tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848012286026687939.post7467679355399867376..comments2024-02-27T08:10:51.019-07:00Comments on The Vatic Project: Land Grab Cheats North Dakota Tribe Out of $1 BillionM. C. Brueckehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11749873350461333806noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848012286026687939.post-3878508851991257162013-08-19T13:51:26.678-06:002013-08-19T13:51:26.678-06:00Thanks Vatic Master, for pointing out both sides. ...Thanks Vatic Master, for pointing out both sides. This is really just the ad nauseum repeat of treaty breaking that goes back to day one as regards our indigenous peoples, which is worldwide. Thanks for posting this article. We shall overcome. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848012286026687939.post-30207301463442158792013-08-18T02:04:42.761-06:002013-08-18T02:04:42.761-06:00While I agree with you about the role the tribal l...While I agree with you about the role the tribal leaders played in this mess, it is obvious this was more than just tribal leaders. First of all they are not professionals in the field those corporations are in and who were in the position to know what something is worth while the tribe members did not, I am not talking about their leaders, rather than grassroots themselves.<br /><br />If they had not enticed the leaders of the tribe, either knowingly or unknowingly, into selling out for much less than they knew it was worth, then no one would have had to worry about who was responsible. <br /><br />As for the government.... considering the stranglehold on the tribes they legally have through the bureau of Indian affairs, I suspect its as much their fault and complicity as it is the tribal leaders. <br /><br />Anyone who can read this story and think the victims are solely responsible for being ripped off, has no sense of what the crime really was. All participants, and I said this in my vatic note, were complicit and responsible for ripping off their citizens who had no say in any of it.<br /><br />Leaders in Industry, government and tribal were all involved and aided the gouging that occurred for outrageous profits.... we see that by the prices they were willing to pay to the surrounding owners who were not Indian. That is definitely racism. Vatic Masterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100917896532169496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848012286026687939.post-49408126815467020182013-08-17T13:55:11.092-06:002013-08-17T13:55:11.092-06:00The assertion that the government is to blame for ...The assertion that the government is to blame for these tribes getting rippped of is not correct. In this case, the tribes were ripped off by their own elected officials who were authorized to negotiate contracts on behalf of the tribes. So don't go blaming the white man, go blame the ELECTED TRIBAL OFFICIALS who ripped off their own people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com