7 Jan 2016 3:24 pm
You know who was really there first roadkill? The Native-Americans.roadkill » 06 Jan 2016 6:52 pm » wrote: The ranchers were there before the bird sanctuaries were.
When do you acknowledge that Misty?
And this group of clowns is really pissing them off.
How the Oregon militia standoff became a battle with a Native American tribe
On Wednesday morning, Paiute tribal chairwoman Charlotte Rodrique stood before scores of people – including many of the 420-member tribe – at a press conference, saying that the Bundys and their gang were encroaching on land considered sacred to the Paiute people.
“Armed protesters don’t belong here,” she said. “By their actions they are desecrating one of our sacred traditional cultural properties. They are endangering our children, and the safety of our community, and they need to leave. Armed confrontation is not the answer.”
She said the sprawling wildlife reserve is part of the tribe’s ancestral territory and is protected under terms of an agreement signed with federal officials more than a century ago. The tribe still uses the refuge for sacred religious and cultural ceremonies, such as collecting plants for medicine and crafts.
“This land belonged to the Paiute people as wintering grounds long before the first settlers, ranchers and trappers ever arrived here,” Rodrique said, “We haven’t given up our rights to the land. We have protected sites there. We still use the land.”
Ouch. That really hurts my feelings.roadkill » 06 Jan 2016 6:52 pm » wrote:Your childish little comments and cartoons don't change that.
