tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post2411482823293035378..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Obama addresses Gathering of NationsRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-42146512272417762602010-04-26T21:09:37.546-07:002010-04-26T21:09:37.546-07:00I'm not happy with the White House Tribal Nati...I'm not happy with the White House Tribal Nations summit. Those of our nations/tribes/bands who are not federally recognized were left out. It's as though Obama's saying we're not good enough... though in my band's situation, The US actually went up to Canada to find non-tribal members to sign the McCumber Treaty of 1892, when neither our ancestors nor our leader Chief Little Shell would agree to sign the treaty. This left us no longer Federally Recognized. Obama's words mean nothing to me anymore. Honestly, any words coming from the US gov't no longer have meaning to me.<br /><br />I think it's highly sad a bunch of GON'ers are actually happy and excited to have been addressed by the President via video... I think if he truly had respect for us, he'd have just not bothered with the video and might actually do something with his governmental powers... like give us back all the sovereignty stolen from NDN Country by the Washington State Accords, so valiantly fought for by that racist pig Slade Gorton.Giishnasi'dood miknootnoreply@blogger.com