The nonpartisan League of Women Voters did not reply to yesterday's email, nor did they add the public safety town hall to their online calendar. Here is today's email to the county commissioners:
Dear Commissioners,
Last year, the County Administrator advised the Fair Advisory Board to avoid drafting a land acknowledgment that could be divisive, encouraging instead a statement that would be unifying—“so it doesn’t blow up in somebody’s face.” That guidance seems prudent and worth revisiting.
In contrast, the annual proclamation that you read each November states that we “occupy tribal ancestral land” and asserts, in the present tense, that colonization perpetuates systemic racism, poverty, and other societal harms. The use of present-tense language is significant—it assigns ongoing responsibility rather than acknowledging historical events.
Do you believe this messaging is unifying for the community you represent?
More broadly, what is the intended purpose of elected officials delivering a statement each year that many constituents may experience as accusatory or alienating, rather than inclusive or forward-looking?
Below is a modeled good-governance response: This is not an actual commissioner reply, but an example of what a clear, accountable, process-based response could sound like.
Dear Constituent,
Thank you for writing. Speaking only for myself as an individual commissioner, I think your concern is reasonable, and I do not think county messaging should be treated as beyond question simply because it is well-intended.
My view is that public statements issued by elected officials should aim to unite the community around truth, respect, and shared civic purpose. When language is experienced by a substantial number of residents as accusatory, alienating, or politically one-sided, that is a sign the wording deserves review.
So, to answer you directly: I do think this proclamation language should be revisited.
As an individual commissioner, what I would do is ask that the proclamation language be reviewed before it is presented again, and that any future version be discussed openly rather than carried forward automatically. I would want that discussion to include the purpose of the statement, the effect of its wording on the broader public, and whether the County can acknowledge tribal history and relationships in a way that is both honest and unifying.
I would also support giving the public an opportunity to comment before the language is adopted again. If we are going to speak in the name of the whole county, then we should be willing to hear from the whole county.
That does not mean ignoring history, nor does it mean disregarding tribal perspectives. It means doing what local government should do: using public process, careful language, and accountable decision-making when speaking on behalf of the public.
Thank you again for raising the issue. I believe it is appropriate for commissioners to ask not only whether a statement is well-intended, but whether it is serving the public well, and I would support that review.
These land acknowledgements are, legally speaking, incorrect — there is no legal sense in which the land on which they are being performed belongs to a Native American tribe. These are moral claims about rightful land ownership. But the moral principle to which they appeal is ethnonationalism — it’s the idea that plots of land are the rightful property of ethnic groups.
The forcible theft of the land upon which the U.S. now exists was not the first such theft; the people who lived there before conquered, displaced, or killed someone else in order to take the land. The land has been stolen and re-stolen again and again. If you somehow destroyed the United States, expelled its current inhabitants, and gave ownership of the land to the last recorded tribe that had occupied it before, you would not be returning it to its original occupants; you would simply be handing it to the next-most-recent conquerors.
If you go back far enough in time, of course, at some point this is no longer true. Humanity didn’t always exist; therefore for every piece of land, there was a first human to lay eyes on it, and a first human to say “This land is mine.” But by what right did this first human claim exclusive ownership of this land? Why does being the first person to see a natural object make you the rightful owner of that object? And why does being the first human to set foot on a piece of land give your blood descendants the right to dispose of that land as they see fit in perpetuity, and to exclude any and all others from that land? What about all the peoples of the world who were never lucky enough to be the first to lay eyes on any plot of dirt? Are they simply to be dispossessed forever?
Common sense, common sense, common sense. Not some made up story telling view to reclaim property. When I sell my property it becomes the property of the next owner and so forth. I don’t come back years later or generations later and say, that was mine once so it is mine now…..what kind of fake lies are we listening & buying into? The property that the Jamestown Clallam tribe lived on many moons ago has been long gone & settled, yes settled. Maybe they didn’t like the settlement but never the less settled. Currently they are entitled to buy property, put into trust & prosper. The Jamestown Clallam tribe are the dividers instead of the other way around, the rest of us are the givers not the takers. Ron Allen needs to get the story straight.
ANYONE CAN WRITE THEIR OWN LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT!!! IT IS NOT UNIQUELY TRIBAL
It is important to understand the longstanding history that has brought you to reside on the land, and to seek to understand your place within that history. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS do not exist in a past tense, or historical context: colonialism is a current ongoing process, and we need to build our mindfulness of our present participation.
When you talk about land, land is part of who you are. It’s a mixture of your blood, your past, your current, and your future. We carry our ancestors in us, and they’re around us.
Thanks Jennifer, Great article and explanation of final outcome, decolonization. Those preaching "land acknowledgment" seem to not be able to see beyond their noses. And then they came for me.
If any other ethnic group ever tries to make early settlers land acknowledgment by being a 'igneous tribe' of any kind they would be most likely attacked from all sides for trying to horn in on all the freebies at stake.
Tribes will use the easiest con game possible to get freebies 'Pity' some spineless fall for it because they lack the scruples to look forward far enough to see the never ending want list for more freebies which is at the cost of the workers.Wa state democrats will do just about anything for tribes to keep their votes coming in causing higher taxes for others.
We can learn about the slippery slope of Land Acknowledgments from a recent court case in British Columbia.
Land acknowledgments in Canada are shifting from symbolic gestures to legal considerations, complicating ownership by highlighting unceded territory and challenging the certainty of private property titles. A 2025 court ruling in British Columbia recognized that the Cowichan Nation's Aboriginal title over 800 acres subordinates private land titles to Indigenous rights.
The ambiguity caused by these legal challenges has already reduced commercial property values, as shown by lower sale prices in British Columbia, causing concern among property owners.
Acknowledgments highlight that much of B.C. is on "unceded" land, challenging the legitimacy of the Crown’s historic acquisition of land.
These developments suggest that land acknowledgments are far from harmless, as they have legal consequences that will likely impact future land transactions and property rights across Canada.
I agree Rita, that these land acknowledgments are the first steps in land acquisitions, as they dig into the psychologically rote acceptance of the statements, leading to the next the legal challenges.
As Ron Allen's tribe gains more representation in state and local government, the more ethnonationalism and decolonization will threaten our United States of America.
Excuse me, I bought our property from a person who BOUGHT the property from a tribal member a long time ago so how does that work again? How am I living on tribal land according to the pushers of their fiction narrative that they (tribal mostly is all we hear) are pushing on the public? Please help me understand, anyone?
Not hardly a word about our birthday, or plans to celebrate and honor our nation from the white men running this county compared to how much effort is put into tribal celebrations. Instead we have a city who wants to shut down the traditional firework celebrations. We need more patriotic parade participation, sign waving, fireworks, flags, banners, and thanksgiving feasts. Why is our county looking more like a reservation, complete with drugs, trashed property, trash, and poverty? Has there been any special banners hung on light posts in our towns to honor 250 years, why not? Could it be because it’s all about the tribes & not about our heritage, our accomplishments to build a powerful strong nation to be proud of?
4RD, as to what you asked, "Not hardly a word about our birthday, or plans to celebrate and honor our nation from the white men running this county compared to how much effort is put into tribal celebrations?"
Your answer is in the question. Unless we start voting in people who promote the taxpaying citizens interest, we will be seeing Clallam County bowing to the Tribe. Start with Jake Seegers, "if we build it and they will come"
Maybe if Ron Allen's tribe can put on a fireworks show in Blyn, or maybe the Port Angeles Harbor or the spit in Sequim, or all three. Maybe such a gesture would show appreciation for the many freedoms and blessings all of us derive from this
I do not live on "stolen land," I live on "conquered land." Just as all local tribes do. This is just one more small step in the game of making non-tribal members feel guilty about what they're probably really not sure, but then when the tribe(s) keep asking for more ... more of your tax money, more of your public land being transferred to tribal ownership and off the tax rolls, more of the available fish and game resources, more exceptions to the laws that govern the rest of us, et. al., then maybe the pushback from non-tribal members will be less, or nonexistent. Just one more tactic in the game of gaining more power and control for a small minority of the population. And it all begins with the "stolen land" grift in our elementary schools.
Robert. I agree. We citizens of our current United States are in place because the prior defender was not strong enough to defend their claim. Now. If you wish to stay in the United States document your "ownership", and vote accordingly.
Great find, Dr. Sarah! When Eric states that he is Tribe USA, he does to be inclusive to all living in this country. Why Cindy Kelly feels offended is the question. His statement is simple and includes people of any race, religion, or ethnicity. Cindy's land acknowledgement is divisive, and she tries to cover it up by specifically identifying Asians and Hispanics. And now we know she was involved in the CRC leak with Jim Stoffer. She is not one to trust.
For Irish….press? cant leave them out. For the Asian/ Europeans… Genghis Khan et al, press multiple numbers all at once ( treaties were not a thing then). Some people would like to believe the sea faring explorers had no business discovering a new land. Then have the temerity to establish settlements on the newly discovered land mass. The explorers were so far advanced culturally, (many researches estimate 5,000 years of advanced culture and manufacturing), that small Stone Age tribes were easily overwhelmed, by guns, germs and steel (Jared Diamond’s excellent research book). The “hunter gather age” was 5,000 years behind. All humans experienced that particular evolutionary phase. To believe culturally advanced civilizations must pay eternal homage to nomadic small enclaves of hunter gathers undermines the importance of advanced civilizations of our human family and the thousands of years it took to obtain that evolutionary progress. Thousands of years of suffering, toil and unimaginable slaughters….before the ability of seafarers to journey farther and farther west.
Nick suggested that reading the Land Aknowlegemet is a “Psyop” to see how far they can get into county government… a secret “slip and sleight” of hand.
I'm of the "One nation under God tribe" Guess what it includes ALL!
Sorry for how your dad was treated ...all that abusive silence can really get some going , apparently. I've said it before the happy future of our county lies in equity. All need to chip in their fair share and stop the racist dialogue.
I almost slipped off my soapbox.
Thank you Jeff and all you Doggers, have a great day all!
land acknowledgement is a step in tribes guilting people into giving them control, and ultimately the land itself.. it isn't a long rangeeee plan… check out High Country News publications.
This does the indigenous people a disservice ! Some one who is not them are creating untrue myths about fictitious people who run casinos , gambling , weed stores , golf marshes , dry creek salmon runs , GMO salmon , construction company’s , dope dealing enabling meth clinics , alcohol encouragement and tribe incorporation gas station theme parks with thousands of pretty lights that attracts tourists telling everybody you owe us more clams to sell on the international market to get more so we can save the environment from you marauding tax paying citizens ! Is this the legacy ?No it is not !
"Kelly said she had already spoken with Lower Elwha Chairwoman Frances Charles, who supported the idea." The meaning of the word quorum needs to be changed to one person going behind the backs of everyone else, it happens far too often.
Question: i wonder if just the fact that Natives lived on this land (American soil), for thousands of years means that they "owned" the land, was that their concept, or were they just "using, habitually speaking" this land? Am I being made to feel GUILTY about wanting to habitate here also?
I think your last comment about EQUALITY is the key, and does not initiate guilt. I do not feel guilt about moving here, occupying land that was used by tribes, now and long ago. Not my guilt. Nope, none. I enjoy American Indigenous tribal cultural events and respectful endeavors, but i just dont carry the "guilt bag" around. Should I? To what extent?
Good Governance Daily Proverb:
When symbolism moves faster than stewardship, good governance asks who is served, who is heard, and what problem was actually solved.
The nonpartisan League of Women Voters did not reply to yesterday's email, nor did they add the public safety town hall to their online calendar. Here is today's email to the county commissioners:
Dear Commissioners,
Last year, the County Administrator advised the Fair Advisory Board to avoid drafting a land acknowledgment that could be divisive, encouraging instead a statement that would be unifying—“so it doesn’t blow up in somebody’s face.” That guidance seems prudent and worth revisiting.
In contrast, the annual proclamation that you read each November states that we “occupy tribal ancestral land” and asserts, in the present tense, that colonization perpetuates systemic racism, poverty, and other societal harms. The use of present-tense language is significant—it assigns ongoing responsibility rather than acknowledging historical events.
Do you believe this messaging is unifying for the community you represent?
More broadly, what is the intended purpose of elected officials delivering a statement each year that many constituents may experience as accusatory or alienating, rather than inclusive or forward-looking?
I would appreciate your perspective.
Below is a modeled good-governance response: This is not an actual commissioner reply, but an example of what a clear, accountable, process-based response could sound like.
Dear Constituent,
Thank you for writing. Speaking only for myself as an individual commissioner, I think your concern is reasonable, and I do not think county messaging should be treated as beyond question simply because it is well-intended.
My view is that public statements issued by elected officials should aim to unite the community around truth, respect, and shared civic purpose. When language is experienced by a substantial number of residents as accusatory, alienating, or politically one-sided, that is a sign the wording deserves review.
So, to answer you directly: I do think this proclamation language should be revisited.
As an individual commissioner, what I would do is ask that the proclamation language be reviewed before it is presented again, and that any future version be discussed openly rather than carried forward automatically. I would want that discussion to include the purpose of the statement, the effect of its wording on the broader public, and whether the County can acknowledge tribal history and relationships in a way that is both honest and unifying.
I would also support giving the public an opportunity to comment before the language is adopted again. If we are going to speak in the name of the whole county, then we should be willing to hear from the whole county.
That does not mean ignoring history, nor does it mean disregarding tribal perspectives. It means doing what local government should do: using public process, careful language, and accountable decision-making when speaking on behalf of the public.
Thank you again for raising the issue. I believe it is appropriate for commissioners to ask not only whether a statement is well-intended, but whether it is serving the public well, and I would support that review.
Sincerely,
Commissioner
Clallam County Board of Commissioners
References
Clallam County. (n.d.). Board of county commissioners. https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/186/Board-of-County-Commissioners
Clallam County. (n.d.). Board of commissioners operating guidelines. https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3178/Board-Operating-Guidelines-PDF
Clallam County. (2021, April 20). Boards and committees: Policy and procedure 952. https://www.clallamcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3126/Boards-and-Committees-PDF
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2024). The Open Public Meetings Act: How it applies to Washington cities, counties, and special purpose districts. Washington State Auditor’s Office. https://sao.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/Open-Public-Meetings-Act.pdf
Municipal Research and Services Center. (2025). County commissioner guide. https://mrsc.org/getmedia/6134275f-ca98-45b2-8c4c-aa49515363ab/County-Commissioner-Guide.pdf?ext=.pdf
Revised Code of Washington § 36.32.120. Powers of legislative authorities. https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=36.32.120
Revised Code of Washington § 42.30.030. Meetings declared open and public. https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=42.30.030
Revised Code of Washington § 42.30.077. Agendas of regular meetings—Online availability. https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=42.30.077
Washington State Constitution art. I, § 1. https://leg.wa.gov/state-laws-and-rules/washington-state-constitution/
Washington State Constitution art. I, § 4. https://leg.wa.gov/state-laws-and-rules/washington-state-constitution/
No, you are not on Indigenous land.
Pieces of territory belong to institutions, not to racial groups.
Noah Smith https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/no-you-are-not-on-indigenous-land
These land acknowledgements are, legally speaking, incorrect — there is no legal sense in which the land on which they are being performed belongs to a Native American tribe. These are moral claims about rightful land ownership. But the moral principle to which they appeal is ethnonationalism — it’s the idea that plots of land are the rightful property of ethnic groups.
The forcible theft of the land upon which the U.S. now exists was not the first such theft; the people who lived there before conquered, displaced, or killed someone else in order to take the land. The land has been stolen and re-stolen again and again. If you somehow destroyed the United States, expelled its current inhabitants, and gave ownership of the land to the last recorded tribe that had occupied it before, you would not be returning it to its original occupants; you would simply be handing it to the next-most-recent conquerors.
If you go back far enough in time, of course, at some point this is no longer true. Humanity didn’t always exist; therefore for every piece of land, there was a first human to lay eyes on it, and a first human to say “This land is mine.” But by what right did this first human claim exclusive ownership of this land? Why does being the first person to see a natural object make you the rightful owner of that object? And why does being the first human to set foot on a piece of land give your blood descendants the right to dispose of that land as they see fit in perpetuity, and to exclude any and all others from that land? What about all the peoples of the world who were never lucky enough to be the first to lay eyes on any plot of dirt? Are they simply to be dispossessed forever?
Exactly and excellent analogy.
Common sense, common sense, common sense. Not some made up story telling view to reclaim property. When I sell my property it becomes the property of the next owner and so forth. I don’t come back years later or generations later and say, that was mine once so it is mine now…..what kind of fake lies are we listening & buying into? The property that the Jamestown Clallam tribe lived on many moons ago has been long gone & settled, yes settled. Maybe they didn’t like the settlement but never the less settled. Currently they are entitled to buy property, put into trust & prosper. The Jamestown Clallam tribe are the dividers instead of the other way around, the rest of us are the givers not the takers. Ron Allen needs to get the story straight.
Common sense is not so common. Voltaire
ANYONE CAN WRITE THEIR OWN LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT!!! IT IS NOT UNIQUELY TRIBAL
It is important to understand the longstanding history that has brought you to reside on the land, and to seek to understand your place within that history. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS do not exist in a past tense, or historical context: colonialism is a current ongoing process, and we need to build our mindfulness of our present participation.
HOMEWORK: WRITE YOUR OWN LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
When you talk about land, land is part of who you are. It’s a mixture of your blood, your past, your current, and your future. We carry our ancestors in us, and they’re around us.
Key components:
Start with self-reflection.
Do your research.
Use appropriate language.
Use past, present, and future tenses.
I AM GOING TO GIVE THIS A TRY.
Eric, I would love it! Land Acknowledgment is for ALL of us. I can't wait to see what you come up with ; )
I like that suggestion, excellent Jennifer. As soon as I clear my plate that task will move right up the ladder!
It is a commodity now days.
You cant make this up:
well, you could… 😶
I picked up a used book this weekend.
“Common Sense and
the Crisis”
by Thomas Paine
Later that night, I open the book…
a previous owner?
Ron Allen
💥👍🏼
🫢
Why buy it when you can con ignorants out of it for free or maybe just buy it under the table very cheap.
Thanks Jennifer, Great article and explanation of final outcome, decolonization. Those preaching "land acknowledgment" seem to not be able to see beyond their noses. And then they came for me.
Eric, know what the funny part is? I copied all of this from their guidelines, I just left out the Tribal words.
https://nativegov.org/news/a-guide-to-indigenous-land-acknowledgment/
A GUIDE TO INDIGENOUS LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
USA USA USA!
What these tribes need is a boycott of all their businesses.Some of have but they need a mass exodus to send a clear message.
If any other ethnic group ever tries to make early settlers land acknowledgment by being a 'igneous tribe' of any kind they would be most likely attacked from all sides for trying to horn in on all the freebies at stake.
Tribes will use the easiest con game possible to get freebies 'Pity' some spineless fall for it because they lack the scruples to look forward far enough to see the never ending want list for more freebies which is at the cost of the workers.Wa state democrats will do just about anything for tribes to keep their votes coming in causing higher taxes for others.
UFO, I just posted today what JKT contributed in 2024-all to Democrats (except one) It's a symbiotic relationship.
A listen to "The Last Resort" by Eagles sum it up.
We can learn about the slippery slope of Land Acknowledgments from a recent court case in British Columbia.
Land acknowledgments in Canada are shifting from symbolic gestures to legal considerations, complicating ownership by highlighting unceded territory and challenging the certainty of private property titles. A 2025 court ruling in British Columbia recognized that the Cowichan Nation's Aboriginal title over 800 acres subordinates private land titles to Indigenous rights.
The ambiguity caused by these legal challenges has already reduced commercial property values, as shown by lower sale prices in British Columbia, causing concern among property owners.
Acknowledgments highlight that much of B.C. is on "unceded" land, challenging the legitimacy of the Crown’s historic acquisition of land.
These developments suggest that land acknowledgments are far from harmless, as they have legal consequences that will likely impact future land transactions and property rights across Canada.
I agree Rita, that these land acknowledgments are the first steps in land acquisitions, as they dig into the psychologically rote acceptance of the statements, leading to the next the legal challenges.
As Ron Allen's tribe gains more representation in state and local government, the more ethnonationalism and decolonization will threaten our United States of America.
Eric, he's using it to take back the peninsula. It's in black and white on their Comprehensive Plan. Page 14
https://jamestowntribe.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Comprehensive_Plan_Revised_in_2016_Final.pdf
Jefferson County is included in the tribes land acquisition whether it’s written or not. They want it all!
Excuse me, I bought our property from a person who BOUGHT the property from a tribal member a long time ago so how does that work again? How am I living on tribal land according to the pushers of their fiction narrative that they (tribal mostly is all we hear) are pushing on the public? Please help me understand, anyone?
Yawn! Can someone acknowledge the 250th birthday of the United States of America? I need a reason to celebrate.
Not hardly a word about our birthday, or plans to celebrate and honor our nation from the white men running this county compared to how much effort is put into tribal celebrations. Instead we have a city who wants to shut down the traditional firework celebrations. We need more patriotic parade participation, sign waving, fireworks, flags, banners, and thanksgiving feasts. Why is our county looking more like a reservation, complete with drugs, trashed property, trash, and poverty? Has there been any special banners hung on light posts in our towns to honor 250 years, why not? Could it be because it’s all about the tribes & not about our heritage, our accomplishments to build a powerful strong nation to be proud of?
4RD, as to what you asked, "Not hardly a word about our birthday, or plans to celebrate and honor our nation from the white men running this county compared to how much effort is put into tribal celebrations?"
Your answer is in the question. Unless we start voting in people who promote the taxpaying citizens interest, we will be seeing Clallam County bowing to the Tribe. Start with Jake Seegers, "if we build it and they will come"
Maybe if Ron Allen's tribe can put on a fireworks show in Blyn, or maybe the Port Angeles Harbor or the spit in Sequim, or all three. Maybe such a gesture would show appreciation for the many freedoms and blessings all of us derive from this
ONE NATION.
Ask Commish O to hand over more citizen dough and it'll be funded.
Happy 250th birthday U.S.A. 🎂🎆
Sounds like we could be celebrating another independence day.
I’m
I think that is Joe Bidens age so a dual event!
I do not live on "stolen land," I live on "conquered land." Just as all local tribes do. This is just one more small step in the game of making non-tribal members feel guilty about what they're probably really not sure, but then when the tribe(s) keep asking for more ... more of your tax money, more of your public land being transferred to tribal ownership and off the tax rolls, more of the available fish and game resources, more exceptions to the laws that govern the rest of us, et. al., then maybe the pushback from non-tribal members will be less, or nonexistent. Just one more tactic in the game of gaining more power and control for a small minority of the population. And it all begins with the "stolen land" grift in our elementary schools.
Robert. I agree. We citizens of our current United States are in place because the prior defender was not strong enough to defend their claim. Now. If you wish to stay in the United States document your "ownership", and vote accordingly.
Great find, Dr. Sarah! When Eric states that he is Tribe USA, he does to be inclusive to all living in this country. Why Cindy Kelly feels offended is the question. His statement is simple and includes people of any race, religion, or ethnicity. Cindy's land acknowledgement is divisive, and she tries to cover it up by specifically identifying Asians and Hispanics. And now we know she was involved in the CRC leak with Jim Stoffer. She is not one to trust.
For Spanish, press 1
For S'Klallam, press 2
For Swahili, press 3
For Vietnamese, press 4
For Somali, press 5
For Inuit, press 6
For French, press 7
For German, press 8
For Urdu, press 9
For Tagalog, press 10
For Arabic, press 11
For Danish, press 12
For Swedish, press 13
For Japanese, press 14
For Chinese, press 15
...
For Russian, press 99
For English, stay on the line and listen to insipid flute music for 45 minutes until we feel like answering....
Classic, NOI!
i feel bad. We Czechs have no number to press!
😃 press multiple numbers at the same time for the Khan family. They conquered almost the entire continent of Eurasia. No one’s left out essentially.
For Irish….press? cant leave them out. For the Asian/ Europeans… Genghis Khan et al, press multiple numbers all at once ( treaties were not a thing then). Some people would like to believe the sea faring explorers had no business discovering a new land. Then have the temerity to establish settlements on the newly discovered land mass. The explorers were so far advanced culturally, (many researches estimate 5,000 years of advanced culture and manufacturing), that small Stone Age tribes were easily overwhelmed, by guns, germs and steel (Jared Diamond’s excellent research book). The “hunter gather age” was 5,000 years behind. All humans experienced that particular evolutionary phase. To believe culturally advanced civilizations must pay eternal homage to nomadic small enclaves of hunter gathers undermines the importance of advanced civilizations of our human family and the thousands of years it took to obtain that evolutionary progress. Thousands of years of suffering, toil and unimaginable slaughters….before the ability of seafarers to journey farther and farther west.
Very accurate
The local tribes sold this land. End of story.
Now that it has appreciated, they want it back.
NOI, it's Tribal Forclosures
Where will all the people coming to the U.S. live, being invited by those who assert that the land they're inviting them to isn't theirs to give away?
It's very strange to say, "This isn't our land, those who live here need to leave, but you all from other regions of the world come on over."
If we are “borrowing” land, why am I paying TAXES on borrowed land?
Why am I paying Land/ Homeowner Taxes on “borrowed” land?
If it isn’t American Land??
hmmm 🤔
Because how else can your money be taken from you and given to others you'd not normally hand your money over to?
Nick suggested that reading the Land Aknowlegemet is a “Psyop” to see how far they can get into county government… a secret “slip and sleight” of hand.
Makes perfect sense.
Wake up Wake up!
"They" don't want to insert themselves into local government, their operatives such as the 24th LD or Ozias, are their tools. It's already done.
uugg!
Suggs!
Teresa, it is a:
Boiling Frog Method
Metaphor about slow change
Change, even the monitory penny isn't.
Rent Payment.
In that case shouldn't the "landlord" pay the taxes?
I just love the comment section!
Having gone to school in the 1940's and 50's, history books, I read, referred to the USA as a "melting pot".
To all. Remember the "melting pot" contains over 300 million people and over 300 million guns, and enough money to defend it all.
Sheldon, and remember all the wars fought? We protected the freedom of the Tribes too.
Good morning Jeff,
I'm of the "One nation under God tribe" Guess what it includes ALL!
Sorry for how your dad was treated ...all that abusive silence can really get some going , apparently. I've said it before the happy future of our county lies in equity. All need to chip in their fair share and stop the racist dialogue.
I almost slipped off my soapbox.
Thank you Jeff and all you Doggers, have a great day all!
land acknowledgement is a step in tribes guilting people into giving them control, and ultimately the land itself.. it isn't a long rangeeee plan… check out High Country News publications.
I will feel no guilt, ever. Not our issues, not our generation and don’t bring a knife to a gunfight.
This does the indigenous people a disservice ! Some one who is not them are creating untrue myths about fictitious people who run casinos , gambling , weed stores , golf marshes , dry creek salmon runs , GMO salmon , construction company’s , dope dealing enabling meth clinics , alcohol encouragement and tribe incorporation gas station theme parks with thousands of pretty lights that attracts tourists telling everybody you owe us more clams to sell on the international market to get more so we can save the environment from you marauding tax paying citizens ! Is this the legacy ?No it is not !
"Kelly said she had already spoken with Lower Elwha Chairwoman Frances Charles, who supported the idea." The meaning of the word quorum needs to be changed to one person going behind the backs of everyone else, it happens far too often.
Question: i wonder if just the fact that Natives lived on this land (American soil), for thousands of years means that they "owned" the land, was that their concept, or were they just "using, habitually speaking" this land? Am I being made to feel GUILTY about wanting to habitate here also?
I think your last comment about EQUALITY is the key, and does not initiate guilt. I do not feel guilt about moving here, occupying land that was used by tribes, now and long ago. Not my guilt. Nope, none. I enjoy American Indigenous tribal cultural events and respectful endeavors, but i just dont carry the "guilt bag" around. Should I? To what extent?
Their own "borders" fluctuated as they fought, killed, and enslaved one another so I'm a bit confused as well.
Good for you. Thanks for joining the “No Guilt Here” club. Now there are 2 of us. I feel a movement coming!