Federally Recognized?
Federal 'Recognition'
We were here 100,000 years before you, and you don't 'recognize' us?
This is something that has always been a bit of a curiosity. The United States is just a baby - not even 250 years old yet. The Indigenous First Nations of this Turtle Continent are nearly all into the many thousands of years old. Yet, for political reasons, an American Indian Nation which was in existence 9,000 years before there was a 'USA' has to be 'Federally Recognized' by the USA to be considered a legitimate sovereign Nation. We find this ridiculous. It seems to us, that the ancient First Nations of this land should be trying to decide if they 'recognize' the USA as a legitimate nation! It just doesn't make any sense that a Nation which PRE-dates the USA has to 'prove' its legitimacy and beg the U.S. to 'recognize' it as a sovereign nation. Of course, there are certain political dynamics that play into this, but the concept of a 50,000 year old Indigenous nation begging a 250 year old baby nation to 'recognize' it is just ridiculous!
This is something that has always been a bit of a curiosity. The United States is just a baby - not even 250 years old yet. The Indigenous First Nations of this Turtle Continent are nearly all into the many thousands of years old. Yet, for political reasons, an American Indian Nation which was in existence 9,000 years before there was a 'USA' has to be 'Federally Recognized' by the USA to be considered a legitimate sovereign Nation. We find this ridiculous. It seems to us, that the ancient First Nations of this land should be trying to decide if they 'recognize' the USA as a legitimate nation! It just doesn't make any sense that a Nation which PRE-dates the USA has to 'prove' its legitimacy and beg the U.S. to 'recognize' it as a sovereign nation. Of course, there are certain political dynamics that play into this, but the concept of a 50,000 year old Indigenous nation begging a 250 year old baby nation to 'recognize' it is just ridiculous!