Shouldn't we give reparations to Native Americans?

[roam]

spurgeonryan said:

roam said:

there has already been a cultural genocide, the natives now are not the natives that were. there were groups of natives that were completely killed off as well.
what sort of reparations do you think could fix such a thing?

Nothing. But it is the deed that matters. We are not our ancestors, so we are not really responsible.

 

I do not think land matters, because they have plenty of it. Just not much they can do with it I think. The Navajo's recently host the guy who walked a tight rope across the Grand Canyon. What else can they do? They are one of the most popular indian tribes. I believe their language was used in WW2 and in many movies and Television shows.

 

Do they get free college tuition? Or what about tuition to private grade and high schools. Get them to college for sure. Then from there they can turn their lives around. Too many sad stories that you hear about on the news.

In Canada they can go to college for free.   A lot of times they are still marginalized and the tribes filled with corruption, domestic abuse, as well as drugs and alcohol. 

 a good deal of the problems stem from how they were treated.  they still bear scars(which are still pretty recent.  in canada the last residential school closed in 1996 even.  children for decades were taken from tribes, had their heritage forcibly suppressed and were physically and sexually abused in attempts to "bring them into society") from previous generations and the problems are perpetuated. 

they need actual support and assistance.  not father knows best and financial handouts.