Native people have a history that is more rich than most people can imagine.
Proud but in a position that is low on the social ladder, their empires, languages, cultures, and ideas have degraded.
Where once there were proud nations, there are now only remnants of groups that attempt to remain together and gather their dignity in an ever-changing world.
Globalization has not been kind to the indigenous peoples of the world. Their heritage and race are still looked down upon in most of the nations that once exerted their colonial powers.
“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
As we discussed in class, I believe the empowerment of native peoples in the 20th century was a type of "botched emancipation."
What sort of empowerment results in the confinement of a race of people on reservations, where the laws are different from that of the majority? Doesn't that violate the fundamental principle of equality?
How, if ever, can a culture be restored? How can thousands of cultures be brought back from the grave?
And where have all of these nations gone?
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