Comment on ICE arrested a Navajo man and dismissed all the proof he presented of his identity, claiming he faked it and that they'd "get his family next".

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• Typhoon@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Yes because historically Native Americans have had success defending their land against violent imperialist invaders.

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  • discocactus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    There aren’t any reservations in China. So… But in all seriousness if anyone is interested in the history of native conflicts with the US government, Blood Struggle is a pretty good starting point. Several tribes fought the US military to a standstill and occupy their ancestral lands (or at least a significant portion of them). Navajo Nation is larger than the Netherlands.

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• SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Not for long

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• Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Miller wasn’t only talking about Greenland when he said “To control a territory, you have to be able to defend a territory".

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