Hello,
My name is Lee. I was a former resident of the
Klamath Basin, but was
forced to leave because of the crisis cutting jobs.
I am now a firefighter
with the California Department of Forestry and Fire
and also a college
student. I believe that you should go more on the
offensive and attack the
tribes. Ever since I have been forced to leave for a
life, I have been
studying what has been going on. Tribes are doing
this every where in the
US. And the question of equality always comes up. If
this is America, why do
the tribes have more rights than the rest of us? Why
don't we get paid for
being white? Why do we have to pay more taxes that
go to the tribes? This is
all because of a treaty made in the 1700s. We pull
out of treaties all the
time. But why not get rid of this one that is all
but fair and puts them in
a position of power over us that pays them? I have
also found that to be in
the tribes, you only have to be 1/8 -1/16 Indian. So
most of these tribes
are majority white that have found a loophole to
oppress us. I always hear
America talking about equality, and getting rid of
the treaty will be one of
many steps to get there.
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