Native Americans building political clout, but...
The
Arizona
Republic has an
article
on Native Americans building political clout which mentions lobbying for the
Hawaiian federal recognition. It says: "The National
Congress of American Indians joined other civil rights groups in calling for
Native Hawaiian recognition, which is important because Native Hawaiians are
indigenous peoples like American Indians and Native
Alaskans."Well,
yes, Native Hawaiians are indigenous peoples,
but they are not Native
Americans, not being indigenous to an American
continent, and unlike American Indians and Native Alaskans, Native Hawaiians'
unique political strength comes not from their indigenousness, but from their
status as nationals of the independent and occupied country of
Hawaii.
Posted: Sat
- July 17, 2004 at 07:54 PM