I Dig My Roots

In this article, The Duwamish Natives are not recognized by the state. In short, this article is about the 27-year struggle between the federal government and Duwamish. The following quote from the article spells trouble for the Duwamish:

“The Muckleshoot motion points out that federal recognition of the Duwamish Tribe could ultimately result in the Muckleshoot’s losing treaty fishing areas to the newly recognized tribe.” (Halpert)

This shows that the consequence for recognizing the Duwamish people will represent a loss to Muckleshoot. That's really unfair for the Duwamish in many ways. Being recognized by the federal government means freedom of religion (meaning anyone can practice their rituals or traditions without any trouble from the law) , the right to rebury their ancestors properly, and better education.
President Clinton in 2001 granted them recognition only to have it taken back the next morning the Bush administration.

Click the link below to read the full article:

http://www.diversityworking.com/communityChannels/nativeAmerican/newsPublish/story.php?sid=969

I posted this article because there's a small section about native pride in the article. After I read it, I was reminded of the spirit of various TA's in Anthropolgy 210 class.

posted by Michael Nguyen