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[n33durt0uch]

Please don't say that you did the best you could because I was born and raised on this reservation until 13 and then I moved to Kansas City, MO and there are WAY more help there then this place can ever DREAM of. I moved back to the reservation because this is home and how could I up and leave my traditions and values and let my family suffer? If we don't have jobs for our people and the government cus our "grants", how does anyone expect us to survive? Come stay 1 winter with us, then speak.

[Bearspottedbear]

you never found a way around treatys...pull that fuxn S***TTTTTT...and kick the government out... PULL THE FIDUCIARY DUTY OF MEN THAT CAN NOT, OR WILL NOT..STAND BY THERE OWN WORD..

[osotegrande]

@Bearspottedbear Unfortunately you are right about that.

[ianroadyyyy]

Oh wow give back the black hills

[Xurgonic]

Oh, I'm not arguing FOR imperialism, capitalism or ANY 'ism.' These things only incite intolerance. Jews have been hated forever, without clear reason. Indian women & children were not enslaved tortured & shoveled into ovens, & blamed for killing Jesus, & causing ALL world problems. But its not a contest for 'most persecuted', ok. I also HATE chemicals which cause many problems, but no one yet knows FOR SURE the cause of warming. Global weather has always fluxed, & 'morality' is blamed.

[treo700v]

Your video is very well done, and brings attention to the great people who are in need of help... help by giving what was stolen back to them. Thank you.

[osotegrande]

@treo700v I didn't make the video but yes I think the information in it is vital for all to hear.

[osotegrande]

@treo700v I didn't make the video but it definitely has a message all need to see and hear!

[xyntrk]

"The time has come. A fact's a fact. It belongs to them. Let's give it back." From Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil. Different county, same situation.

[3909clancy]

As much as I agree with the video I do find it disturbing that natives are presented as if they are helpless and uneducated.That is sooooooo not the case in any of the tribes.I also find the way natives are portrayed in these videos a total media stero type.People are people there are lots of natives as with all races that are bad people reguardless of being native.

[BigTymeGamer]

they get all their education for free yet alot of them choose to do nothing with it and blame the rest of the US for it. and most get free medical benefits!!! this government has done everything they possibly could to make up for what happened over 100 years ago. i am not racist i would protect any race in this country but would they do the same? atleast they are free. im glad i live in this type of government, we could all be puppets of some monarchy. so im not one to complain

[chulah12]

@BigTymeGamer ''the meek shall inherent the earth''..''a peoples dream died with them''..u being white you couldnt even imagine the trauma the wasi 'chu have left on us..you have our motherland,which you call home..but us ndns we have none..education is good but it doesnt heal the scares of how americans still portray us as ndns as the ''noble savage''..maybe money heals white people but it doesnt heal an ndns..such shame on your people..

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 What do U want me to do about it? That was THEN & my greats had no part. 'Fears our sprirituality' C'mon, when there's snakehandlers? "Your people" is tired crap that blacks keep on about too. Theres a black president, NOW whats the excuse? They have a choice & repress themselves. EVERYONE I know thinks 'Indians' are cool. Practice what U want. The luv of my life's of Cherokee descent & doing fine. How do u know no native tribes massacred others? Where R U getting your history from?

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic they all say that!?my info comes from the source ''ELDERS'' n bc im one of them.snakehandlers thats nothing knew can these snakehandlers talk with the snakes n can they call the snake spirit..no!?lol.yes, they do fear our spirituality bc we wake people to truth n without truth its easily to control people..bc u see we know the true meaning of freedom n the illusion of freedom which so many americans fall for..we r considered dangerous to your society

[osotegrande]

@chulah12 Agreed chulah12, thanks for the input

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 "can these snakehandlers talk with the snakes n can they call the snake spirit." No, but high on strychnine, they party like NObuddy's bizness on Sunday. Hey Christianity has talking snakes too! Well if you can control people, whats the holdup on gettin the land back? Btw, at least some of WIkipedia's native American history references ARE from 'elders.' If Lakota didn't take Black Hills from Cheyenne by force, then guess what, you can edit Wikipedia. No one's repressing yur version.

[chulah12]

@chulah12 most of you is far from being ''christian'' its funny yu brought that up bc even your bible in psalms say'' why rule the world for your soul''n when i read that..i came to think of who the only people that is ruling the world n who has gambled their soul for riches..''whites'' who has polluted the world n its people/animals..whites r the only ones that is the ''screwups''And oh yall are two-tongued so its obivious,SNAKE-man!?LMAO

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic rhe Cheyenne is known by others as the ''LORDS OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS'' i dont think they couldnt hold such a title if something was taking from them to easilty n furthermore,if the lakota n cheyenne had so much hate n bloodshed between each other why did they help destroy the calvary forces at the battle of little bighorn..JAKE SULLY!?u keep listening to your grandparent''WIKIPEDIA''bc the name, itself, will be the closes to you of becoming cherokee descent

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 I think you've spent too much time talking to snakes. Yur just blindly hating, misjudging and disserving yourself. What is it you want to have happen exactly?

My parents, grands & I were born in North America, so I am NATIVE to it. My great grands were German, French & Irish immigrants who had no dealings with Indians. & I'm not christian. Each religion is the RIGHT way. "I'm special, just like everyone else!" Hate inspiring beliefs are ALL stupid. We're all from Earth... maybe.

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic white people to stop bigotry of misleading people about my people n start letting us ,ndn,people tell our stories frm our own mouths..we arent extinct but r prisioners of war living own land the government force us on which have made us dependent.first bc they destroyed our food n second our way of life..which we have tried hard to hang to..u always going to be an immigrant to us ,if truth is to strong than turn ur back,if u want 2 learn open ur heart to listen..bc u dont KNOW us!?

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 I dont know, nor have I ever met ANYONE bigoted toward 'your people'. We support restoring land rights. Obama is bent on fixing. The only bigot here is YOU, determined to hate all whites regardless & I dont care to know you. U gripe about Wikipedia but NO ONE is stopping U from updating Earth's (not whites) most accessible database. "Prisoners"? are not free to do & believe whatever they want, or receive over a billion for jobs, ed & health. Am sure 564 tribes are not easy to address.

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic whites ..i never said i hate them i dont agree how they teach people to view us negatively thru media ,mascots,n so much more..and that is not FREEDOM !? we are the only people in our country without a voice deliberately caused by u.s.gov. to silence us in modern times..if white gov. would have kept every treaty promise they wouldnt be in debt with us..we wanted2 be ndn not white,by so they destroyed us,that isnt FREE..u.s. sure spent millions to aid haiti,seems easy to address to me

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 "they teach people to view us negatively thru media " No idea where you get this. Everyone I know thinks Indians are cool & Avatar is most profit ever.

"without a voice deliberately caused by u.s.gov. to silence us" Echo Hawk is in da house.

"u.s. sure spent millions to aid haiti,seems easy to address to me" Do 564 tribes have equal agenda? Haiti is one dire group of 10mil. A billion has gone to a smaller Indian pop in '09 (& nearly another billion in interest). Better vote Obama :)

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic its bad we have to come to youtube to get our voices heard n when we tried to get our own tv network they denied us but ''what makes us cool!?'' is it bc hollywood westerns portrayed us as the '' noble savage''..n how can you compare us to a movie..r u serious!? we are one group of people..duh!? just different tribal nations but one race..billions we havent seen..trust me!?

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 "maybe money heals white people but it doesnt heal an ndns..such shame on your people.." Again, what do you want them to do about it? Cry? Any guilt or pity are wasted motions. All anyone can do is support change NOW, which is happening. Again, I dont know who it is you imagine is against you, but your hate and intolerance will NEVER inspire understanding. The enemy is within. "Hate cannot drive out hate" -MLK

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic i dont hate anyone thats how just powerful my truth is to your replies..it seem hateful when infact,its nothing but truth n truth only hurt those who dont admit to their wrongs..i wish others like you would listen to our voice now,guilt n pity shows u have a heart,if u dont understand your people in your own country then how can u move forward!?no one understands us bc they do not listen to us... for some odd reason,they already knw ndn ways n knowledge,how is that!? lol

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 Theres no 'yurs, mine & ours.' I'm not hung on race, religion, patriotism(all=intolerance), rather humanity, inspiration & now. We know the sad history but have to move up. Progress happens & we're interdependent. My one phobia is spiders yet when I find a Recluse inside I put it outside out of respect of life. Is that the spirit of genocide & slavery of Imperialism? My family had no hand in it, I've no allegiance to race, yet U want me responsible for every white dude thruout history.

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic there is a boundary between which no man sould destroy..that is heritage and identity!?progess should have happen by no means by greed and manifest destiny...i never said be responsible for what this white race done but responsible to listen from our point of view quit listening those non-indians who write lies bc they do not understand us..once you do that you will see n recognize truth for where it stands n Creator bless for doing that for spider.shows that your humble..smiles

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 Yur determined to argue no matter what, even when clear I'm on your side, because you have an axe to grind. By 'cool' I refer to admiration for the traditional culture, a way of living close to nature, and respecting they were here first. Although the "noble" part is somewhat over-idealized. Indians are not divine vessels of virtue either.

"no man sould destroy..that is heritage and identity!?" No one's arguing that. All one may do is address the now.

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic thats part of our spirit ''perseverance''.. until its sharpened!?..well if you was on our side you wouldnt have commented like you did when u first viewed this video..no we arent divine vessels but our elders of their elders taught us how to be simply''human being''we shared everything n but sometimes fought but have u ever fought with a sibling then later u makeup..this is how we did between some tribes others we counted coup or stickgames over space but still shared by permission

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 "i never said be responsible for what this white race done" Yes U HAVE repeatedly with yur racist BS of "shame on your people" & how all 'whites are snakes who pollute the Earth'  I appreciate yur passion but it blinds U.

"We must develop & maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us & some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies." -MLK

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic "shame on your people" & how all 'whites are snakes who pollute the Earth' I appreciate yur passion but it blinds U....quit!? u get it twisted!?lmao..shame on your people isnt being racist..it is shame that many white people took our homeland not 90 acres but the entire thing from a people who they did not see as humans..i didnt say all r snakes.. i said YALL R TWO TONGUED(SAY ONE THING BUT LIE LATER) ,SNAKE-MAN..SEE U MADE IT TRUE BY TWISTING WHAT I SAID..i called u snake-man..

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 Your words- "Shame on your people" "whites' who has polluted the world" "white people to stop bigotry" "whites r the only ones that is the ''screwups''And oh yall are two-tongued so its obivious,SNAKE-man!?"

So 'your people/whites' should ALL be guilty, R bigots & polluters, R the ONLY screwups, & "yall" as in "you ALL" R "two-tongued" like a snake's deceitful split tongue, & I'm a shameful-bigot-screwup- 2-tongue SNAKEman, right? I think yur racist bent is VERY clear, but misguided.

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic whites have polluted the world with eugenics n taught us to see the world as inanimate or nonliving..to do what we wish to do to her..to see God as a joking myth..but now,they r fearing global warming and cant understand it..WHY!? bc they CHOSE to not listen to us indigenous bc we , to them, was inferior savages,niggers,apes,and sub-human..i dont mean to make u hurt but wish you to make the image of the white's changed n i kno whites was once balanced with nature n God..

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 Global warming MAY be a natural occurrence, as drastic weather changes ALWAYS occur in history. We're all at nature's mercy, so to survive we must BALANCE with environment & each other. When nature kills, people like to believe the 'gods' did it, or the victims deserved it. But when it rains, I see that it pours on believers and non-believers alike. The sun also shines on all. We are interdependent. We all need to drop egos, intolerance, and dogmas.

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic i do not live by ego, intolerance, or dogmas..that issue needs to be addressed to does that lead america ...but do u really think pumping fossil fuels and emitting harmful gases doesnt have any effect or speeds up global change!?our ozone is so open wide now that winter n summer radiation is to overwelming for plant life n other life that scientist use chem - trails to evoke weather patterns more than ever..man is the only earth being that can choose to carve his life pattern his way

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 You are determined to argue & judge, but its not about race. Some greedy rich imperialists used genocide, slavery & incited racial hatred to settle a country centuries ago. Not cool. But not my doing, & I can't fix. Yet you judge me & all whites by the actions of buttheads long ago. Then rich people re-neged on contracts. Also, not me. The rich/U.S. government, should have fixed WAY before now. CLASS issues are clouded by race. Classes have to be on the same page for change.

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic no no!?...u see me as blaming u only bc yur thinking one-minded the same way whites thought years ago..im not blaming you but angry of what the early whites breed into the 21 century white man n woman...im not judging but expressing my trauma that money WONT fix..so when i see some of whites make such heartless comments of a people they was taught to be against..i express the truth to them and the truth hurts them they dont want 2 hear it either!?people shouldnt hurt bc of eugenics

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 The same greedy imperialism that smeared Indians is continuing today in Iraq and Afghanistan, under the guise of 'patriotism', 'protecting freedom' BS.

"Senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!

-Einstein

Its easy to blame 'THOSE people' when you dont understand that its always been about money and power of wealthy classes. 'My people', meaning 'aware people' (regardless of skin), have never supported it.

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic so now you see who was the good guys n see majority of americans preach kind words but kind words havent amounted to nothing,at least for the ndns..then people wonder why we have our say!!i hear the black's say n poor white's say they have it harder but nontheless, we had it the hardest_slavery,oppression,rap­e,poverty,biological warfare, euthanize,sterilization,stolen homeland,and force relocation..than people rant abt we need to stop being mad,,when most americans think were extinct

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 "early whites" is a little more accurate way of putting it, but its not 'whites' against U. Its about 'have mores' against 'have less'.' Those in power use racism to rally support like 'war on terror' or Nazis (Jews had it worst) & my Irish ancestry were also ruined, & they were all WHITE. Europeans developed advanced economies before others, which require expansion. Less advanced cultures are assimilated or destroyed, like the Borg. Same if aliens showed up. See "Imperialism 101"

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic to most americans that is accurate but to the ndn having less is what made us strong and humble..''economy'' is greediness.. do one have to really ''buy n sell'' or exploit yourself to live life..barter system works faster and it doesnt exploit nor does anyone go poor this way..jews!?really!>jews!? its sad that 6million jews died but it will never be to our holocaust around 14 million native ndns was murder leaving 250,000 in the 1920s hitler is a saint compared to americans..

[bryan112706]

@BigTymeGamer You're spouting what he clearly described as "the end stages of genocide". The part where we put our hands up and say well we did all we can do...they're doing it to themselves now. Of course this is bullshit because everything was fine with them before we intervened. It was our continual disconcern for treaties and native rights in general that caused this situation. Sad thing is it's happening all over the world. And you ARE racist by the way.

[BigTymeGamer]

yea i am sorry for what happened to all the Indian people. I am married to one and I am white. As for how they are treated now not so much. these battles happened along time ago and our generation have nothing to do with what happened. Yet, we get blamed for it. I have visited acouple reservations in the state i live in and it makes me mad. the government uses our tax money to give them good homes and alot of them get money too and dont take care of those houses.

[chulah12]

@BigTymeGamer lies..lies..lies..they give n take give n take then divide us by blood quatums..BIA bullshit!?.alot us may be another tribe n if our blood dont make requirements then we dont get benefits..which isnt nothing..like i said youll never know suffering as we know our dear friend ''suffering''..its funny how americans donate to other third world countries but mock at us in their own backyards as if we arent people..i hope your spouse is happy being the ''town-talk''

[weirdfetishes5]

i cried =( i love you for making this !  the thing is.. nobody cares.. they have their own problems and life to deal with.. and they dont even KNOW how bad life is on the rez...i'm proud to be a non indian that is not greedy and would give anything to have things go back to the old ways..i just wish there was something we could do and wish everyone else cared.. instead every1 thinks that GOD is going to take care of things.. so WHY TRY ( what my parents say) .. its sickening =(

love to all xoxo

[kamikaze9060]

Xurgonic are u a TeaBagger? a treaty is a contract, the US Supreme court has ruled on the contract. The Sioux don't want to sell. Give them back their land. It is the BackBone of the world, sacred. Forget about the other stuff, "SAD". HUH!, I don't think they want your pity, and u don't give it anyway. Xurgonic the "Rent is Due" and your late besides your a squatter, "Eviction is coming". $700 million....its dirty money and they don't want it.....

[Xurgonic]

@kamikaze9060 I dont care for the Corp of Uhmerica. It aint right, but is the way of the world. Natives were butchering each other over petty boundaries long before whites showed up. But playing victim, drowning in booze for the past century obviously aint doing no good. I'm NOT responsible. I have my own serious problems to deal with just to get thru each day, & with little help or money. I can cry about it, curl up in a bottle or drugs, but I dont. I deal with it & help others if I can.

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic why not party on sunday, afterall sunday is the last weekday n been switch to accomendate man's law..Creator or God's day is saturday which is the sabbath which we kept holy to the 7th n the 4th from the beginning of the time of our heritage..you HAVE no cherokee descent i bet you look like general custer..lol..yall all say that when ur feel guilt..keep dreaming long enongh n you might wakeup blue,JAKE SULLY!?LMAO..

[osotegrande]

It's very sad. :'(

[Zitty73]

..and I'm sad It's I seen..

[osotegrande]

The point I was trying to make in posting the video was to show the great injustice done to these people, and if they had originally taken the land from another tribe they are wrong also.

[Xurgonic]

@osotegrande So the point just to make people feel sad? Taking territory by force isn't fair but is the way of nature, civilization & Lakota who took it from Cheyenne. What can be done besides crying about it? They have options. Huey & Lakota propose Black Hills belong to them but no land really belongs to anyone except by force. Their own country in the middle of the U.S. aint gonna happen. So acclimate, deteriorate into oblivion, or take $757mil, maybe wait for it to become a few billion.

[Xurgonic]

Sad, but am mot sure how Lakota owning the Hills will solve all their current problems. Will they all suddenly get jobs, better schools, and stop being abusive alcoholic fathers? The Lakota originally took that land from the Cheyenne by violence..so whitey takes it from Lakota..Chinese take it from whitey :-) 'might makes right.' He neglected to mention the $106million awarded by Supreme Court has now earned interest up to $757 million. Seems THAT might actually solve a few of their problems.

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic but when we had skirmishes between ndn ON NDN they still had their way of life,traditions,languages,n grandparents..only when we came face to face with whites we WAS told n made to believe that we were evil n if that wasnt enough they stole our image n way of life..WHICH WE NEVER DID TO ANOTHER TRIBE!?..if we was so money hungry n if spirituality is not important we would have sold the black hills..your people sold their soul for riches,nothing good shall come from that..

[Xurgonic]

@chulah12 It isnt 'my people', my great-grands moved here after that mess. It aint nice, & I think the U.S. should give back the land. Obama's considering it. A billion has gone to Native services. There's a fat interest account waiting. Meanwhile, "no good" has come of playing victim, drowning in booze, etc. Avatar was a fantasy. In reality, the one with the big stick makes the rules, so everyone has to deal. But the wheel keeps turning. It may all collapse back where it was.

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic ..whites will never know the sever trauma they caused us n i know our land will never come to us by the hands of any man of today..u knw that!?only the Creator will ..all ndn tribes was noble n we never made any tribe perish..this butchering thing is nothing but a LIE..YOUR PEOPLE SET UPON US!?dont whites drink alcohol!?..duh!..we want to practice our way of life without being prosecuted against our indigenous rights which the u.s. gov. want allow bc they fear our spirituality

[chulah12]

@Xurgonic and bc whites do not know us ,therefore they dont understand who we are...for your information..german,french, n irish people have been coming here since the 1600s..so yes they all played a big part in the animosities against my people..example '' french and indian war''..after my people made an oath to be allies of the french ,against the british, the french lead us into a trap to be slaughtered ,while they fled british forces ,trading whiskey, all three cun our young men 2make war

[Lbionic]

This is dope

[osotegrande]

Thanks for your actions as well nuvolobianca, this

story needs to be told to as many as possible,

no need to thank me.

[nuvolabianca49]

So as you I made two videos on the situation on the Pine Ridge and every time I see these images it hurts me. When the government decides to intervenes? It 's a shame that these people should live in these conditions. Thank you for postered this video

[osotegrande]

Thanks for at least doing that vtennis.

[vtennis]

This is the history not taught in the public schools. But "How" do we give the Black Hills back? How do I, just an average person living my average life, do anything to help?

Thank you for posting this. If nothing else, I will show this to my high school students. The history they won't get out of the books. Maybe someday it can make a difference.

[SonnyJWright]

Wow and I thought the reservation I lived on was bad

[osotegrande]

What's that supposed to mean kutekerri?

[kutekerri]

@osotegrande the disease that I call 'illuminatzi' They have been a dis ease on planet Earth since before Egypt.... they call everyone terrorists, but they are the real ones. They break every rule of Creation and invent their own laws, they act just like any cancer cell on the human body - they are faceless and nameless, but we know they exist. Now the S. Americans in the Amazon are getting it, we need to help them also! to them, 'we' r all the same - until we help... thanks for the great vid <3

[kutekerri]

illuminatzi

[osotegrande]

I have changed the classification Myrna ,again I'm sorry for not noticing before, obviously this topic is no laughing matter.

[LilMyrna09]

thank you!

[osotegrande]

@LilMyrna09 You're welcome, this video is so shocking, people need to know!

[LilMyrna09]

what i wanna know is why is it listed under comedy?

[osotegrande]

I am so sorry Myrna, didn't realize it was listed

as such, it is a very serious issue to me.

[darklight151]

@LilMyrna09 It's hard to hears things such as this. We are one country and the true Americans are the Native American's . YES you are right, this should not be under comedy but more about history. In this day and age you would think people would be more educated . So many people died and for what a small piece of land ? If you draw a line in the sand that line will still be there where you are no more. The Native American deserve the same equal rights as every one else.

[Arrowz110]

NICE!!!!!!!!! 

[osotegrande]

You are so right darklight!

[darklight151]

The politicians need to get off their thumbs and help our Native American friends, they have no trouble helping other countries when the politicians need to take a step back and help our people first. Native Americans are the first true Americans. All people of this country deserve a decent place to live, health care, food,water, education . Without the most basic needs of life what is lie worth?

[LilMyrna09]

WOW and every time i went somewhere i seen u guys taking picture, i love taking pictures too..

[osotegrande]

You're welcome guys, people need to know this!

[metalchic420]

Thank you! There's a lot more than that going on I think....Alcohol is illegal but when you call the cops on someone that is drunk the cops don't do anything about it...they should just make it legal because nothing is getting done around here!

[xxpowwowbluexx]

thank u for posting this