The US must remember its history with Native Americans to know the problems between Israel and Palestine are not going to end as long as settlers keep encroaching on Palestinian Territories.
My family still lives on the Wind River Reservation where I also lived for 25 years on a sheep ranch. I am a tribal member. My great-great grandmother and her brother survived Sand Creek Massacre. What you have asked is actually true about not having ownership in land. The Earth is thought of as the one who nourishes all life equally. So the idea of owning a piece of our mother would be incongruous with our belief in the universe.
Thank you for your thought provoking questions. I have great respect for your openness.
It may have been one of the Hopi tribal elders who said to a researcher when he was asked about the ever disappearing boundary lines of the reservation, “Don’t worry, the non-Indians will out smart themselves one day.”
I share that with you as I see this as the way of the universe. If we continue to treat our Mother Earth as an all-you-can-eat buffet, she will find her own way to bring balance back.
Hi David,
My family still lives on the Wind River Reservation where I also lived for 25 years on a sheep ranch. I am a tribal member. My great-great grandmother and her brother survived Sand Creek Massacre. What you have asked is actually true about not having ownership in land. The Earth is thought of as the one who nourishes all life equally. So the idea of owning a piece of our mother would be incongruous with our belief in the universe.
Thank you for your thought provoking questions. I have great respect for your openness.
It may have been one of the Hopi tribal elders who said to a researcher when he was asked about the ever disappearing boundary lines of the reservation, “Don’t worry, the non-Indians will out smart themselves one day.”
I share that with you as I see this as the way of the universe. If we continue to treat our Mother Earth as an all-you-can-eat buffet, she will find her own way to bring balance back.
Be well