2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Did you know you can support Sanders and BLM at the same time? [View all]jwirr
(39,215 posts)Native. For so many years the government and the white communities treated Natives as if they were naughty children who had to be disciplined. No more. Running the casinos and even helping the entire community out has given the proof that this was never true.
I don't know about the rez close to you but one of the most beautiful effects has been what is now happening to our children. The schools and the athletic programs are no longer sidelining them as if they are of no consequences. Our kids are seen as children who are going to succed in life if they are given the chance. I have seen children taking part in programs that were almost always white events. They are graduating, going on to college, playing on high school teams and in the band. I now have 11 great grandchildren who are playing in sports this summer. They are getting great grades in school and they love their teachers. They are the ones we are doing all of this for.