can tell you how I feel. First of all, equality will never exist. I don't understand why people think that would be the ideal world. I don't even understand why people strive to be equal in the United States of America. We live in a capitalist society! The whole principle is that someone will be on the top and someone will always be on the bottom. Being African-American (according to Sam's definition) myself, I belong in a race that is technically on the bottom. And I've seen first hand how disadvantaged many black /African-American communities are. But it's not as though I'm living a life trying to "catch up to the white man" and be "equal" with him. Actually, that thought kind of cracks me up, because that kind of lifestyle is meaningless. But this is more than a black and white issue. You focused on the fact that you didn't want to step on the memory, struggle, and trials of the American Indians. I think that acknowledging the history, the facts, the reality of what has happened in America is the first step to reconciling this problem. Second, is realizing that the people who are on top are not necessarily deserving of the place and status that they have. Like Sam illustrated, it was a matter of who got on top of the mountain first and then they change the the rules to the game so that no one else can get on top. But by some chance somethings causes the stability of the person (people) on top of the mountain to shift, then there is a new reality. That is the third thing I think many people should realize is that at any time the people one top can be on the bottom and the people on the bottom can come to the top. All things can change. For me that offers hope that maybe the American Indian people may not always be the most disadvantaged race of people in the United States.Still, I hold out hope that maybe one day anyone who is not as privileged as the white man in America would not want to enter into the rat race for scrounging up stolen jewels. A friend of mine gave an analogy of a robber and stolen jewels to try and conceptualize the idea of people separating and owning stolen red land. Although the jewels still have value, the way that the jewels were obtained should cause a person with a heart to devalue and maybe even rebel against the improper way that the jewels were taken. Now ideally, I'd like to think that the jewels would be returned but that's not the society that we live in either. Well, I can't tell you how you should feel about it. But I can tell you how I feel. First of all, equality will never exist. I don't understand why people think that would be the ideal world. I don't even understand why people strive to be equal in the United States of America. We live in a capitalist society! The whole principle is that someone will be on the top and someone will always be on the bottom. Being African-American (according to Sam's definition) myself, I belong in a race that is technically on the bottom. And I've seen first hand how disadvantaged many black /African-American communities are. But it's not as though I'm living a life trying to "catch up to the white man" and be "equal" with him. Actually, that thought kind of cracks me up, because that kind of lifestyle is meaningless. But this is more than a black and white issue. You focused on the fact that you didn't want to step on the memory, struggle, and trials of the American Indians. I think that acknowledging the history, the facts, the reality of what has happened in America is the first step to reconciling this problem. Second, is realizing that the people who are on top are not necessarily deserving of the place and status that they have. Like Sam illustrated, it was a matter of who got on top of the mountain first and then they change the the rules to the game so that no one else can get on top. But by some chance somethings causes the stability of the person (people) on top of the mountain to shift, then there is a new reality. That is the third thing I think many people should realize is that at any time the people one top can be on the bottom and the people on the bottom can come to the top. All things can change. For me that offers hope that maybe the American Indian people may not always be the most disadvantaged race of people in the United States.Still, I hold out hope that maybe one day anyone who is not as privileged as the white man in America would not want to enter into the rat race for scrounging up stolen jewels. A friend of mine gave an analogy of a robber and stolen jewels to try and conceptualize the idea of people separating and owning stolen red land. Although the jewels still have value, the way that the jewels were obtained should cause a person with a heart to devalue and maybe even rebel against the improper way that the jewels were taken. Now ideally, I'd like to think that the jewels would be returned but that's not the society that we live in either.

]]> By: julia3 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-five/comment-page-1/#comment-22817 julia3 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:17:56 +0000 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/?p=1887#comment-22817 I completely agree that it seems as though you are stuck between a rock and a hard place. When does the guilt stop? Can it stop? Are you a bad person if you don't feel guilty for something that happened so long ago? Obviously not enough people feel any way about it considering that the Native Americans are the poorest, with the highest alcoholism and suicide rate. It is such a shame for these people. But feeling bad can't do anything unless some type of action arises. That action needs to be a movement across the nation, to at least bring about awareness. I completely agree that it seems as though you are stuck between a rock and a hard place. When does the guilt stop? Can it stop? Are you a bad person if you don't feel guilty for something that happened so long ago? Obviously not enough people feel any way about it considering that the Native Americans are the poorest, with the highest alcoholism and suicide rate. It is such a shame for these people. But feeling bad can't do anything unless some type of action arises. That action needs to be a movement across the nation, to at least bring about awareness.

]]> By: sss5237 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/2010/02/native-americans-question-five/comment-page-1/#comment-22815 sss5237 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:14:57 +0000 http://www.racerelationsproject.org/?p=1887#comment-22815 That’s definitely a very difficult circumstance to be in. I feel as though all non-whites probably have a similar issue. Should we be trying to become equal with the white person, and all the while still allow the native American to stay at the bottom, what do we do to help ourselves without stepping on the hardships and almost aggravating the situation with native Americans? I think maybe in some ways it’s in all of us to help all non-whites rise to equality not just ourselves. We do have the power to do so, there are so many things we could be doing for native Americans and other groups like them. It’s just, are we willing to do these things? That’s definitely a very difficult circumstance to be in. I feel as though all non-whites probably have a similar issue. Should we be trying to become equal with the white person, and all the while still allow the native American to stay at the bottom, what do we do to help ourselves without stepping on the hardships and almost aggravating the situation with native Americans? I think maybe in some ways it’s in all of us to help all non-whites rise to equality not just ourselves. We do have the power to do so, there are so many things we could be doing for native Americans and other groups like them. It’s just, are we willing to do these things?

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