What Life On A Native American Reservation Is Really Like

In 1851, the US government passed the Indian Appropriations Act, creating reservation lands for Native Americans. For decades prior, the US government had forcefully moved and abused Native American tribes, most notably through the Indian Removal Act and subsequent Trail of Tears under President Andrew Jackson.
In placing them on reservations, the US government often forced Native Americans to live on subpar lands under harsh conditions. Reservation rules were also oppressive and unfamiliar. By 1887, the government took further action with the Dawes Act. President Grover Cleveland signed the act, which aimed to assimilate Native Americans into white culture and improve their lives. It did the opposite. By taking more land away from Native Americans, splitting up land they already held, depriving them of productive and profitable farmland, and sending them into abject poverty, the US government only made matters worse.
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[@CarterLeigh]

I was raised on the Navajo reservation by my grandparents. I was raised without running water or electricity, we were entirely self sufficient, we raised livestock, made firewood, hauled water from a mountain spring & built everything by hand. Some people will look at the way I grew up as poor or that the work was hard, which it was but those are some of my best memories! To this day, my grandparents still live on the reservation, they still tend livestock & they are happy despite not having electricity or running water. That life taught me alot about work ethic & being independent as I currently have my own business, while also pursuing my BS in business as a fulltime student & single mom. That way of life can teach someone alot.

[@daya820]

I am glad you had a good life in the reservation. Simple life can be excellent to learn good values and experience as a child.

[@ruxanajewoon517]

Hats off.At least ur dignity as human being is there.The us is a planetary terrorist.America belongs to the natives red indians

[@frankytrevor7]

That is the best life. You learned the value of life. Do they have a garden? where? Thanks.

[@KoolT]

My grandmother did all this. We stayed with them in Summers in NC. NO money but great gardening skills, meat curing, canning, creeks, cows, butter making.

[@KoolT]

We had a spring house to keep milk cold in creek

[@SinCityRaider81]

I live on the Navajo Rez and this presentation is spot on. Ahe'hee' for bringing more awareness to Indigenous Americans. Yá’át’ééh Abiní from The Wild SouthWest.

[@EarthsGeomancer]

If Britain never colonized, would we all be living in teepees and would there be casinos across the land in modern day?

[@raynadixson8010]

Hello to you too!!!

[@bcvc3365]

❤️

[@JonBrown-po7he]

@@EarthsGeomancer Likely various Western European countries would have carved up north America like that of western Europe. IS THAT PREFERABLE, given the bellicose history of western Europe during the 15th, 16th, 17th and 19th centuries? Do you think that kind of scenario sounds more beneficial to the Beringian immigrants? My guess is ABSOLUTELY no concern!

[@philsophkenny]

@@EarthsGeomancer Britain spread tyranny and exploitation not civilisation.

[@audreyd2799]

I wrote a paper in my Bachelor of Science in Nursing program about at-risk populations and I chose the topic of Native Americans on Reservations. I specifically researched the Pine Ridge Reservation population and was able to communicate with two people who have family living on Reservation Land. It truly broke my heart to hear the stories and realize the stories are reality! Not only that, but those things are happening in 2022! We all need to do something to make a difference to our fellow Americans!

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?

[@misha350]

I would love to read your paper one day. That seems like an interesting nursing topic

[@billhosko7723]

Ohh good grief. No one IS TIED to a res. This virtue-signaling is only YOU looking for online affirmation.

[@harryburnside261]

People responding like they know. You people have no idea. Not one smidgen of an idea. I've been to alot of different places. Always a dumbass will always see the bad side of things. Sorry about your luck!! Anyway. I've lived off the Rez and I go back and forth on&off the Rez. I seen the bad sign of things and the good side of things! I love my people! I love my culture! My son is half/half. One day all euro-americans will Become native. So their! We're tough people so we're going to keep on keeping on! Take it easy! Have a great day! ❤️🤠

[@j.desoto5870]

Are they Americans or Native Tribes? You can't have it both ways.

[@hambone4984]

My babysitter/occasional guardian lived on a reservation in Idaho while my usual guardians lived just outside of it. Rez life was wild but the community helped make everything feel comforting and like home. It'd often be me and 9 others in a one bedroom trailer with no plumbing but on the reservation we'd live in an actual house with running water but there'd be 17 of us and we'd often have to deal with the dogs running around. A lot of years were spent with just us kids making it through the day with only one meal in the evening but whenever someone was around we'd listen to lots of stories, learn skills, and have some actual support

[@thehangmansdaughter1120]

How can this be allowed to happen in a modern country? How is it okay for a certain group of people to live under such conditions? Everyone deserves clean water, access to education and protection under the law. This is just sickening.

[@hawkeyeten2450]

Easy, they're not really a politically powerful group for either major party, so both mostly ignore them. It's appalling, they're just used for political props and then tossed aside.

[@diegoaespitia]

im not native but i went to college with a Native from North carolina. hes on a res and its pretty good. he works at the casino. i think the state of the res is up to the tribal leader. bad leader = bad res at least in modern day

[@AlexanderLittlebears]

They are just incapable of building a prosperous society. Before Europeans came they lived a lot worse.

[@karlabritfeld7104]

We live in the richest, most corrupt country in the world. And you didn't know this? What rock have you been living under?

[@thehangmansdaughter1120]

@@karlabritfeld7104 I'm not an American. I'm a Kiwi, we don't treat each other like that.

[@theresareynolds3133]

I grew up on a reservation in Southern California, it was hard we didn’t have a lot as far as toys went , as kids we had acres to run and play on, we didn’t have a park or playground to play on, but we had caves to explore, my brothers and I lived with my grandparents, we were better off as far as food and meat went and my grandparents always shared with other family members, grandpa had a huge garden and everyone was welcome to take what they needed. You showed a picture of Russell Means and Dennis Banks, two of the founders of AIM, which is American Indian Movement. Sad fact is another founder of AIM, Leonard Peltier is still in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, he’s been there since the 1070’s. You failed to mention Native Americans weren’t actually recognized by the government until June 2,1924 that’s when they decided we were citizens

[@chuckrobinson599]

Now that was a useful comment! I'm glad you had good grandparents. I know they made all the difference in your life. It's obvious they taught you good values.

[@theresareynolds3133]

@@chuckrobinson599 oh yes I’m the oldest and I was born legally deaf, my mom gave me to my grandparents, I got my first pair of hearing aids when I was 3, grandma taught me how to talk, I was reading when I started kindergarten, she taught me how to read lips, she was so amazing, my brothers were born fine, no problems. I had a great career, I married a good man, he’s Cherokee, we have 4 grown kids, 10 grandkids and 6 great grandkids and I owe everything to my grandparents, they raised my 3 younger brothers as well

[@LadyCatFelineTheSeventh]

AIM is a terrorist organization and my tribe does not support or allow any member to be affiliated with it. AIM doesn't represent anyone except their own twisted interested. Don't go posting here and making it sound like they are in any way, shape or form representative of the Native Americans. They aren't. They are criminals.

[@youtubesucks9689]

Good timing for them if you ask me, they got to miss getting drafted into WWI. I know Native Americans have sad stories, but imagine having to charge an mg nest. Ordinary whites had it bad as well.

[@amygalvin1799]

Our treatment of Native Americans is shameful.

[@tarabasran3097]

Over 10k children’s bodies have been found in the last year or so collectively on Canada residential schools’ sites. Canadian history of the treatment of Indigenous peoples is heartbreaking. I love the layout of your guys’ videos, and as a Canadian teacher, I’d love to have a video on that topic.

[@soodersoeben]

Iam an iranien woman and was Born in Germany-the nazi Land Nr.1! But this...I belive in u but I cant belive 2022 !!!! Im so sorry for all of u ....so sorry. Im brown and Black heared , I know what u talking about

[@KoolT]

Many CHILDREN AND INDIGENOUS WOMEN ARE MISSING bc murders

[@davidgreg4713]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and you know God loves us so much,So where are you originally from? I am David originally from Spain Granada but currently in Texas now and you?

[@davidgreg4713]

@@KoolT I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and you know God loves us so much,So where are you originally from? I am David originally from Spain Granada but currently in Texas now and you?

[@darrylwikohika9068]

Same shit that happened in NZ n Australia more to do with Britain's white supremists attitude

[@veggieboyultimate]

I may not be a Native American I can agree that you guys certainly didn’t deserve the cruelty you had in your history, and you should all deserve the same rights.

[@IrradioMan]

what rights do native americans not have that other americans have?

[@TheBest-zi2fp]

@@IrradioMan white privilege and racism don't exist. you got us! 🤣🤣 genius

[@IrradioMan]

@@TheBest-zi2fp that wasn’t what i asked. i asked what rights do native americans not have that other americans have.

[@TheBest-zi2fp]

@@IrradioMan sure man, keep up the feigning ignorance tactic. of course in this scenario "rights" doesn't entail legal rights, not that that would matter to you or that you would engage in critical thinking anyways...

[@IrradioMan]

@@TheBest-zi2fp that’s right, everyone in america has the same rights, so the comment was inherent nonsense.

[@foxqueen6214]

I grew up on the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Reservation in South Dakota, and it was such a depressing state. People would talk about escaping the rez but very few do, most get stuck by teenage pregnancy, discrimination in the workforce sends them back home, and poor education makes it extremely difficult to pursue a higher education. I remember alot of people say "It's bad but at least we're not Pine Ridge" Another reservation worth talking about is Rosebud. The sex and drug trafficking through there is horrendous. I doubt you could find a woman there who hasn't either been sexually assaulted or knows a close family member who has. It's so tragic, and on top of all that, in my experience, the council that runs the rez is very corrupt and full of nepotism and "skimming" of funds

[@cbmx1x1]

Yeah, I have lots of extended family on Pine Ridge. It’s the poorest community in the Western Hemisphere outside of Haiti. Very depressing place. But hey, the Badlands are beautiful 👍🏻

[@1908oceanworld]

I don’t think you can use discrimination as an excuse. Because we got millions of illegal aliens here, some working. They’re as dark and native looking. Plus they don’t all speak English.

[@foxqueen6214]

@@1908oceanworld I have a friend who was perfectly qualified for jobs but couldn't get them. The only reason they could think of would be their last name, Red Hawk. And the jobs aliens get aren't exactly great, low wage, near slave labor numbers, difficult work in shit conditions. Not exactly jobs people are begging for

[@brentrobertherrick]

I grew up on the Rosebud reservation, town called Saint Francis. 1971-1982 , The only white boy in that town, speak some Sioux language , parents were missionaries!

[@foxqueen6214]

@@verreal Ya, they do similar stuff now, and have moved up slightly in life

[@cuddlebuddy88mc]

Hit the nail right on the head. I'm from the navajo nation and I moved to Florida. Only twice in my life did my tribe give me "free" money and that was due to C19. I want to go home but there's really nothing out there.

[@LittleKitty22]

There's absolutely nothing there other than poverty, alcoholism, violence. Corruption, drugs, gambling. Anything but a decent life. Better stay in Florida.

[@laurafloyd6554]

That's very sad Melissa. I've been to the Navajo rez a few times. I love the people there. I'm glad you live in FL now. (I do too.) Very, very sad.

[@yippee8570]

I can't imagine what it must be like to have to be a refugee in your own country. I wish you happiness

[@alicerivierre]

We love you, Melissa ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@creaturecaldwell9858]

It's been said that the whole country is one big reservation..though nothing like most of the places that the gov.put the people of the tribes in..Im happy that you are in Florida..its my relatives ( Miccosukee ) land.

[@AccordionJoe1]

If any group deserves reparations for past and current injustices, it is the native American. I visited an Indian reservation in northern Wisconsin and saw firsthand the deplorable conditions these people are living under. The native people have been put out of sight and out of mind for 150 years.

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?

[@datheamore6395]

Absolutely.

[@Nocturnal808]

To me they’re the only ones that deserves reparations in the united states this is their land

[@Platero505]

In the 1970s, I grew up on the Eastern Navajo Reservation. I guess we were more fortunate than many families around us. They look to us for help. Money, community events, elder contributions, livestock, ranch, etc. We had sports events, summer fun for kids, swimming lessons, crafts, meals, and much more for kids. I visited my old community 2yrs ago, it has slowly deteriorated over time. The old 6 bedroom house gone. Dust blown. Sad. Unfamiliar faces replace. Remembering the families once were. 😢

[@joegrande4848]

If there's a way to help your community and get like minded people like yourself and others to stand together for a positive change for your people 🙂

[@MH-js5eg]

THANK YOU!!! Living on the rez IS like living in a 3rd world country, at least what’s I’ve lived through and seen on the Navajo rez. No one seems to wanna talk about this. Although brief, I appreciate Weird History for even attempting to broach the subject and for bringing attention to this aspect of American history and the resulting/continuing disparities.

[@LittleKitty22]

I know, it's really bad. Are you still living on the rez?

[@EarthsGeomancer]

Maybe they should move out?

[@DavidFB24]

could be worst

[@ThatOneGuyWithTheEye]

I know getting free money from the government and the ability to open tax free casinos or just moving out and living like the rest of us and getting a job it's really hard it's really hard struggles real guys

[@dylanmcshane9976]

You guys all are substance abusers. Whos living conditions is whos fault?

[@laurafloyd6554]

How nice of the government to let them live on the land that belonged to the indigenous in the first place. They have been so wronged since day one. Many are still without electricity or running water to this day.

[@horacegentleman3296]

Now they're trying to disarm us again.

[@joanwild8072]

The land belongs to no one but God . Indian tribes fought each other and took slaves of the other

[@lucasglowacki4683]

It didn’t belong to them, they didn’t have a concept of ownership.

[@eedobee]

Sucks to suck

[@eedobee]

@@lucasglowacki4683 of course they did 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@gregorythomassr5485]

This is truly sad. The US have committed some terrible crimes all out of greed and conquest 🙏🏾🙏🏾 Prayers going up

[@tias.6675]

Then why are you still here ? Lol. I couldn't live in a country if I thought it was so bad.

[@doubleatracker4332]

u should leave that land lol 😅 its not your land 😂 aussie & new zealand too 🤭

[@zeeqq105]

@@tias.6675 it’s his land just as much as it is anyone else’s. You people are forever telling people to leave meanwhile you’re invaders.

[@seysey3549]

Im from the Salish tribe in Montana and this is super accurate! So many facts in here. I moved off the rez because I wanted a better life and I couldn't find one on the rez. Now I deal with Tribal and State jurisdiction issues because I'm a member of the rez. I'm pretty much a person without a country or citizenship. My tribe can't help because I live off the rez and the state won't help because I'm a tribal member haha... Im referring to law, health, stuff not financial help... But if I asked for that I'd have the same problem 😣 I'm stuck in Jurisdiction Purgatory

[@angeladavis9254]

That's ridiculous.

[@carolweiss2190]

All of you who are living on the the rez deserve better! My hope and dream for all of you is life giving, life honoring changes that will grow and grow in support of you in all the ways you know you need. That you all are worthy of goodness.

[@empressoftheknownuniverse]

So heartbreaking and frustrating. We have the same problems here in Canada. No infastructure on the rez, abject poverty, substance abuse, and no hope leading to disturbingly high suicide rates. The government can afford an army of beauracrats but cannot afford to insulate homes. 😡

[@ElysionGear]

True, I remember my early childhood with no running water and having to go to the outhouse in winter.

[@EarthsGeomancer]

They make such bad choices...

[@matthewdrummond1340]

We're supposed to one of the greatest countries in the world. Yet so many people live like that. Feels kind of off.

[@empressoftheknownuniverse]

@@MrBiscuits2 Ooohhh...are you willing to invest in a business in a place that doesn't have any running water and the population doesn't have any income? How elastic are your boot straps?

[@chuckrobinson599]

@@matthewdrummond1340 that's called emotion, feel it and let it go. Then start using thought. Are you going to castrate yourself, because your neighbors have too many kids?

[@CadetRedShirt]

Thank you for bringing attention to all this!! I grew up on the Navajo Reservation as a half-navajo kid, I remember moving to a “”regular”” neighborhood off-rez when i was 11 and shocked by people having actual running water in the house. I’ve even met people that think natives aren’t really around anymore (ie “ancient” indian burial ground nonsense). So, thank you for helping educate people!

[@alexcarter8807]

I've lived here in San Jose, California and didn't have running water, either. People don't understand the US has a huge "internal third world". I still make less than $20k a year and I've learned to not talk about my work because if I do, people get this look of desperation in their eyes and ask if my employer is hiring. LOL it's just my employer, an old friend from non-collapse times, paying me and I'm a 1099 worker, no benefits. This is in Silicon Valley, a "rich" area. Sure, I can hop on my bike and ride a mile north and I'm in what I call "Dilbertville" where all the tech companies are, but I can ride a mile south and it's poor, poor people, houses held up with boards, huge homeless encampments (and homeless camped out here and there all over the place) and the cars sound like the cars in old movies. The better-off people get to wash their clothes with washboards, and the really-well off can afford the laundromat. The USA is a third-world nation with a big military and that's it.

[@ogeezy8870]

@@alexcarter8807 California treats it’s Native American population like shit then. The seminoles in Florida have a really nice reservation.

[@rvrandy1710]

@@ogeezy8870 The Apaches have a stunning reservation in Arizona .

[@FreightmareFTW]

Have you accepted Jesus as your savior?

[@Big_Glizzy.]

Don't forget to tell people that the Navajo still hunt sheep

[@jerryallen7853]

I live on the Navajo Nation. No running water, no grid electricity to the house. I use solar. Life for is not too bad, I'm comfortable. My concern is the U. S. Government position on abandon mines that still kill people through cancer... But spot on video.

[@alexgabriel5423]

Many Thankyous and great Respect for the Producer of this clip!! Blessings!!

[@mcain2911]

I’m honestly shocked to learn they live such a shoddy existence. That’s pretty bad when people who commit crimes get better care and treatment than Native Americans.

[@youtubesucks9689]

And people want us to feel just as bad about that group that dopes nothing but cause havok the same way we do Natives. I at least feel bad for Natives, not so much for that other no-good group.

[@amethyst5538]

I am glad there are others that see it that way also. I moved to the northern Midwest and had never dreamed of seeing a rez. I was appalled. I have met many young people who are going to college and rather than staying away, they are teaming together in between semesters to figure out how to grow their local infrastructure and create something successful without the need to depend on the oil money and what the local casino brings in. It's sad and disheartening but I do hold out hope for the future.

[@codyc3774]

Probably regret that they handed over their guns to the US government now...

[@JonBrown-po7he]

The Beringian immigrants lost a war to the European immigrants, that means their options are nil, and decided by the victor. That, was the 19th century reality, look at the results of the era's wars throughout Europe, of the time. Thus, Beringians were offered the grace of being allowed to remain on land that they had lost. Beringians could've been scattered around the world, as other my ancestors were.

[@user-ru9gf7ky2y]

You'd be blown away by how terrible the conditions are on the pine ridge reservation in South Dakota and the Spirit Lake reservation in North Dakota. It's third world country type stuff.

[@jolie7neige]

Please make morevideos about Native Americans. It is a travesty that many people have no idea about what happened and continues to happen to them. One of the best (and most heartbreaking) courses I took in college (as an elective, mind you) was Native American history.

[@innoutsucks___3016]

Yea but BLM

[@user-ru9gf7ky2y]

I live in the heart of Indian country, I assure you the Democrats are absolutely using them and making their life worse. That's a simple fact. They pray on minorities.

[@6688ya]

The reality most white European Americans don't care about what happened to the Natives , they forget that themselves (white) are not native to this continent the u.s. is stolen land

[@JonBrown-po7he]

Please point to any country that remains sovereign despite embracing an aboriginal lifestyle, I believe none. Tibet, a vassal state of the chinese, was technologically unprepared to rebuff, and thus does as they are are told, like it or not. So, the benefits of an aboriginal lifestyle are what.....?

[@thevolatilitywhisperer7616]

We kno what happened, we still don't care.

[@jasminerodriguez5086]

I personally went to hualapai and got to meet some native Americans I was so shocked to see how this people struggle and how the government treats them the kids look very needy I almost cried these people have such great hearts and they are very smart but the government has them forgotten, they burly have health insurance I was talking to one if the members of the hualapai tribe and they walk me thru their tribe omg these people need so much help some of their houses look like their about to fall apart homeless people in Chicago live better then the native Americans it’s sad I cried so much cause they should receive more help those are the real Americans the real troopers and are the ones who have less me and my fiancé we talk to the member of the tribe we returning back on march and we will sit and talk to their chief of the tribe to see what we can offer them to help them improve their needs we doing this cause they deserve it just like any other tribe does…. I hope there was more people that wanted to help and we could all get together and help this people cause they do not need to struggle at all ! We need to help them specially the kids hualapai has a learning center for kids where they show them about their history and show them how to make pots and all that stuff show them songs I would love to see all of that.

[@terrydonnelly2524]

It’s the same here in Canada. Sad 😢. I believe that if all of us work together, it can get better ❤️‍🩹. Our Indigenous People are an excellent example of perseverance, humility, loving 🥰 history, and compassion. Their sacred ceremonies and traditions will save Mother Earth 🌎. I wish you and your families peace, health, and happiness. 😌🙏🏽🌺💭🕊🧘🏽‍♀️🧘🏽‍♂️❤️‍🔥🌐❇️🕉☯️🫂🥰 I post daily on Linked in.

[@mikegorski2085]

It's surprised me to see so no many Natives convert to Catholicism but that's life for us all , I hope you're having a good day ???

[@Ch-ch-ch-chia]

IDK why but I cried. This channel did a good synopsis, and I felt it was respectful because normally we hear the jokes (which we all love) but this time it was straight forward. People so need to hear about whats really going on and why it is so difficult for some of our ppl to get up.

[@ems7623]

It does seem, sometimes, like it is almost too late to find a solution to fix these social and economic problems facing those who live on reservations. Most have become chronically blighted rural poverty districts and the native population is now such a small fraction of the population that it is difficult to mobilize much of a political movement to force any change.

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?

[@citizencoy4393]

Biggest problem is these issues are viewed as isolated incidences vs ppl taking the time to see just how many Americans are dealing with the similar issues. Instead it’s oppression olympics which corrects nothing!

[@joegrande4848]

Hope your doing well sister. Inform people of your culture and stand tall. Be proud of your heritage. I know I am proud of mine. Yes we all make mistakes as long as we learn from them and turn away from out mistakes well be OK. God bless 🙌 🙏 ❤️

[@PiecefulKaos]

The DAWES act was literally designed to fracture tribes and destroy the tribe as a social unit. That was not an unintentional whoopsie side effect. It was one of the main goals.

[@shiverarts8284]

Everything was the main goal, Plato's travels were the start of the 'savage myth' then we can see the miserable manifest destiny, set itself down on our lands.

[@marieelisa1]

100%

[@patrickbly4170]

Organized crime and Lasez Faire non tribal police agendas mixed with gossip , lies and frustration . But the good folks are exceptionally good.

[@sean-or1nc]

ROME NEVER FELL JUST CHANGED CLOTHES . . white people are not to blame. Bloodlines inbred to remain in power are to blame

[@garycarpenter2980]

The government wants to destroy the goals for anyone that includes"us"white people

[@jennoury249]

This is so heartbreaking, Ronald Reagan said it best- “The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.” I don’t know why Native Americans would choose live on a reservation, Federal government does not care one bit about the people they’ve placed there.

[@mikegorski2085]

It's surprised me to see so no many Natives convert to Catholicism but that's life for us all , I hope you're having a good day ???

[@quiyaomah9]

For a lot of us who grew up on our indigenous community, there is a strong connection to the culture and ways that we celebrate our spirituality that keeps us close. I don’t live on my reservation, but I’m close by. I’d love to sell my house and move home, but it’s a hard decision to make, both financially and sentimentally.

[@user-qb8yr4vb4u]

100 billion for Ukraine but still don't have drinking water many U.S peoples

[@swarmofmudkipz]

My family is part native. I have 2nd and 3rd cousins that live on reservations in South Dakota. Yankton and Rosebud are like visiting a 3rd world country in some parts. If you look into the history of how the reservations and Native people have been treated, even since they've been given reservations, it really seems like the government really doesn't give a shit about these people they completely screwed over. While as far as minorities in the US goes, I really feel like Native Americans are part of a group of people not often talked about. Thank you Weird History for using your platform to talk this.

[@harryb7912]

I was on the Rosebud back in the late 70s and it was a real wakeup experience too me. The poverty and social issues were appalling and lead me to study the deprivation of the US government and citizens against Tribal Nations.

[@FatesUtopia2]

Also went to the Rosebud reservation in High School (2010ish). It was great to see the reality of the reservation system. Lovely people, forced into hard circumstances.

[@kerrygold6494]

I watched an interview between John Stossel and the Lumbee Native American tribe. I found it very interesting, the Lumbee tribe at that time voted to refuse federal tribe recognition and in doing so rejected millions in federal aid money , they seem to have a completely different political system in place than other tribes , and seem very successful. I would love to hear other Native American opinion on this, the interview can be found on the John Stossel channel on KZbin.

[@theresareynolds3133]

It’s such a sad and an inexcusable fact that most of the poorest reservations are in South Dakota, and it’s mainly because the government doesn’t care, they only care about the black hills gold, in my opinion the government has broken more treaties and declared more wars with the Sioux over the gold then they have any other tribe.

[@someonesomewhere1500]

Exactly! And if anyone should be pissed off about anything it is Native Americans.

[@SpaceOutlaw_]

This is something serious the us public school system failed to teach. I only found out a few years ago how bad the conditions were and was appalled that the us government has failed to take care of them and straight up don’t care. It’s so ironic to see ads to donate money to less unfortunate countries that don’t have clean water when we can’t even help the people here.

[@QuantumMechanic_88]

Native American casinos are owned and operated by white organized crime and corrupt tribal leaders who are filthy rich and turned their backs on their own people.

[@ThatOneGuyWithTheEye]

Does the US government go out of their way to take care of other communities that I don't know about? Last I checked regular people don't get a free pass and have to work if they want something and move somewhere with more opportunities if they don't like what they have.

[@yippee8570]

@@ThatOneGuyWithTheEye They at least get electricity and clean water, don't they? Also, surely the whole point of reservations is supposed to be to preserve a way of life that the invasion of the Americas took away, so telling people to move kind of defeats the object and only furthers the degradation of the indigenous cultures.

[@SpaceOutlaw_]

@@ThatOneGuyWithTheEye lmao actually yes. They try to “take care” of communities that aren’t their own. *Coughs* Japan, afghan, South Korea, Germany, tawain, Isrrael, etc. Is that not the point of a government is to govern and care for the people? How do you not know about the reservations? Unless you’re a foreigner in the USA then you don’t have an accuse other than ignorance.

[@bigbeefy1]

@@ThatOneGuyWithTheEye its not going out of the way to make sure communities have clean drinking water. But apparently that only matters in more white communities as we see with flint michigan.

[@gwenwilliams3594]

Very important fact you briefly mentioned. The Dakota Access Pipeline was "rerouted" through native lands. It originally was routed close to Bismarck. The white population in the city objected to its location so the line was rerouted through native lands. To me, this is most important fact. The white population was able to object and the line was moved. Native people objected to the new route and the their wishes are ignored. It is like being kicked to the ground and than spat upon.

[@kaygibbs8639]

AMEN! Them (GOV) with the $$$ & a Miltary control the power & decisions. A reckoning will come when NAI quit the liquor/drugs controlling their minds, spirits & lifestyles.

[@angeladavis9254]

Fact's!!

[@davidgreg4713]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and you know God loves us so much,So where are you originally from? I am David originally from Spain Granada but currently in Texas now and you?

[@davidgreg4713]

@@angeladavis9254 I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and you know God loves us so much,So where are you originally from? I am David originally from Spain Granada but currently in Texas now and you?

[@Endless-loveeee]

I feel so ashamed that this is still going on now no person should not ever go through something like. It doesn't matter if you are an American or not . We as people should do better we need to do better.I know we can't turn back time . But to make a change we will have to fight for that... 🦋🦋🦋🦋✊🏽

[@redacted9506]

Even in 2022, finding adequate historical content on the experience of indigenous North Americans is difficult; It’s literally been scrubbed from our collective narrative. It wasn’t until I was in high school and started to independently consume historical content that I conceptualized the vastness of the effects of colonization. I'm grateful for this video and definitely want more. Geronimo authored a biography during his lifetime! It's filled with vivid tidbits about the American Indian Wars, documents his social experiences with his tribe, and contains intimate details about his life and relationships. One could make a million videos on the subject, it’s enlightening.

[@fn9108]

Wow.. so said. It seems white Americans (within government) are so afraid, that native Americans start a revolting when they find out the truths about their ancestors. I am wondering if indigenous people in the us passing on their truthful history from generation to generation!?.

[@DisNerdsGreece]

Could you please create a video about the life of Indigenous children in residential schools in the US and Canada? It’s important to realize that the federal governments committed genocide!

[@ChrisWilliam08]

Most people already realize this.. what needs to be taught is how to stop and prevent this stuff from happening again. Because if it wasnt Natives it would be someone else. The worst atrocities in human history are committed by Gov't against the people.

[@Doingdis]

The horrific stories our families tell about these places are a part of us. This would be important for a lot of people.

[@youtubesucks9689]

I would love to see the version you have in your head of the schools. Jackbooted guards patrolling the halls and throwing kids into pits? A planned genocide in schools? Grow up.

[@ipissed]

European children were also cast out to live on reservations. After being sold as sex slaves the Natives would take them in when they escaped. All of these pictures of ubiquitous Natives aren't a true representation of the real reservation populous. A lot of people living on reservations have a lot of European blood. It wasn't necessarily genocide, more so just where they threw away the trash. Still horrendous though. To think that old western movies portray natives as savages, that's what boils my blood.

[@nebraskajoenelson8987]

@@youtubesucks9689 it sounds like you're saying that the government treatment towards natives "wasn't that bad". Is that right? I'm just trying to figure out how you could make such a DUMB statement

[@btetschner]

A+ video! Very eye-opening overview of Reservation life and extremely helpful for understanding the lifestyle!

[@miffedpup2.060]

From the Fort Hall Rez much respect bro! 👍

[@GeographyNuts]

Thanks you highlighting this complicated issue in an easy to understand way. One of great unjust, it is sad it still continues

[@ashleelarsen5002]

Yeah, y'all should vote against those apps.

[@EarthsGeomancer]

Why do natives love to drink and gamble?

[@granudisimo]

@@EarthsGeomancer For the same reason every other race does it, because it's fun.

[@EarthsGeomancer]

@@granudisimo But when they are already so disadvantaged. Not smart.

[@granudisimo]

@@EarthsGeomancer Abstinence is never a solution, just a bad faithed bandaid that festers into worse problems.

[@shinnith]

Hey man- I've been watching your videos since you started out and I just wanna say thanks for making this episode particularly. I freelance on documenting history of indigenous/colonial relations here in Canada for about a decade now and know our system like the back of my hand. America though, I've never delved into in terms of their laws against the indigenous communities. I know the jist and points here and there but you gave me some new info! Also I hope more Americans can see your video, as the struggle of reserves/residential (industrial) schools/intergenerational trauma seems to always be at the back of the nation's mind.

[@normajeancaballero7959]

I am angry and sadded by the continued abuse the Government has heaped upon the few remaining Native Americans tribes. The Government takes and takes and takes mostly by force.

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?"

[@nelliefayekohl8356]

Our history books are way past due for updates.....real Life in this blessed land. TY you for taking such great care of this place 👍

[@rawkzilla2319]

I met several Native Americans when I served in the US Army. Little Whiteman was in my battalion. (Field Artillery - mechanized) He was a hard worker with a great sense of humor. I met some of his family later. Last name Morning Owl. I don't remember her name but she too was a valuable person in her unit. This was in the 80's, Ft Riley Kansas. I never knew things were this horrible on the Rez. 🌅❤🙏 Thanks for posting this video.

[@pathologicaldoubt]

There’s a lot of heartbreak and ugliness due to poverty, crime and substance abuse on reservations, but there is also so much beauty, passion and spiritual life there as well

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

Yes. Many good, strong, happy, helpful people.

[@shiverarts8284]

@@carlcushmanhybels8159 exactly, go help your neighbor hurry, they need salt.

[@daya820]

Thank you for highlighting the beauty and spiritually of the reservations. Poverty of the spirit and the mind is the worse calamity.

[@tomaszamora6888]

People in prison receiving better health care then people in reservations is not right, totally wrong and should be fixed with priority.

[@theunforgiven2885]

This is absolutely heartbreaking our Nations people should be put first.I can't stand the government 💔My great grandmother lived on the Rez My grandfather left and the knowledge about the situation wasn't shared because he died in a accident when my Dad was nine years old... Heartbreaking

[@ivanm3045]

could y'all do a video on how the manhattan project led to the pollution of tons of navajo land, making it virtually unliveable? I think it's a topic more people should know about

[@FreightmareFTW]

A topic more people should know about is how the Roman Empire fulfilled the role of the beast from the sea in Revelation 13. There is a video here on youtube called “From Babylon to America” by SchoolForProphets that covers this as well as the RevelationTimelineDecoded website. Revelation 17 confirms this. The Roman Catholic Church is the mystery Babylon religion (paganism mixed with Judaism). Also Repent of your sins and follow Christ Jesus. Pray for Him to intervene in your life and look for the motion of His hand. Believing in Jesus doesn’t give you salvation, you have to follow His ways and stop sinning to the best of your ability. If you have any questions about scripture feel free to ask me

[@Neuroguy1]

Especially when we needed lots of atomic weapons. They had to mine the ore with little protection, raise their cattle/stock and farm using radiated materials. Even made houses out of brick adobe that was radioactive. Significant cancer rates & bird defects.

[@Neuroguy1]

Typo .....birth defects

[@shiverarts8284]

Yeah the Manhattan project was bad.

[@demonicusa.k.a.theblindguy3929]

At a very young age my wife's great grandmother was shipped off to a faith based wash the native away boarding school in Wisconsin. Her great grandmother would be in her thirties before finding out she was native. One of many personal tragedies I've heard about my wife's side of the family.

[@JohnMark-eg9to]

Hi how are you doing today

[@JohnMark-eg9to]

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[@JohnMark-eg9to]

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[@tracysue1747]

This is heart breaking to see. God bless them all. ❤️🙏🏻

[@jamesc.e.s.4551]

My dad’s side immigrated to Arkansas from Scandinavia several generations ago and moved next to a rez that has since been liquidated due to all the Qwuapaw tribe having moved out or been bred out of existence. 21 years ago, when I was 12, my dad brought me to his childhood home and brought me to the rez, of which some of my family had moved on to after marrying natives. His intention was to show me true backwoods poverty. Bar none, weirdest place I've ever been to. My uncle and his native friend made a living by stripping the infinitesimal amount of gold out of old computers and because there are no rules or cops on the rez, they just tossed them into giant piles all over the woods, so that if you drove around, you'd just see dozens and dozens of twenty foot tall computer-pyramids between giant, untouched stands off trees. I got to meet one of my cousins who was half native. She was 12, obese, and chain smoking the entire time and told me where to buy drugs. While this was going on, my uncle showed my dad his "new house he built that he was about to move into." It was just cinder blocks, empty holes where the windows should have been, an exposed toilet that didn't work, and no plumbing. When my dad asked him when he thought it'd be done, he said, "it is done!" The rez is another world.

[@mirandaashley2952]

I live on the Wind River Reservation in WY and it's sad to see Arapahoe and Shoshoni still fighting to this day. I'm surprised that the video didn't mention how many indigenous women go missing every year. How the government has murdered so many Native Americans for no reason just because they're different.

[@swarmofmudkipz]

The way they treat all natives is dispicable. There's so many hardworking, loving, and good people stuck in such sad living conditions. All we can do is continue to fight for justice and help how we can.

[@surrelljr]

I live there also, and have been to several other reservations. The native on native violence is appalling. And we have a conspiracy of silence going on.

[@romella_karmey]

Have the white men going after those native women?

[@qjtvaddict]

@@romella_karmey not really

[@romella_karmey]

@@qjtvaddict why are they going missing?

[@professorblu6916]

Such is the burden of history, knowing too much about the horrors of the world. I honestly held back tears through this (the video was great and well done) because this is reality and most Americans either don't know or don't care.

[@divinaflamingarrow9556]

It was very revealing to me what life on the Rez means for our indigenious peoples. All that is shared in this video is fact. I have seen it first hand. We must return to love and respect for Mother Earth and all her children worldwide. Bring Love Peace and Harmony. Follow Natures Way flourish!!!

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?-

[@byronmilla9865]

Great video very informative!!! 🙏🙏🙏

[@twitchyoyster3265]

I was adopted out of the meskwaki reservation and had no idea how prone natives are to said health issues thank you for bringing this to light 🤝

[@jasonaschan1723]

Do you mean the Meswaki settlement in Iowa? Pretty decent place these days since the casino has been a huge success for the last 30 years. If you haven't, then you should check out the pow wow when it comes around.

[@TedH71]

Have you contacted the tribe to get into touch with your relatives?

[@slayer40sw]

You guys DEFINITELY need to do an episode on the dreadfully horrendous Canadian Residential schools .Most see Canadia ass this easy going country but boy oh boy are they wrong (especially lately)😮

[@crustybastard1068]

Yes a truthful story not the fake news unmarked grave tale being spun by the CBC .4 generations of my family attended Kamloops Rez school no one died .also 1947 was the last year of forced residential schooling in Canada

[@sweetnothingsirobot3032]

Did you go to one of them ?

[@ems7623]

Lately? Have I missed some incredibly important news story? The residential schools thing was in both Canada and the US and it was a terrible, terrible idea. There were parallels in Australia too, by the way. All were catastrophic. But why are you speaking about this as if It were an issue in the present-day instead of part of the history? I'm confused.

[@slayer40sw]

@@sweetnothingsirobot3032 oh yes, I'll be 156yrs old next week. I didn't know i can't give a suggestion unless I was there. Darn..🙀

[@krystingrant6292]

🥺

[@danielwolfe278]

I live on Pine Ridge. This video brought a tear to my eye. Thank you.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

I can't see a video of our First Nation Americans without feeling sick to my stomach with guilt. Not because of anything I did personally but because of the suffering these people have gone through and I rarely hear them make a fuss. They should be treasured and given anything they want.

[@benjamin3922]

It sucks, when you look at some of those reservations out there, they’re so rural there’s no economies. Only ranching jobs. But here in CT, they got us back with the casinos. Which we all willing donate our money to the tables and slot machines.

[@InuMiroLover]

At least the casinos up here take care of their own. I have extended family members who are recognized members of the Mashuntucket Pequot Nation and are very active in the community. Foxwoods takes care of them and they live quite well.

[@tazhienunurbusinezz1703]

We have those casinos. My late husband was a bit more of a gambler than I am & even then we went maybe annually for a date night. I always kind of chalked it up to a few hours of cheap entertainment & ultimately as a donation to the Native American college fund because the house almost always wins at any casino. I'm more than happy that they figured out a way to get back some of what they are owed though. I'd be happier if the government quit being so fudging gross & just paid them for what they stole.

[@derinaries]

"Donate?" Youre not doing them any favours.

[@benjamin3922]

@@derinaries actually yes. As you see about the tribal relatives in the other comment, a fortune goes into their communities. They are well ahead of any other tribe….and donate is a fair word….we all know damn well we probably not leaving with the money. After all, all the games are designed so you generally loose….so please cut the social justice warrior shit out. Anyone can make it in the US. People make millions posting videos on KZbin for Christ Sake. If people think this country sucks….YOU REALLY NEED TO SEE HOW THE REST OF THE WORLD LIVES. American life has become so great, you people are spoiled fucking rotten.

[@unapeppina4824]

Sadly they really only benefit two of the five tribes in CT. The rest of them don't have federal recognition and their reservations are little more than a dirt road with a handful of trailers

[@kariannecrysler640]

It would be interesting to see how many times treaties were renegotiated. And how much land was lost when resources that were profitable were found. I am not surprised that living conditions are bad. Most reservations are on the land that nobody wanted because it would have been too difficult to make and maintain habitation.

[@SuperSPatrick]

They didn't bother to renegotiate. They simply reneged on everything. They also created conditions in which infrastructure on the lands were such that were would find it very difficult for us to be independent. There is a reason Hitler copied the US in that way.

[@kariannecrysler640]

@@SuperSPatrick I believe that needs to be shown. Make those who have no clue aware. Because it happened numerous times to the same places slowly yanking it out from under the peoples. Injustice need’s to be pointed out.

[@harryb7912]

Renegotiated? The treaties were simply ignored there was absolutely no talking about it.

[@davidgreg4713]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and you know God loves us so much,So where are you originally from? I am David originally from Spain Granada but currently in Texas now and you?

[@kariannecrysler640]

@@davidgreg4713 Michigan is my home. Thank you for the well wishes. I hope kindnesses and friendship carpet the paths you walk.

[@artemisiya1549]

I know it was a different time, but the way we treated the Native Americans is shameful. Especially considering that we likely wouldn’t have made it through our first winter in America if not for them. I donate my kids like new clothes and toys to the Indian schools. Because, idk, it just seems like a better use for them than alternatives. I feel like the injustice done to the Native Americans is not something we talk about enough. Thanks for the video!

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?-

[@tias.6675]

We ? Nobody alive had anything to do with their so called land being conquered centuries ago.

[@alexgabriel5423]

Commentary at half speed would be 👍 👌 Great!!

[@cac2821]

The government has succeeded in tearing apart the Native Americans. It’s a double edged sword in this scenario, stay and keep the Native American culture alive but live in despair, or leave and gain the education and money to live a decent, sustainable life but lose out on the culture of your tribe. What has been done to this land is disastrous and we are going to continue until there is no more. The land should have remained the way it was ( in the hands of the Native Americans) and the world would have had a fighting chance.

[@mariapierce2707]

🥺 a travesty

[@datheamore6395]

You are absolutely right.

[@tias.6675]

If it would've stayed the way it was, it would probably be empty due to all the fleeing to Europe. You know people who are incapable of building decent societies love a majority European country 😂. Some are lucky enough to live in one or next door and talk crap while benefitting from it's tax system.

[@basedchad6035]

Living a modern life is always giving up your ways. Look at africa. People in the cities are nothing like the tribes they originated from. Modern life is kinda making traditional lifestyle impossible

[@Screddy_Henks]

Thank you for this. I am so glad to hear the respect in this clip. This is a very similar story for Indigenous Australians. We call “our” reservations Missions (mish). Spent a lot of school hols on a mish with my cousins. My mum grew up on one basically a tin shack with a dirt floor. There are a lot of similarities and some differences as well. Thank you highlighting this, in a way that makes no light of the seriousness of these issues.

[@williamjohnson2565]

God bless America.... william Johnson

[@TheVideoLounge]

What would she have grown up in had there been no European colonisation ?

[@larryrobinson08]

Nothing you said surprised me. I appreciate how you backed up your statements with facts. For example, you spoke of lack of health care. Another thought for a title may be “CRT for dummies”.

[@ionakahler3004]

Thank you for your videos.

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?:

[@bassicallyandre]

I used to live in a reservation in Southern CA. Conditions were awful. There was no casino, so the tribe was broke and only had about 300 members. Nothing was walking distance. The nearest store was a gas station that was about 4 or 5 miles away. Everyone was so dispersed and because of that, it was easier to get away with things. It was like the Wild West. Drugs, alcohol, violence and corruption was rampant. Tribal cops were either drunk or on drugs while on duty. Counsel members would embezzle money. Also, since everyone was mostly related to each other, incest was something that also happened frequently, resulting in some children being born with disabilities. Children would often be taken away and place into foster care. My wife, now ex, and I were going to have the tribe build us a house up there, but I'm glad I didn't end up staying.

[@nofindausername]

Most people I know or spoke with think all California natives receive casino money.

[@rominava7835]

So horrible.....but certain members rather live in those conditions then move n actually earn money n become independent from those reservations.....and I hate when some of them cry victim..... take responsibility n zip up...

[@davidgonzales9479]

I grew up at a border town, sounds the same to me.

[@gdubya83]

I saw a billboard by the interstate in or near NM about 10 years ago that showed Natives smiling and it said "Don't Meth With Us". Even the way Natives are treated in Canada is sad. Since the around 70's i heard the kids were stripped from their family and put into religious schools.

[@Europa1749]

Get your facts right.

[@jniffer26]

Not the 70’s, the 90’s. Yup. Disgusting. They recently found a mass grave of dead children on the grounds of one of these “schools”. These weren’t schools. They were government sanctioned torture facilities for creepy religious masochists. Until…the…90’s…. Would you let someone do that to YOUR children? They kids were taken from them. If they tried to stop them, they were beaten or jailed or both. Their children in Canada are called “survivors”. Because if they made it to adulthood they quite literally survived death at the hands of cruel and abusive “Christians”.

[@aaronaparicio8880]

They actually stopped that around the 80’s ish maybe 90’s and it wasn’t just Canada, they were all around the U.S. too. A lot of which were in California. But unfortunately Native women are still being kidnapped raped and murder more so than any other race but no one knows about it because no one cares. You should look into the Missing and murdered Indigenous women crisis that’s happening STILL.

[@SnazzyArcade]

Residential schools in Canada were around until 1996, with the first opening in the 1830s. We also had the "60s scoop" where a lot of children who would have traditionally been in the care of grandparents/friends etc. got adopted out to Canadian families. The schools were run primarily by church organizations, especially the Catholic church, but religious teaching wasn't the primary goal. Instead, children were forced to assimilate by having their hair cut, being given new names, beaten for speaking their indigenous language, and essentially erasing any of their history. Other forms of abuse were also common, and children might only see their parents for a few weeks every year. To date, the Catholic church remains the only religious organization left who has not formally apologized for their participation in the residential school program-many Catholics actually defend it and deny any abuse occurred.

[@crustybastard1068]

Drunken abusive mother's often had their children placed in orphanages in Canada it's refered to as the 60s scoop it saved countless lives . Sadly most of the children suffered severe fetal alcohol syndrome and went on to live horrific lives .substance abuse and mental illness is rampant among these adoptees to this day .sadly their mothers were never held to account for what they did to these babies while in the womb

[@rosebudadkins6803]

I live near the Yakama Rez. Mine is in SD. I do ceremony, powwow and sweat with them. This is more accurate than other programs. It’s appalling how our people especially….children & elders live. The Government never thought there would still be Indian blood here. I am an elder and grew up when “ a good Indian was a dead Indian”. My tribe has gone through two Wounded Knees. Free Lenard Peltier! The FBI lied and we died. Proud to be Lakota!

[@williamjohnson2565]

God bless America.... william Johnson

[@davidgreg4713]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and you know God loves us so much,So where are you originally from? I am David originally from Spain Granada but currently in Texas now and you?

[@nativewarmask9861]

Hecum se takomni unLakota pi unta pi sni i'm from Pine Ridge, my mom went to red cloud back when it was still known as holy rosary, I have family that was in the occupation and 73, and you're right, no matter what they have done, we are still here, proud to be Lakota, proud to come from the heart of all that is, no matter what, we are Lakota, we are not dead.

[@snuggleb100]

We have treated them worse than any other people group. This is heartbreaking. They deserve the same opportunities as any other American has, including running water that is safe to drink, employment and opportunities to better their living conditions.. I find this appalling that our country has allowed this for so long.

[@garybigwolf5239]

As a Lakota from Pine Ridge,currently living in Washington state, I can relate to many things that are brought up in your video. Well done job in such a short time. Wopila.

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?

[@Dangic23]

One of the worst crimes in human history. And still ongoing.

[@scottmantooth8785]

*think deeper and you can discover even more examples of cruelty*

[@MISSMADISONMEDIA]

@@scottmantooth8785 thats why they said “one of”

[@Dangic23]

@@scottmantooth8785 Which is why I typed “one of the worst”, because obviously there are more. Sadly this one still ongoing.

[@scottmantooth8785]

@@MISSMADISONMEDIA *understood that...*

[@scottmantooth8785]

@@Dangic23 *yes, a great deal of injustice was committed in the past in what the government called their "Indian problem" and forcing their assimilation and eradication of their own native culture and belief structures...it still angers me deeply*

[@3frenchhens818]

I have never liked John Wayne since he said, in a Playboy interview, how selfish it was of the Indians to have occupied land that was needed for homes and farms for good American people.

[@tomboyraider1015]

Wtf 😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@heathercollazo5203]

Let’s learn about the spent uranium that is buried on the Navajo reservation. My dad played on these mounds as a kid not knowing how dangerous it was. He ended up with a rare blood cancer.

[@MrCharlespeele]

It’s a shameful part of our history. These indigenous people are and have always been treated very poorly.

[@shiverarts8284]

Thank you for your acknowledgement. Most people would try to coin us as savage, godless, beasts, who had no indigenous rights to the land. Was arguing with someone who was trying to pass us off as asians' or even black. It offends me deeply, to know how people understand us in such a way.

[@vericacvetkovic9093]

What is shameless is the fact that US stole their land, killed millions of them and then made them live as unwanted people.

[@threeoneoh6406]

@@shiverarts8284 so true, I hate that shit🤦🏽‍♂️ I’m Mexican Guatemalan but I call myself indigenous or Native American cuz we’re also natives just like you guys, but we’re just from down south, I don’t refer to myself as Latino or Hispanic because those are European terms, I try to explain that to my own people but they make fun of me and call me a “no sabo kid” which is someone who doesn’t speak good Spanish and is Americanized, even tho I speak Spanish pretty good. Im k’iche which is a group of people from the Mayans btw

[@kinda_chaotically_shey3945]

I grew up on the Navajo rez in the four corners area, I can confirm all this as true! They need better infrastructure, internet access, health access, and so much more. The culture is rich, but so many leave because of lack of access to better opportunities and basic living standards. Also, too many kids have been separated from their families through adoption and fostering. These kids get adopted by white families who basically white wash them. I have seen this first hand with friends I have had outside of the rez that were adopted by white families. Weird history, please make more native American vids! Maybe more about Navajo code talkers or more about the Indian removal act and how that played out across the country!

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?

[@louiswebtser]

Navajo’s have a big Ego though

[@drsingingeagle]

Very accurate, in a generalized way. Thanks!

[@brooklyn5755]

I really liked the documentary. It was very interesting and informational.

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?-

[@kaydenminton6109]

Thank you!! Please make more videos on Native Americans, we are so very much still here and not a thing of the past. Learning about life on the rez is so important, and so much more should be common knowledge. Love this channel sm

[@tomcloud54]

While it has been many a year, when I was younger I was honored and blessed to stay on a few Reservations and see into life there. This video is a great primer for a major injustice here in the so-called Land of the Free. The way these people have been treated, the way that they have to live, is SHAMEFUL, and yes, Black Lives Matter, but so do First Nation Lives, and if my black brothers and sisters think that they are oppressed these days, I ask them to each go spend a couple of months on one of the major Rez's. Nobody should be proud to be an American once they see how the first people living here are still being treated today, let alone historically. While I'm up on my soap box I will also add that one of the Manson Family AND John Hinkley were released this month, yet Leonard Peltier STILL ROTS IN PRISON ON A CRIME IT HAS NEVER BEEN PROVEN HE COMMITTED. What the hell, America?

[@yippee8570]

I'm fairly sure Black Lives Matter includes native people, simply because they're also a minority group oppressed because of their ethnic background (I would have assumed so, anyway)?

[@elainewaller-rose9707]

I hate to have to repeat it again, especially to an Indigienous person, but here goes: Black Lives Matter does not equal Indigienous lives don't matter. Don't believe me talk to Black activists and Black people in general. I mean that seriously, you'd be surprised. Most of us know conditions on the rez are abysmal and that's as wrong as what's done to Black people. Don't be easy prey for racists who despise and exploit both of our peoples. They love it when we fight! By the way, we've been talking about Lenonard Peltier from the git-go, when people like the Panthers were sharing notes with the people in AIM (American Indian Moveement). They knew we had great power together. While some Blacks and Natives like to point fingers at each other, there's also a loooong history of us working together, going back to slavery days.

[@hr8290]

Ok, but why'd you have to bring black people into it? Both black and indigenous people can and do experience oppression.

[@JonBrown-po7he]

If you're physically capable why not expatriate? Just curious, where do you prefer your new home to be? Eastern Siberia, the land proven to be where Beringians came from, is presently inhabited by Russia. Maybe V. Putin could offer a bit of snow choked land?

[@cac2821]

@@hr8290 because both ethics suffered at the hands of European individuals. It goes hand in hand the crimes committed to both and are still being committed. Europeans took Native Americans land and killed off or condemned the remaining leaving them to starve and live as though they are not human. Then they stole Africans, killed many, turned them to slaves and had slaves work the land that they had stole from the Native Americans.

[@vickynichols7308]

It's sad how these people have been treated, and should never have happened to begin with.

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?-

[@Suntan38]

This is so freaking sad. We STILL haven't help these indigenous ppl! Shameful. I 💜 that the children are being taught their native tongue. These ppl have such a rich culture, don't lose it 💜

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?

[@timthegem]

It's worth mentioning that on top of all of the everyday difficulties, some reservations have also exhausted all available resources in efforts to protect their lands from oil and natural gas companies.

[@yourturn777]

God Protect Osage Co

[@hawkeyeten2450]

One thing I've never understood is, why don't they let the Native American tribes do the drilling? First of all, it's THEIR land, second, they know where is appropriate with their culture, and third it could create significant job opportunities for their people.

[@charcat1571]

@@yourturn777 Hawe! Agreed!

[@deborahdean8867]

The Inuit rent out l and make a bundle of money. I think everyone in this tribe got 2k a month and a bonus amount at the end of the year. That was in Alaska. They got pretty upset when the greenies in the government told them they couldnt allow any more pumping . Dont know what happened up that far north they didnt have any other income .

[@shiverarts8284]

@@hawkeyeten2450 because we don't believe in it. Simple as that, they steal oil and natural resources off our land, we'll let them, but it only shows who they really are. They will lie to get out of it, once they are caught by their own people.

[@candiceyoung8244]

It hurts my soul to see my brothers and sisters living the way they have to. My great grandmother was blessed enough to be able to leave once she was married. It was even more difficult when she was born in the late 1800s. Sad

[@ToniAllen]

I'm a citizen of Cherokee Nation and live near/have access to tons of excellent tribally-owned and -run commerce and services (healthcare, police, grocery stores, small businesses, museums, banking, the seed bank, housing, schooling, transportation, highway maintenance -- hell, I'm even getting my well and septic serviced for free) via Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Absentee Shawnee Tribe, Sac & Fox Nation, and others in this area of the state...these tribes here in the eastern half of Oklahoma are like sovereign socialist nations compared to the rest of the US, and it honestly surprises me (and, like you said, hurts my heart) to see so many of our indigenous cousins still living the way this video portrays. Like, I knew there were still poor reservations out there in other states, but I had no idea to what degree. It would be nice to see an episode of this focusing on our Oklahoma tribes.

[@davidgreg4713]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and you know God loves us so much,So where are you originally from? I am David originally from Spain Granada but currently in Texas now and you?

[@candiceyoung8244]

@@ToniAllen oh wow, that's amazing to have those great services. My great grandmother was born in Cherokee north Carolina, on the rez there. Now,I know the reservation is doing much better. My great grandmother was born in the late 1800s,and from the stories I've heard, things were very bleak. She never even went to school unfortunately. Very sad. Oh yes,there are many poor areas,where the people are living so far below the poverty line, and it's so sad,and unfair imo.

[@davidgreg4713]

@@candiceyoung8244 nice place, so tell me how is your day going today I mean how are you spending your day?

[@ToniAllen]

@@candiceyoung8244 He's a troll bot. Been spamming the comments.

[@sarahspence6025]

It's painful to a people to have some other people come and take away everything they had and now they are the poorest people in the land living under those that meet them there I pray that one day the creator will make everything right

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?-

[@carolynechols1354]

This is beyond sad. It absolutely breaks my heart to know that people are being treated this way here in this country.

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?

[@fedrickjorgen3065]

Hello how are you doing today? hope you’re having a Good day?

[@yamas4799]

So let me get this straight. They needed needed a law to be able to practice their religion, spirituality, and teach their native language ON THEIR LAND. On God, the United States legit ain't shit.

[@nobodyspecial4702]

They set the laws on their land so if they felt they needed a law, ask them why because it's only applicable by them, on them.

[@SkunkApe407]

Canada doesn't treat natives any better. Try looking into how natives are treated in Central and South America. The US was actually treated natives better than any other country in the Americas. Just to put things in perspective, Peru was actively engaging in forced sterilization of natives as late as the 1990's. But do go on talking trash about the US.

[@AstarionWifey]

@@SkunkApe407 the US sucks bruh Get off that high horse

[@kelc-1373]

The entirety of continental America needs to do right by its indigenous people-from Canada to Argentina, they deserve so much more than they’ve been given.

[@ems7623]

There are two great crimes in US history - slavery and the treatment of native Americans. One should never judge a nation entirely by their worst historical deeds, but these two "great sins" have haunted American society and politics for decades and will continue to do so far beyond my time on this earth.

[@matt007]

I grew up next to a reservation. It seems like they were full of dilapidated houses and cars. High drug and alcohol use and casinos! Seems like a lot of the girls go missing too.

[@empowercarole11]

This video shows the stark reality of what has happened to our original Americans. The Indigenous people deserve better. 🌹

[@paulwashington98e]

Hi there? Hope you're good & staying safe?

[@christinepeniaranda8484]

What surprises me the most is the authors lack of mentioning the native American wonderful horsemanship and craftsmanship in arts.

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?:

[@dennisraymond3220]

You're absolutely right......Good evening Christine how are you doing over there hope you're having a wonderful day it's a great day thank the Lord has made.

[@N_0968]

Like they haven’t already suffered enough in history. Sad they still have to struggle so much.

[@ChrisWilliam08]

Yes, very true. Many different cultures suffer similar or worse even. At the end of the day, the worst atrocities of humanity are created by Government against the people. The greatest lie ever told was "Im from the Government, I'm here to help"

[@horacegentleman3296]

It's still genocide the US government has just slowed the pace and changed the methods.

[@bradley163]

I am Oglala Sioux. My mother and most of her 8 brothers and sisters grew up in Pine Ridge, SD. Although my mom and her siblings moved away, a very large number of my family still live on the Rez. We visited some family in Pine Ridge, and let me tell you, I wouldn't wish this type of living condition on anyone.

[@cbmx1x1]

Ditto

[@trajanuslarocque7572]

Rez so rough they be shooting down FBI agents there

[@yvonneprimeau5475]

Well done presentation.

[@mikegorski2085]

It's surprised me to see so no many Natives convert to Catholicism but that's life for us all , I hope you're having a good day ???

[@Seth-mu3wo]

The tribes where I lived have massive casinos that take in enough money to pay every person in the tribe enough money to live without working. They have the best businesses, property values, and live better than the average non tribal person in the same area. It seems like this depends greatly on what tribe you're a member of, where you live, etc.

[@shiverarts8284]

Obviously, how big was the tribe?

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

where was this tribe exactly? Where was this?

[@aztronomy7457]

It amazes me that non-native Americans always complain about natives making $ off casinos. We literally gave them the worst land, with little to no natural resources, and they innovated and some are doing quite well. Provides them at least some jobs and opportunity.

[@shiverarts8284]

Exactly, stop talking shit about us. All we did was fight for our land. We continue to do this.

[@ems7623]

You are right, of course. I think the problem is that the casino business model is one that is inherently exploitative. Gambling has rarely been seen as a noble business in world history. It has often even been accused of being immoral since it preys on the hopes and desires of those who gamble. Sadly, there's even some psychological science now to show that's there's some truth to this. There are real biochemical reasons why gambling addiction is a real thing. However, no reasonable person with even a little bit of understanding of how many people on reservations have done socially and economically over the past few generations would hold this against those reservations who have decided to improve their economies by building casinos. And most Americans are not in favor of bans on pleasure-activities, even if they are connected to social ills like addiction for some minority of people who engage in them.

[@justhereforkicks8208]

I’m not surprised by it at all, I’m Choctaw and I grew up outside of the reservation. I have no family or know anyone inside, but I’ve heard how it is. People have asked me if I’d ever go live there and my answer is “I’ll live in a cardboard box before I do that.” Lol

[@ToniAllen]

Halito! I'm Cherokee, but live in the town of Choctaw (which, oddly, is nowhere near Choctaw Nation.)

[@ToniAllen]

@@GeorgeWashingtonLaserMusket Look up Cherokee Nation, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Absentee Shawnee Nation...I live within "Indian Territory" in Oklahoma and am Cherokee myself. Many of these tribes have done pretty much exactly that, and we kinda operate what you might consider "socialist" nations. When I didn't have a car, I was given one. It was old, but it was got me to work. When I went to college, part of it was paid by the tribe, plus I even got gasoline vouchers. When my sister divorced her husband, they provided adequate and affordable housing. They provide my parents with free food every month (including bison -- delicious). I've got free and really good healthcare for life, including mental, dental, vision, and hearing. I get free seeds from the Cherokee seed bank for my garden every spring. I've taught in tribal schools. I adopted my oldest daughter through one of the tribes. They're paying to have my well and septic system serviced soon. We have commerce and police and highway maintenance and museums and banks and social services and everything any "normal" city has.

[@justhereforkicks8208]

@@ToniAllen that’s cool, I’ve been to the headquarters once. My parents used to go to the pow wow. They enjoyed themselves, I’ve never been can’t ever get time off from work or I just flat out forget. Lol

[@dburton2765]

Yes. Thank you for sharing this info. Being sent to Girl's Ranch in Phoenix, back in the 80's, for running away from home too much, I lived with 9 other girls for a year. 2 were Native American and the rumor was they just couldn't be home alone at the time (not given a foster family instead?) whereas, all the others were delinquents, like me. And I can attest to the beauty of their culture bc they were sweet tempered, kind and made the best fry bread. But, the rest of the girls called them names and peed on their pillows. It was so sad. I'm not trying to incite anything negative now, just stating the facts of what I saw back then.

[@cherylcook1942]

There's a law somewhere that native children can't be fostered/ adopted outside their native culture.

[@dburton2765]

@@cherylcook1942 Oh, boy. Thank you for letting me know. xx

[@lisawhereisthecultjam]

So much wealth exists and still so many indigenous Americans suffer.

[@williamdurbin4264]

Hello how are you doing today?

[@davidmrodriguez8067]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and I hope God bless you to have a great day, I'm David by name from Overbrook Philadelphia and you where are you from?-

[@ProudCanadian1959]

I would love to see you do an episode on how Native Americans were treated in Canada. If there were any differences between Canada and the States in our treatment of them? Love the channel. Love history, I'm a history addict. Thanks for all the fixes.

[@crustybastard1068]

Tremendous difference in Canada never ending free money free medical free dental free education free university . Unlimited opportunity for Canadian Indians Eskimos and Inuit.

[@karlabritfeld7104]

@@crustybastard1068 not true.

[@TedH71]

I was told that Canada Natives are around 50 years behind compared to American Natives but technology has started to help change that.

[@TedH71]

@@crustybastard1068 Not true plus the whole country has "free health care". Don't know where you got the rest of the BS you're spouting, sir.

[@davidgreg4713]

I pray to God to give you a lot of beautiful days and you know God loves us so much,So where are you originally from? I am David originally from Spain Granada but currently in Texas now and you?

[@joseleswopes1400]

Thank You 💖 I'm part Cherokee my father's family came from Chickasaw Oklahoma. I would love to hear more about the Cherokee 🙌. Here in NM we are surrounded by Reservations.

[@SkunkApe407]

Cherokee wasn't a tribe, it was a Confederacy. The Cherokee Nation was made up of tribes from the Shawnee, Natchez, Delaware, Chippewa, Timicuan, and Miccosukee nations, as well as a large number of escaped African slaves. "I'm part Cherokee" is literally the most common claim of false heritage there is. Most folks claiming to be Cherokee don't have any Native ancestry, and those that do have no clue what their heritage actually is.

[@trajanuslarocque7572]

Everyone says they're Cherokee 🤣

[@ToniAllen]

You'll be glad to know we're doing great!

[@qiqiauclair2894]

says many white people ''ím part cherokee'' xd

[@joseleswopes1400]

I am more Cherokee than anything else, from my Dad's side his mom was Cherokee. My Great Grandma lived on the Reservation in Oklahoma with her brother.😎‼️

[@navajodoll6320]

Thank you !

[@nativewarmask9861]

I Live in Slim buttes on the pine ridge reservation in South Dakota, it's home, but what you speak about is definitely truth, wopila tanka for bringing this truth to a larger audience.