I have a few times in my lifetime encountered a native american who wanted to tell me that I was not welcome on their land and that I should leave personally.
Though only one of these actually knew me personally, I take great offense to being challenged by a human being who was not apparantly given divine providence to continue his world in my own new world today.
I mean, I will not write that I am tired of any of these nice people in any way and I even just recently purchased a book by Simon Weisenthals Museum of Tolerance that discusses the 100 most relevant and remarkable Native Americans. I will enjoy reading it.
But in reality, I am not swimming with the prickly pear that is an issue for that community and the very reluctance of this people to deal with the fact that the United States is Sovereign today strikes me as a heresy.
True this was once a land of the native Americans, of course that there was no dominant tribe overall and a conglomerate of communities and civilizations which did in fact go to war with one another often; I do beleive that todays peaceful American Nation has opportunity for all men and women living in these states.
The samples of the Native Americans today who live on Reservations is sadly mistreated and under funded.
But in essence, America is here and there are true opportunites for those who seek experience.
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