Why did it take so long for the indians to start trying to make a life for themselves, IE get a job?

Question

finally after over 100 years of govt handouts and freebies they finally realized that they need to get up get off the reservation and make a life for themselves and get away from govt handouts,, i say good for them, but why did it take so long? i ask because i grew up by a reservation back in the 60s and 70s, and heard all the time about their plight, but was wondering why they just couldnt go out and get a job like everybody else,, thanks for answering

Answer 1

Indians are treated worse than Muslims strapped with bombs by potential employers

Answer 2

Simple. Racism and government policy made it almost impossible for Native Americans to do so! And for someone who supposedly spent time on a reservation, you should know that calling them Indians is an insult!

Answer 3

When you get your head out of your rear end, realize that the Indians did not put themselves on reservations, and in fact were doing just fine when the white terrorist invaders showed up.  Once on the rez, the Indians were kept there by force of arms.  The reservations were located in the remotest areas of the country, where there were no jobs, and were denied health care and education for generations.  Yo; I grew up on one of those reservations, and I can tell you that to this day there is intense discrimination and prejudice against Indians and little opportunity to leave the rez for jobs of any sort.  But don't  you worry your lily white head - tribes are beginning to realize how much money they can make by appealing to white folks' greed by opening casinos on Indian land.  And they're buying back their land with the billions they're making from those casinos.  And they'll be happy to tell you where to shove it!

Answer 4

I agree 100%.  Our nation has always provided opportunities for those who try to make their own lives better, even in the face of oppression from other groups.  You don't hear the people from Asian countries or eastern Europe complaining even though they were just as discriminated against as any other group. These groups still did what they needed to do to build their own lives and have earned the respect of society.

In response to the bogus "racism" statement, that is the typical response by any group that has failed to succeed on their own merits and have used the past to justify their continued lack of initiative.  Did anyone ever stop to ask why they got the short end of the stick to start with?  It started due to their actions in the Revolutionary War when the Six Nations sided with the British and took about scalping American soldiers.  George Washington hoped to unite the new American nation with the Native American tribes, but left office before getting it accomplished.  Adams and the political leaders left over still harbored negative feelings against them and government policy was drafted on that animosity.

Answer 5

You idiot, have you forgotten the little fact that they're people just like you and that, consequenlty, were you in the same situation as they are ,being "indian" and having the same history that they've had you'd react the same way.