Their Crimes? Was Being Aboriginal and Protecting Their Land!
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The October 1, 2019 American Indian Tribal News * Ernie C. Salgado Jr., CE0, Publisher/Editor Their Crimes? Was being Aboriginal and Protecting their Land! Please note handcuffs and leg irons photo on right. Manifest Destiny was the justification for the attempt to purge the Country of the Aboriginal people. What is the justification today? For the benefit of our young, we can not change the past, but we can govern the future. We live as a free people in a country that recognizes it wrongs. In a country that provides opportunities our ancestors never had. We must never forget out history, but we must live in the world in which we exist. The education of our people is paramount. A wise man once said. “If you plan for a year, plant a garden, if you plan for a couple of dec- ades, plant trees, but if you plan for a century, educate your children.” Ernie C. Salgado, Jr. Manifest Destiny “The Justification for the Genocide and Annexation of Indian Land” Manifest Destiny had devest- settling native tribes would historians, Francis Parkman, ing and fatal consequences for greatly reduce the amount of whose landmark book The the Native Americans, since land needed by the Indian Conspiracy of Pontiac was continental expansion implic- tribes resulting in making published in 1851. ‘Never Forget’ Though these two words may mean nothing to you, to those itly meant the occupation and more land available for home- Parkman wrote that after the whose ancestors perished by stake, drowning, flame, and other forms of torture annexation of Native Ameri- steading by white Americans. British conquest of Canada in during the Crusades, the Inquisitions, the Native… can land, sometimes to expand Thomas Jefferson believed 1760, Indians were "destined slavery and the Government that while American Indians to melt and vanish before the supported murdering of the were the intellectual equals of advancing waves of Anglo- Native people. whites, they had to live like American power, which now This ultimately led to armed the whites or inevitably be rolled westward unchecked confrontations with many of pushed aside by them. and unopposed". Parkman the tribal groups of native Jefferson's belief, rooted in emphasized that the collapse peoples and the systematic Enlightenment thinking, that of Indian power in the late killing and removal of Indian whites and Native Americans 18th century had been swift people from their home lands. would merge to create a single and was a past event. The United States continues to nation did not last and he be- The termination of the Indian this day, the practice of recog- gan to believe that the natives culture, language and religion nizing only limited land rights should emigrate across the was the policy of the U.S. of indigenous peoples. Mississippi River and main- Government. In a policy formulated by tain a separate society, an idea In an effort to accomplish the Henry Knox, the Secretary of made possible by the Louisi- “Indian Termination Policy” War, to expand into the west ana Purchase of 1803. children were forced form through the taking of Native In the age of manifest desti- their homes and placed in gov- American land by purchase, ny, this idea, which came to ernment run boarding Schools Photo above 1890. The public treaties or force. be known as "Indian remov- across the Nation where they execution of tribal leaders was the al", gained ground. common practice up to the 1900’s. The Federal Government was were forced to learn the Today it’s incarceration. Leonard the only one allowed to pur- Humanitarian advocates of “White Way.” The govern- Peltier for example. chase Indian lands, the indi- removal believed that Ameri- ment still continues to oper- ates many of these schools Large rewards on tribal leaders vidual States were excluded. can Indians would be better today. like Chief Sitting Bull was also And the majority of he Trea- off moving away from whites. used against many tribal leaders. ties were never honored. Historian Reginald Horsman The “Indian Termination Poli- cy” was ended by President American Indians were not citi- The national policy was for argued in his influential study zens until June 2, 1924. And even the Indians to join American Race and Manifest Destiny, Richard M. Nixon in 1973 by then many were not allowed to society with the intent for racial rhetoric increased dur- executive order. vote in many States until the late them to become "civilized", ing the era of manifest desti- However, the American Indi- 60’s. which meant no more wars ny. an Tribes continue to be under Even to this day tribal leaders with neighboring tribes or White Americans increasingly the control of the U.S. Gov- must gain permission from the raids on white settlers or trav- believed that Native American ernment with regards to land Government to use their tribal elers and a shift from hunting ways of life would "fade usage which hinder many of lands. to farming and ranching. away" as the United States the Tribal Governments ef- Government Control of the Indian Advocates of the American expanded. As an example, this forts toward economic devel- Reservation prevents prosperity Indian civilization programs idea was reflected in the work opment and self-sufficiency. and maintains the dependency. believed that the process of of one of America's first great October 1, 2019 Page 2 of 16 Ernie C. Salgado Jr. DISCLAIMER: Any reproduction or posting of The family is the sole of our culture By Ernie C. Salgado Jr.: any data herein in any form must give credit to the American Indi- The American Indian Reporter an Reporter and/or the primary is based strictly on my humble source/s. opinion of the numerous tribal matters and issues. It is not in- Violators will be subject to us tended to represent the views or creating an effigy of you and positions of any American Indian stick it with pins and needles. 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Postal and handling name) is the granddaughter of John Razon Sr., AKA “Fig Tree John” who was credited with planting fees are included in the distribution cost. the first fig tree in the Coachella Valley and immortalized in local lore. He was a member of the Thank you for your support for the American Indian Reporter. Torres Martinez Band of Desert Cahuilla Indians and was their Tribal Chairman for many years. He was also a member of the Mission Indian Federation and was one of the 57-members arrested by the U.S. Government for demanding freedom and tribal rights in 1923. Irene is an enrolled member of the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians as are her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The extended Razon family number in the hundreds and are tribal members of several of the Southern California American Indian Tribes. And as their famous ancestor, John Razon Sr., AKA “Fig Tree John” many of them are tribal leaders of their respective tribes. The Razon family is one example of the many extended American Indian families that keep our cul- ture alive through out the Nation. We survive through our families. Again, the FAMILY is the sole of the American Indian Tribal Culture. PROFESSIONAL TEAM Ernie C. Salgado Jr., CEO Publisher/Editor Tribal Member, Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians Phone (951) 217-7205 * Email: [email protected] Shayne Del Cohen, Publisher of “Shayne’s Journal” A Nevada based daily Internet blogger publication. James Ramos Email: [email protected] California Assembly Member Keith Vasquez, Photojournalist “Tribal Sports Reporter” 40th Congressional District Tribal Member, San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians (Tribal Member San Manual Band of Mission Indians) Email: [email protected] Appointed to Key Committees: Andrea Marquez, Editorial Advisor “My View-Your View” & Contributor Assembly member James C. 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