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AJ America consider& its reconciliation with iu people of color, it is altogether appropriate that it
remember FIRST its responsibility to the First Americana. In an historic meeting on the White
House lawn in April of 1994, I was privileged to address leaders representing hundreds oflndian
nationa from acrou our land. For most, their economies and conditions more closely resembled
third world nations than being reflective of our other levels of government and growing economy.
As I obierVed at that meeting, "'It is the entire government, not simply the Department of the
. Interior, that hu a trust responsibility with tribal governments. And it is time the entire
govenunent recognized and honored that responsibility." I stand by that commitment, and l wish
to underscore that we are dedicated to acknowledging these governments' legitimate rights and
protecting them, u is our trust obligation, against incursions that would do them hann
As we think about reconciliation, we must not think solely about redress for past wrongs. While
there must be acknowledgment of past wrongs, what is critical is that there is acknowledgment of
present wrongs ... ones that perpetuate the evils of the past.
American Indians and their governments are unique within the American fabric. Their singular
status among all of the people of this Union is found in treaty, in law, and in our country's
conscience. Our great nation has broken 800 treaties with our indigenous people, has taken
millionaoflives through disease and warfare, and relegated those who remained to lives of
poverty and isolation. Now, as we move to reconciliation--let us begin here.
We cannot undo the wrongs of the past. We cannot change those realities experienced by aU of
ow- ancestors. We can ensure that the laws which exist, that were developed in good faith., be
recognized and honored. AJ we begin this new course, let it be said that as a nation of laws we
stand strongly in support of the rights and authorities oflridian governments as we acknowledge
those of all other goverrunents.
America, in the exercise of its trust responsibility to the tribes, cannot currently account for over
$2 billion in Indian money. Bills now being considered in Congress are proposing unprecedented
taxation of Indian govenunent.s and challenges to the very foundations of their governmental
status. · There are yet other bills that would allow judges to detennine who is Indian and who is
not... what other governments and races of people would be so demeaned? In this land of
individual freedoms and respect for all religious beliefs, there are efforts to deny Indian requests
for preservation of sacred sites. When America's policy toward Indian languages begun in the last
century are at last successful, we will have destroyed languages that will exist nowhere else on
Earth. Laws exist to aid in their preservation, but they have never been funded.
AI stated by the greatest analyst of federal Indian law, Felix Cohen, in 1950, .. [T]he Indian plays
much the same role in our American society that the Jews played in Germany. Like the miner's
canary, the Indian marla the shift from fresh air to poison gas in our political atmosphere; and our
treatment of Indians, even more than our treatment of other minorities, reflects the rise and fall in
our democratic faith.
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On behalf of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), thank
you for the opportunity to participate in this historic initiative to explore and heal
the wounds of racism in America. American Indians and Alaska Natives know
well that racism is still alive in the United States and we fully support your efforts
to begin a conversation with the American people on developing solutions to
address this vital issue. NCAI would like. to continue to contribute throughout the
upcoming year as our thoughts and ideas evolve through participation in this
conversation.
The NCAI would also like to invite the President to come to Indian
Country and carry on a part of that conversation with the First Americans, and
we would be happy to help make arrangem~nts with the Tribes from any
particular area of interest. I would also like to take this opportunity to invite the
President to speak at the 1997 NCAI Annual Convention in Sarita Fe, N.M. on
November 17-:-21. 1997. The following are some issues and views that come to
mind regarding the topic the President is addressing:
Racism and American Indians and Alaska Natives.
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The history of racism in America' begins with the abuse and genocide that
Europeans inflicted upon the first inhabitants of this country, American
Indians and Alaska Natives. From Columbus' landing to the Massacre
at Little Big Horn to the theft of the Black Hills, our country's treatment of
Native Americans has left a tragic legacy that continues until this day.
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Even today, there are those who refuse to respect tribal governments as
unique political entities recognized in the U.S. Constitution and in over ·
370 Treaties. For American Indians, the struggle is not just equal access
and equal opportunity, though these are clearly major concerns, but it is
recognition of the difficult challenges of Tribal government to address the
needs of our communities. Tribal governments have secured for
themselves, through Treaties, federal statutes, and Executive Orders, the
right to continue their own separate culture on their lands, and must
struggle mightily for self-determination against those who would force
assimilation.
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Indian tribes pledged cessation of warfare and traded millions of acres of land in return
for their treaty rights, and we must live up to our end of the bargain by respecting the
right to self-determination on Indian reservations. (The Clinton Administration has
recently signed an order protecting tribal government's right to self-determination under
the Endangered Species Act.)
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It is common to find sports teams and retail products that make a' disrespectful and
racist parody of American Indians, and the public accepts this without a second thought.
In the Nation's capital there is a very well known sports team called the ~washington
Redskins." Just imagine if the team's name were the "Washington Negroes." I know
that our grandchildren will shake their heads at this overt form of racism. We all have
a responsibility to stop it.
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Even today, Native Americans must struggle for religious freedom and the right to
practice their rich cultural a'nd religious heritage. The encumbrances on American
Indian spiritual and cultural practices have been many and unparalleled. Why is it that
Americans will countenance the disturbance of an American Indian grave site for a
highway or shopping mall, but would shudder at the thought that their grandparent's
graves might be disturbed. Last year, the President signed an executive o.rder
protecting access to sacred sites for Native Americans, but we as a country must do
much more to ensure that American Indians are free to practice their culture and
religion.
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The history books in our children's classrooms fail to accurately portray the U.S.
Government's attempts to exterminate Indian people. Reading most history books
would lead a child to believe that the European settlers came to an uninhabited land.
I challenge you to find one civic government textbook that mentions tribal governments
and the fact that state civil laws generally don't apply on Indian reservations. I also
challenge you to find. one social studies book that mentions the rich culture of motiern
Native Americans. We are teaching our children to believe that American Indians lived
only in the past and that their modern existence is not worth considering. This portrait
of history is far from the truth and is disingenuous. We need the cooperation of every
American in accurately portraying the history and modern culture of Native America.
This accurate portrayal will work a healing and will prevent reoccurrence of a tragic
history.
There are many other points and views that we could identify for the President to
consider in his remarks, but the limited time to develop our comments prohibits a more
comprehensive set of issues from Indian Country's perspective. Thank you for the opportunity
again and give me a call at (3.60) 683-1109, if you have any further questions.
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Terry Edmonds worked as a speechwriter from 1995-2001. He became the Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting in 1999. His speechwriting focused on domestic topics such as race relations, veterans issues, education, paralympics, gun control, youth, and senior citizens. He also contributed to the President’s State of the Union speeches, radio addresses, commencement speeches, and special dinners and events. The records include speeches, letters, memorandum, schedules, reports, articles, and clippings.
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