Angry Indians: Yet another instance of Native Americans having it up to here with the left: It's their land. Why shouldn't they be able to develop it as they see fit?

American Thinker ^ | 08/31/2023 | Monica Showalter

[SeekAndFind]

The left has romanticized and claimed guardianship over Native American peoples for years.

Anecdotally, most of us who know Native Americans know they can't stand it.

But now we are seeing a lot of instances of Native Americans pushing back at their cloying 'guardians' on the left who are starting to get overbearing.

Here's their latest outrage, according to Ethan Brown, writing at RealClearEnergy:

On June 2, the U.S. Department of the Interior blocked oil and gas leasing for the next twenty years within a ten-mile radius of Chaco Canyon — the site of a Puebloan civilization in now-northern New Mexico dating back over a millennium. Despite some support from people within the Pueblo tribes and Navajo Nation which surround the land, the vast majority of Navajo leaders have opposed these drilling restrictions. 

It's their land. Why shouldn't they be able to develop it as they see fit? Why is it that Joe Biden and all his lackeys in government can't trust the Native Americans to keep the operation on reasonable environmental standards, conserve the Earth (people with ownership don't trash their own properties), and be able to earn money from it to serve their very large tribal family?

Maybe they don't want to be constantly in hock to the government for handouts because having their own money is better. Maybe they would like to raise their standard of living same as city people do. Maybe it's none of the government's business.

According to Brown, who apparently believes in global warming nonsense, but nevertheless has his heart in the right place, it is an economic matter:

Navajos are no stranger to climate change.

[dware]

It's their land. Why shouldn't they be able to develop it as they see fit?

Because they deserve the white man's $$$ because of all the atrocities white man perpetrated against them, not realizing in their race to punish whitey, they are placing themselves squarely under the thumb of federal regulation. Tribes are NOT sovereign, despite claims to the contrary. One sovereign does not have to ask another sovereign permission to do something with their own land.

[Bonemaker]

It’s a modernized feudal system. As long as we vassals pay the lairds the required taxes, we get to stay. It’s an abomination in the “land of the free”.

[usurper]

The loser of the war does not dictate to the winner.

In most cases and with most tribes they did not loose a war. They signed a treaty with the US government.

Suckers.

[Bonemaker]

Totally!

[bobbo666]

I donot get how/why indians (yes, indians, small case like whites. And, not native A’s) think Democrats should treat them better. What, they don’t realize that to any Democrat an indian is simply a red(ish) N***?
Demos are racists, ‘cause it makes it easier to bully anyone not in their group.

A significant problem with development on tribal land is that in most cases a small business loan from the feds is forbidden.

[Blood of Tyrants]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2014/03/13/5-ways-the-government-keeps-native-americans-in-poverty/?sh=23ce7c972c27

[Retrofitted]

Boy, is that a tough one! Short answer: no, they don't. They can't even sell the land unless it's what is sometimes "allotment land", but basically means privately owned and not granted by the federal government (who hold the land in trust because poor injuns can't do anything without the *liberal* white man saving them, dontcha know).

Think of it this way: remember that stink about the states being allowed to use the resources on the state's land that is a "federally protected"? Apply that here. That's a huge oversimplification, but gives you an easy way of seeing things.

[yuleeyahoo]

Just another reminder that everyone is just a serf on the government’s land. To do anything on your land you must have permission and don’t forget to pay your rent or the government will turn you out.

[NWFree]

Because you stupidly jumped in bed with libtards and now they will control you and your land

Next question

[The Mayor]

Tell the feds to go to hell.

[CoastWatcher]

Of course the fact that a company can angle drill for that oil from outside the reservation has nothing to do with it.

[dfwgator]

[dfwgator]

Of course the fact that a company can angle drill for that oil from outside the reservation has nothing to do with it.

"I drink your milkshake!"

[discostu]

The res system is basically designed for maximum convenience and power for the US/ state government. So anything that would be annoying for the government is the tribe’s “responsibility”. Anything that would empower them, they don’t get to say. So they have to provide their own police, but “we” get to decide if they can drill.