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Can someone explain why America has reservations? As I understand it, it's not "special" status and more a result of the laws that were put into place when the
by nemothekid 6y ago
Can someone explain why America has reservations?
As I understand it, it's not "special" status and more a result of the laws that were put into place when the land was "obtained" from Native Americans. Renegading on those treaties would be no different than the government repossessing your generations-owned land because "you shouldn't get special treatment because your great grandfather bought this land for $3".
- LeifCarrotson 6y agoThe government does 'reposess' the land to some extent through property taxes. Also, the verb you wanted is "reneging" from "renege" - to go back on a promise, as in when playing cards to go back on a promise to follow suit.
- IncRnd 6y agoA reservation is not just land. A reservation is Tribal Land of a sovereign nation. This is touched upon in the article.
- dodobirdlord 6y agoIt's complicated. Tribes, much like (capital S) States, are semi-sovereign, sovereign in some things but not in others. Much like States, reservations are still part of the United States.