Barack Obama "Native American Day" Billings, Montana

[RagamuffintoVagabond]

If people only really, really understood how badly these Natives were treated. They deserve their own day, not to be shared with another day. God bless the Natives!

[TJANOSZEWSKI]

NATIVE AMERICAN  ARE 3RD CLASS CITIZENS AMERICA.....ZUNI NATION AND PROUD

[honeybeaful]

We should get a holiday that is not overshadowed by another holiday. And, one that is during the traditional school year so maybe the kids can actually learn something about American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.

I like the fourth Friday in September.

[mesauh]

Yeah we admit that we murder thousands of women and children and stole their land as a way of showing gratitude to the Natives. Yeah thanks giving is a stupid.

[franklynthree]

do away with thanks giving period.... that will be a step in the right direction

[ImOfNope]

If the Native American is only 1% of the U.S. population, then maybe 99% on this board is non-native.

[ImOfNope]

Until I see it on all calendars, like I see black history month and Kings birthday, then it's only good talk with not much support to back it up. But a 'day' alone doesn't even scratch the surface of what has happened in this country. I saw those logos a few years back that 'patriotism is not racism', even though patriotism has been 'built' on racism. We been talking for hundreds of years now. And barely anythings changed. If we want something, we'll have to march and get it ourselves.

[ingridanna0830]

So..... Obama wanted to make up for broken treaties by having a Native American Appreciation Day the day AFTER Thanksgiving? Ummmm... yeah... Alrighty-then.

[railroadtrash09]

He talks alot... Rez still seems the same.

[Lochee1000]

ALL: Lot of Natives voted for Obama. I want to make sure Obama does more than simply articulate the struggles of Native people. I hope he can and is doing more than lip service. I DO think we should press the Leonard Peltier issue to the hilt. Got to keep this thing fresh before the public, but especially, before the president. If we can get Leonard's situation squared, must say, I'd be satisfied and somewhat pleased. Of course, there's lots more issues in NDN country, but this is a big one.

[darius777ful]

am comanche cherkee kiowa and cheyyen

[SusanKristy]

BTW: I am a registered member of a federally recognized tribe, which is more than a LOT OF YOU on this thread can say.

I support Obama 100%!

Hateful racist so-called Indians don't speak for me, or my kin.

[ImOfNope]

@SusanKristy And that's your right. We have our rights too.

[SusanKristy]

What he is saying is true. You CANNOT move forward from the horrifying and genocidal actions of the federal gov't and reconcile that (that's not FORGIVENESS, but Reconciliation of it!) without BOTH SIDES acknowledging the truth of our shared past. That takes leadership, honesty, truth, and commitment to hold the truth up and move forward together. We're still waiting....

[smereka11]

im native is it was me in carge i would fight they took it away from me i dont want a day i want my land back

[ImOfNope]

@smereka11 Exactly!

[N8tiveSpartin]

Well I have one thing 2 say....... BULLSHIT!!!!

[mjdpoet]

Nice speech...but we are STILL waiting for action. I am sure it helped your image...for that moment anyway Mr.President/U.S. Government. Maybe even made some people feel good. I can say a lot of things but at the end of the day how did that help? Good old politics. A.K.A. Misdirection/distraction of the real issues that need to actually be dealt with. Just tell people what you think they want to hear. Meanwhile life is still ultimately the same on the Rez if not worse. WAKE UP EVERYONE!

[LaserDarkDX]

I have a wonderful idea... BALANCE THE FEDERAL BUDGET!!!!!!!

[shaybird76]

How about you make it right. You can still return to being compliant to those treaties. Is it ever too late to do the right thing? Has anyone heard his speech that all tribal lines must be dissolved? UMM.. what tribal lines could he have been talking about?

[Darusdei]

U.S. official Apology To Native Americans.

about fucking time :DD

[lonewolf13scott]

Talk about lip service. Yea it will change. He will make all Native American tribes the same as the rest of the USA. One big REZ were no ones has any say in their own or their childrens lives. I cant even stomach looking at this liar

[warcheif1775]

this is one of the first presidents that actuality cared about us natives. so stop wining about this and that! and shut the fuck up!

[sensiroots]

stupid stupid stupid fuck all parties an army is the only thing that will hejp natives ..

[ogithreturns]

Obama is Nothing but a Drug Lovin FAGGIT NIGGER.

[atwen7331]

i think its only 2 or 20 % of Black people that say they come from or are part of Native American heritage actually are, so to say they are mixed with Native America is quite an outreach. I seen this on the PBS show when all the richer black people couldn't trace their lineage.

[JenTheGothKid]

Yes, thank you! Finally! They deserve so much more respect than they get.

[Cavelumb]

you know what man i really fucking hope this shit goes cause its about time. you know ya can get pissed all ya want to but i think its fucked up that there is only a black history month ant not a Native American or a white history month i say fuck that if we cant have something like that then why the fuck is there a black history month?..now ppl of youtube answer me that an dont say o black ppl had it bad cause you cant really use that when it come's donw to what the Native American's deal with

[Monsterzask]

acne

[SpiritEagle31]

Great idea President Obama Black Eagle;I know you have a personal interest as you are also CHEROKEE by ancestry,Fantastic!! as you have ancestry from the FOUR DIRECTIONS of the world.All the NATIONS must now come into recogntion of the ONENESS of all PEOPLE,that is what the CREATOR wants for us ultimately,so keep the great VISION of SPIRITand manifest it for the good of ALL,AHO

[BUffaloman420]

the only way we native americans can advacne as whole is watch our selves and our family look after our own help each other when in need, never tha less pray to god bout our problems in the big circle with the big drum(pow wows) or in a tipi with the little drum( native american church)

[drunkenboxer1985]

It is a shame, yet with all of the other issues americans are having I am afraid that the Native Americans will never get the help they need to survive as a people. They must leave the reservations, but not abandone their history and culture

[Tlexiktli2003]

Druken Boxer, that explains it. Alcohol causes brain damage and now we know from science that boxing does traumatic brain injury as well. Sober up! Especially before you think you are smart enough to speak on social justice issues.

[drunkenboxer1985]

sorry i dont know what i was thinking. I'll leave it up to the scholars like yourself. god you are SOOOO fucking smart why would i bother making a comment at all when we have brilliant people like you

[drunkenboxer1985]

Lets start by educating our childeren on the mass genocide that europeans inflicted on Native Americans. Wiping out tens of millions of people across two continents and making them nearly extinct. Then forgetting about the ones that are left and leaving them to decay with no jobs, decent homes, or anything else. Native Americans do play a part in helping themselves, but there it is very difficult for things even as simple as getting water and electricity because of some beaurocratic red tape

[Tlexiktli2003]

You are getting there.....ALMOST.....it would explain it if 1985 was the year of your birth, if so, take some ethnic studies courses, you almost sound like a Republican and we all know how they treat our Native Peoples.

[drunkenboxer1985]

and obviously the democrats did sooo much for native americans right? the dems are just as full of shit as the neo-cons. its the federal government in general thats doing this and they will never take the issue of native americans seriously. theyll just keep them on welfare and in poverty

[lonniemarks]

hello my friend i just wanna thank you for being there for our people , you are one of the kindest people on youtube i beleive.

[BloodTar]

Yeah that's right Obama, allot of our history has been buried including yours that you refuse to reveal.

[ViolentDimensions]

lol

[mereanataki]

Freedom is a responsibility it cannot be given to another. It is of the Creator in this dimension. If we fear crossing into the next dimension as a reason for not taking care of it we have missed the whole world of Spiritual ecstacy. Belief in hope is the secret of joy. The World is changed one being at a time. When the World refuses to be imprisoned by class, race, gender and the money-go-round freedom will find allies. Nature will restore herself. Love will be revitalized and authentic.

[NDNWatch]

True Native Americans arent in the USA. Whats a tragic history is the USA and violation of the US Constitution by way of false elections, no response by the US Congress for redress for grievances (1st Amendment Right) and for the unconstitutional election of a non native US Citizen. Furthermore, this Obama will fully assist the global dictators in destroying the US Sovereignty via North American Union and with that the destruction of Native American sovereignty, which is a hoax anyway.

[Monasukapanough]

Obama descends from the saponi Nation of Va and NC....he is from the "Bunch" family....this Bunch family went on to become known as the "Melungeons".

[saminea1]

Native Americans against Obama or

Native Americans against American government!!

[lilnikk2004]

These native amrerican fucks who are against obama must have forgotten that the white men who look exactly like mccain whiped out their race on the face of the earth and now are bribbing them by giving them some land and money jst so that they can forget that this land once belong to them and all of you greedy fucks are falling for that shit!

[NativeWalker]

we are against government... not obama u fuck nut. what kind of dumb shit post shit up here now! still 2 this day the government fucks us over u never hear about native american on the news or anything but the first time anyone has said anything about natives was obama... im all for this dude. i voted for him but all the western natives voted for obama. so dont attack native americans bitch. and u know nothing of are history!

[auskindian]

Now if you look at the roads in major cities you will see that they are parallel and perpendicular to the major waters or streams in this country. Why? Well, natives have used them first and then followed the deer or major animal in that region and found out, well that is where the water supply is. After Natives have used it, Non Natives, found out about it and got greedy. Whether it was an animal fur, gold, conceitedness. Why did the U.S. turn out the way it did?

[jmikejapan]

Because the U.S. is lead by greed! Obama should fix this country before he helps out any other.Give help to the people who are real americans,the natives;not people of other countries who have not had to put up with this anti native crap!We as natives can't go back to the way it was,atleast the Africans can go live with the sahara tribes like the massai.But we don't have such a luxury,we're stuck in this trap until we rise up and take a stand for our god given rights!

[auskindian]

How come alot of these other voices are not heard of? Now you can hear or see them if you go to their reservation or read a native american news paper, but what about a free country. How come you never hear about a certain tribe trying to get back their land? How come you never see that on the 5 o'clock news? Is it because they don't want he public to know we still have a voice or is it that they don't want the U.S. major cities taken away. All cities are by water, that's where native started

[auskindian]

All I can say is that us as a people no matter what nationality you are have done some kind of contribution to the whole process on how this government is run. Now most non natives don't know all of the tribes in the united states. There are over 500 tribes. Now the most common name I hear from non natives is cherokee. Why? Well, this is one of the tribes listed in the social studies books given to public schools. Cherokee and Sioux are the most popular. What happened to the rest?

[auskindian]

Odaawa anishinaabe indaaw. Austin inidizhinidaaz. Makwaa indoodem. Ode'imini giizis o'apii ingii tibishkaa. Niizhtana ashi niiwin indaso biboonigiz. Ahow sa miigwech bizindowiiyeg. The way I see it is that there is not one person in this world that can make this work better. I understand that there are people now that have a voice and should not be miss-heard of, but that this country is so messed up already.

[nativeman777]

we will see what he will do. I hope that he honors the treaty rights like he says he will do. better to have a minority in yhe white house then them redneck and honkies

[1ONE5FIVE]

REAL TOUGH ON YOUTUBE. WHAT A DICK

[Clintville]

Racist.

[shaybird76]

@nativeman777 Who do you think backs him? Whites do LOL

[AnahuacNicanTlaca]

Not enough barack Obama! We want FREEDOM!

[SamariaTV]

Excellent idea!

[deadnative3000]

fukk all of u who oppose obama. im native american straight up, and still i role wit dis guy hes fukken cool and fukk u too bonniebonnets u half breed bitch u dont know shit. shut your wannabe native pie hole ass up

[shaybird76]

@deadnative3000 Is that all you want is a holiday? How about some beads to sweeten the deal. lol

[adamyazzie]

it won't happen

[dice228YT]

he wants to spend 850 million dollars in AFRICA

but nothing for Native Americans !

WE MUST STOP THIS MAN.

[alvinsmithlover]

Dice we have been getting help for years! its time for blacks to get help. They need it more.

[NativeWalker]

no no.. wow if ur native american u are a dumb ass. we have the biggest crime rate of any rase for a small population... 7/10 family are low income. black people get normal right but 2 give them the same as us NO. we are native to this land, are history is 100 times worst then theres.

[alvinsmithlover]

Wo....lol Biggest crime rate? Um.....no. . LOl...I'm not talking about history. I'm talking about the present. African people die everyday in Africa. Why? because they have a bad government and a bad leader. I know history said we had the land first. But that was long time ago. If you are crying about your land then why don't you do something about it. O wait you can't your just one person. Why don't you get some black friends and white friends. Then maybe you will have a different prospective.

[NativeWalker]

um that is present we die to ... are population is small and are crime rate is averagely higher then any race exempt for the hawians. i have black friend and white friend im a city native but think give same right is a no go. sorry for the name calling but blacks history is nowhere near are if they want rights like are go back 2 africa and fight for it like we did... shit ill help fight that war:) but until then no go on the righto

[NativeWalker]

also mexicans are a race to.... and most of them consider themselfs as native americans. :)

[Clintville]

Rather the president help Americans rather than those from another country.

[alvinsmithlover]

They are Americans you idiot..

[Clintville]

No, Africa is not part of the United States.

[spunkjunk23]

Africa is not a country, its a continent, dipshit.

[Clintville]

I never said Africa was a country, dipshit. Try again.

[Choctawu]

Africa is in Asia, but when the continential divide took place Africa became its own continent but still controlled by Asia to a great degree. I hope that help educate.

[Wendigo757]

I find it funny watching this video, where he is saying what natives wants to hear, but on all the bills that went up for a vote that had anything to do with Native Americans his vote was ABSENT. This guy is a joke. He doesn't care about minorities anymore than McCain. He cares about Obama. Don't kid yourself.

[ChiNigATL]

I think people of ALL races ad cultures need to stop and think. If you DON'T vote Obama, who will you vote for? A self-serving, pro-caucasian White man who has shown over months of campaigning that he has NO INTENTION of looking out for those who are not privileged? Even if you don't vote Obama, vote BIDEN. You can't realistically vote McCain; Obama in even the LEAST sense is the lesser of two evils. Palin is an f*ing idiot, and it's time for CHANGE.

OBAMA 08!!

[Harick]

Have you ever been to Montana Koasah?

[koasah]

Whoa Billings Montana! The most racist white frontier town in the northwest!! They treat the blacks, Native Americans, and Mexicans like crap over there.  I so hope Obama wins. We are no longer slaves or enemies, it is time for the dark skinned people to rise in America.

[rikuzgirl4lyfe]

It's been time. My people have suffered long enough. We all have. It's time for a change, I just hope Obama makes it that long to spark a start...

[nevadakidd63]

Lies..

its about obama and the whole govmt.

bush is destroying us with his umm umm

face it nothing is going to change from it.

black eagle ur not getting a vote from this native son.

all lies..

[wutup66]

i want to believe him... but we native americans have been lied to like this before. i hope he doesnt dissapoint us.

[hasani42]

he already has visit nativeamericansagainstobamadot­com and see how

[mjw0047]

Yes, check it out! He voted You guessed ABSENT!!!!

[mjw0047]

Yes Please visit. He has already voted on this and guess what he voted? You guessed ABSENT Sound familiar?

[Alfleftwich]

If we vote for you.........Dont lie to us.

[Alfleftwich]

What helping some Lakotas too.

[shurl07]

I love Montana! And I love the First Americans. I'm so glad that Obama shows genuine interest.

[fallonm]

GO OBAMA!

[Junior11980]

Lift it up. Thanks Obama.

[dunhambush]

Lift it up Barak!

Wambli Sapa is right on man!

[Bluemusica]

Yes We Can!

Thank you for threspect that you show for all people of the USA. Obama 08!