Native American tribe gets permit to kill bald eagles

I know where the Aztecs lived. There were many peaceful nations (my husband is part Chocktaw and Cherokee, btw).
But the Aztecs were not the only ones to try to wipe out or enslave neighboring tribes. And I didn't talk about human sacrifices. I talked about genocide.

As my daughter's history professor at University used to say, give the people of the past the courtesy of recognizing they lived complex lives.

It wasn't as simplistic as all natives good, Europeans bad.

sorry Grayma, apparentley I stayed up past my medication induced bedtime. That edited part of my post was supposed to be not directed toward you at all, but a post to the general readers in regards to conversations I've had about native americans. like did you ever notice how many people are descendants of a cherokee prince or princess. yet the cherokees do not have prince and princess at all. yet others ramble on about native americans being blood thristy savage hethens. use the aztecs, mayans or the karankawas as they only examples

as for you husbands heritage, have you ever had the chance to visit Oklahoma to see the Cherokee Heritage Center?
it is a really great place to visit
 
I love to watch wild turkeys. They are so much better looking than the white Butterball domestic turkeys. They are a good looking bird.

However, I think a soaring eagle conjures up a better national symbol than a fluttering turkey.

At least the wild turkey didn't get ignored. He ended up as a symbol on the bourbon bottle. ;)

Ben Franklin wanted the wild turkey and not the bald eagle
Franklin's Letter to His Daughter (excerpt)

"For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead Tree near the River, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the Labour of the Fishing Hawk; and when that diligent Bird has at length taken a Fish, and is bearing it to his Nest for the Support of his Mate and young Ones, the Bald Eagle pursues him and takes it from him.

"With all this Injustice, he is never in good Case but like those among Men who live by Sharping & Robbing he is generally poor and often very lousy. Besides he is a rank Coward: The little King Bird not bigger than a Sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the District. He is therefore by no means a proper Emblem for the brave and honest Cincinnati of America who have driven all the King birds from our Country...

"I am on this account not displeased that the Figure is not known as a Bald Eagle, but looks more like a Turkey. For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America... He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on."
. source
 
Back on topic and let me say my inclination is to side with the Native American.
 
The bald eagle isn't endangered anymore. They are re-established and quite common in thier native habitats.

The original aboriginal people often tried to commit genocide against each other, too. The Spaniards were only able to conquer the Aztecs because every other tribe around had been so abused by Aztec rule, and hated the Aztecs so much they wanted to help the Spaniards conquer them.

In bold, it is true and thanks to federal regulation to pull bald eagle out of endangered species.
 
firearms took the place of bow and arrows. firearms were introduce by the same people that screwed the aboriginal people of their land and even tried to commit geocide against them. but that is all ok because now they can have casinos...

If you check you will find that casinos are managed and operated by other than indian tribes and not all tribes are allowed to have them. They get residuals from the profits. I don't know why, just saying. :hmm:
 
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