Native Americans Need the Rule of Law
16th March 2009
Land tenure in Indian country is complicated thanks to laws, dating back to the 19th century, which put millions of acres of tribal and individual Indian land under the trusteeship of the Interior department’s Bureau of Indian Affairs. These lands cannot be sold, used as collateral, easily inherited, or managed productively. Instead of giving Indians more federal welfare, Mr. Obama has the opportunity to increase their autonomy. It is, after all, their land. Let them manage it, borrow against it, and make it productive.
If you want to see what America would be like if the socialists get their way, just look at how the Skraelings live. There’s a reason why vodka was such a problem in the old Soviet Union.