ReallySuper
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« on: August 07, 2023, 11:55:16 PM » |
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Mahalo e ka luna hoʻomalu.
This bill does a number of things that are designed to improve the legal, political and material conditions of indigenous people residing in the jurisdiction of Frémont. First, it would recognize as official indigenous nations ka lāhui Hawaiʻi, the Winnemem Wintu nation and other indigenous nations which had entered into treaties with or otherwise had some recognition from the former United States of America but which were excluded from the list of federally-acknowledged tribal nations. This would qualify them for all the benefits, rights, obligations, grant funding, etc. that are or may be extended to federally-recognized indigenous nations regardless of if the Atlasian government chooses to recognize them or not.
Secondly, it establishes an Office of Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations. The "official" history of the "settling" and colonization of the Americas and in particular the "Manifest Destiny" of what is now Frémont is riddled with whitewashed inaccuracies, blatant genocide denial and other racist lies. Although nothing can really ever "make up" for the crimes against humanity which the U.S., Atlasian, Frémont, state and local governments (including especially John C. Frémont himself) have committed against indigenous peoples for generations, and their subsequent and ongoing coverup, simply acknowledging the truth of the pain of indigenous peoples and listening to their own telling of this history is an important first step.
As part of this effort, the bill also allocates funds to establish a museum in Denver dedicated to the Truth of settler colonialism, the unending vibrant life of indigenous nations and the power of their resistance in this land. It also acknowledges the particular responsibility of a government named in the honor of a genocidal butcher to the communities he personally devastated, and directs funds to the Winnemem Wintu, Cachil DeHe Wintun and Klamath nations to establish memorials to those tragically lost to the violent campaign of John C. Frémont in the manner of their choosing.
The other important task of the Office is to chart a vision for reparations with the input of indigenous elders and their communities. The intent of this is not some kind of one-time "settlement" or "get-out-of-jail free card" that somehow exonerates the Frémont, Atlasian, state and local settler governments of their immense list of crimes against indigenous peoples. Instead, it aims to establish a framework for genuine reparations which will be of real and lasting benefit to a people who have suffered at the hands of these governments since their foundation.
The bill also makes a formal call to the Senate to emulate its provisions on a federal scale since we obviously know that the arbitrary borders drawn by European settlers and Atlasian founders cut across the traditional lands of many indigenous nations, that indigenous people are not only present in Frémont and that many of these issues need federal authority and resources to be properly addressed.
I welcome any questions, amendments, suggestions or other feedback you may have.
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