Burns Paiute Tribe: Militants need to get off 'our land'
Burns Paiute Tribe: Militants need to get off 'our land'
Burns Paiute Tribal chair Charlotte Rodrique speaks at the conference. Members of the Burns Paiute Tribe, a small reservation about an hour outside the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, spoke out today about the militants occupying the refuge, January 6, 2016.
BURNS PAIUTE RESERVATION — Leaders of the Burns Paiute Tribe on Wednesday called on militants occupying a federal wildlife compound to end their standoff. In a press conference, the tribal council sought to educate the public about their own painful history with the federal government. And the militants, they said, are only making things worse for everyone in Harney County. "They just need to get the hell out of here," said Jarvis Kennedy, a member of the tribal council. "They didn't ask anybody, we don't want them here...our little kids are sitting at home when they should be in school."
The group of 20 or so militants, led by right-wing activists Ammon Bundy and his two brothers, seized refuge headquarters on Saturday.
The tribe once occupied a large swath of land that includes the Malheur National Wildlife refuge — archaeological evidence dates back 6,000 years — but they were forced out in the late 1870s. Before settlers arrived, the tribe used it as a wintering ground, said Charlotte Rodrique, the tribal chair. "We as a tribe view that this is still our land no matter who's living on it," Rodrique said 'They just need to get the hell out of here' says Burns Paiute tribal council member In a press conference the morning of Wednesday, January 6, 2015, the Burns Paiute tribal council sought to educate the public about their own painful history with the federal government. The militants, they said, are only making things worse for everyone in Harney County. "They just need to get the hell out of here," said Jarvis Kennedy, a member of the tribal council.
In 1868, the tribe signed a treaty with the federal government that requires the government to protect natives' safety. According to the tribe, the federal government promised to prosecute "any crime or injury perpetrated by any white man upon the Indians."
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http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/01/burns_piaute_tribe_militants_s.html
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Another interesting short video
Native American Tribe's Answer To Oregon Militia
And, for some history, Amy Goodman interviews Jacqueline Keeler on Democracy Now! (from Tuesday's show)
These Aren't the First Armed Whites to Take Over That Oregon Land: Just Ask the Native Paiute People
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=7508795
And, it seems that geardaddy found that "We Want Our Land Back" graphic even before I did, cause I've now seen an earlier thread where he posted the very same thing...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027504591
Thank you for this thread, niyad. It shines a whole different light on what's going on down in Oregon.
