Why are the American Indians still on reservations?
930069
Those were lands specifically given to the Indians by the conquerors who also promised them....the conquerors stated That they would respect those land boundaries......I don't blame the Indians at this point from keeping themselves segregated from the rest of America to a certain degree .... look how they were treated.  My ancestors were forced to walk the "Trail of Tears--the Cherokees)   IN MY PLAIN ENGLISH......I feel that "White America" wanted to keep the Indians in their places just as they do today with anyone that they do not consider WHITE.  White is not a race but a skin color.  They are just oppressors.
776549
The Constitution does briefly mention the Indians and Indian tribes.\n\nArticle I, Section 2. (later superceded by the 14th amendment) states that non-taxed Indians would not be counted as part of the population of the states used to determine Congressional representation.\n\nArticle I, Sec. 8 grants Congress the power to regulate trade "with the Indian Tribes."\n\nThese sections seem to imply that Native American tribes were seen as politically independent entities.
603219
reservation-- to reserve.. the backward classes were given priority by the government because they were exploited during the eary days. it was used for the upliftment of these classes. seats were given in educational institutions and even for jobs in government sector.\n\nthe present generation feels that the period was enough for upliftment of these classes and should no more be biased on the selection. there should be no division on colour or caste..
1076828
I am native american, (seminole) very much alive and kicking.  There are still reservations in the US.  they are mostly located in New Mexico and Arizona.  Many of the Indians in the US run the tribal casinos that are goverened by their tribunal.
727452
there are 3 sub-bands that make up the tribe in your question: mescalero, chiricahua, and lipan. they don't soley rely on the casino for income...there is a resort on the rez, big game hunting, mining, timber, ski-resort, etc. many tribes are getting into gaming so they can become sovereign nations. ie; self-sufficient, and not relying on funds from the gov't any longer, and as a way to keep the u.s. gov't out of our business.\nthere are many, many tribes in the u.s, however, that are so isolated and poor that they can't get into gaming because they are too far off the highways to get any business, and they have so few natural resources, that they have to rely on gov't funding.\nthe land we native ppl live on, was not "given" to us...we were placed on reservations against our will...land that the gov't thought was useless...as it turns out, some of our land is extremely rich in minerals, gold, uranium, oil, etc. and the gov't wants to relocate some tribes in order to "harvest" the resources for their own use...it just never ends.\nfor more detailed info on the mescalero rez go to this website:\nhttp://www.innofthemountaingods.com/about.asp
609215
The Indians (Native Americans) either got killed off by diseases brought over by the Europeans, shot and killed, or gathered up and moved to OK or reservations. The Cherokees, Navajo, and others were forced off their native lands.\n\nThe Blacks had the freedom to move about and settle unlike the Native Americans. Plus, they didn't have historic and cultural land connections in the Americas that Native Americans have. This can be seen in their different oral histories and folklore.
338980
here is link to the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.  They don't live on a "reservation", but many Oklahoma counties are part of the Oklahoma Nation:\nhttp://www.choctawnation.com/\n\nEach "Indian" tribe or nation has it's own constitution or charter, and the services vary widely.\n\nThe United States Government also provides some health benefits to registered members of recognized tribes.
1061763
Indian tribes are already considered to be sovereign by the US Government, and governed by treaty.\nIf American Indians tried to take back some of the land, it would be considered an act of war.  And because they also have US citizenship, it would be an act of treason as well.
710826
The us has one of the worst histories in upholding treaty obligations, they are made then broken when they can take advantage of it. My people, American indians engaged with the governement in 535+ treaties, all of which were broken by the US at their earliest possible convience, so no never trust a treaty
657472
I am against reservation of any type. It should be done away with. The politicians are playing with it just for vote.
822633
"Native" Americans (Indians) are everywhere. They don't all live on reservations. They mix and mingle with other 'native' Americans. They aren't all poor either. So get off the pity train. My family is of Native American descent and we don't consider ourselves 'poor'. We have average to above average incomes, own our own homes and have college degrees (we have attorneys,doctors and business owners in our immediate family). Open your eyes, we're everwhere.\n\nIf you are talking about Americans who are 'native', meaning born here, not immigrants. We are everywhere, too. Are you blind?
915612
As long as there are indigenous peoples then there will be some form of their original religion practiced.  I know that it has been discouraged over the years but there are some going back to their origins and bringing back the old customs and beliefs such as with many American Indian tribes.  I have gleaned this through my studies in Anthropology (that was my major in college) and from my interest in American Indian cultures.
695828
IT WAS A DIFFERENT TIME IN HISTORY. AT THE TIME THE INDIANS HAD NO WRITTEN IMMIGRATION LAWS. THOUGH THEY DID IMPOSE A SORT OF IMMIGRATION DETERRENT. THEY KILLED SETTLERS.\nTODAY THE WORLD IS MUCH MORE CIVILIZED AND THEIR ARE NEW COUNTRIES WITH BOUNDARIES AND WRITTEN LAWS. YOU CANNOT COMPARE THE POPULATING OF THIS COUNTRY WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW. IT'S LIKE APPLES AND ORANGES.\nTHE COUNTRY WAS SPARSELY POPULATED THEN IT IS VERY POPULATED NOW. YOU ARE VERY RIGHT IN YOUR ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION.\n\nHEY CATHY IF GOD OWNS THIS LAND THEN WHY DO I PAY PROPERTY TAXES TO THE GOVERNMENT. WAKE UP. THIS IS AMERICAN LAND NOT THE WORLDS LAND.
489568
yes . im sure they will. seeing as, not everybody who has a reservation benefits. also, many people forge documents to show that they belong to a backward community.
47815
I think you should add to your question and let us know if this is involving tribal law on a reservation or in American civil law.
741206
Because the teams in Ohio suck.... for all sports.... As for Native Americans, they don't all like to get stumbling drunk, but those that do like it for the same reason anyone else who enjoys it does. It's habitual and it helps them forget whatever they didn't want to remember until they sober up again.
446545
Who lives like they used to?  How many grandmothers still go to a creek to fetch the day's water here in America?\n\nSome Native Americans live on reservations and many don't; others have chosen varying degrees of assimilation. \n\nIt's unlikely that any entire group speaks with one voice,  except that they may be unified in wanting non-indigenous people to leave the Americas.  Then perhaps the first of them that arrived across the land bridge will want the second group that arrived that way to leave, too.\n\nProbably there is enough reservation land to accommodate those who would like to live like they used to; they could choose environmental policies to foster herds of bison, and streams full of fish and assume the ways of their ancestors.\n\nI am 1/8 Indian, my children are 1/4.  We only found out after the deaths of our parents on both sides. Obviously, assimilation took place many years ago, and while we might like to experience some of what our ancestors did to live, it would not be forever.