Mashpee Nine—the book and film—packs a punch. It demonstrates that Indigenous Peoples across the continent—east and west of the Mississippi—confront the same issues: pressures to give up their lands and waters, assimilate and disappear into the long colonial project. Paula is a friend and I am so proud of her!
Thanks for the article. Life's so busy, it's easy to forget how often indigenous rights are trampled upon. I lived in Las Vegas for 3 years, and so I followed the Colorado water rights. If memory serves me correctly, there is actual wording in the treaty about the water rights of the indigenous population, but it is routinely ignored.
Mashpee Nine—the book and film—packs a punch. It demonstrates that Indigenous Peoples across the continent—east and west of the Mississippi—confront the same issues: pressures to give up their lands and waters, assimilate and disappear into the long colonial project. Paula is a friend and I am so proud of her!
Thanks for the article. Life's so busy, it's easy to forget how often indigenous rights are trampled upon. I lived in Las Vegas for 3 years, and so I followed the Colorado water rights. If memory serves me correctly, there is actual wording in the treaty about the water rights of the indigenous population, but it is routinely ignored.
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Indeed. The basic principle underlying US treaty negotiations is deceit….
Very true. I think more and more people are becoming aware of that, especially given current events.
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