Reflection. The so-called βUnited Statesβ is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 2026. We,...
βThe so-called βUnited Statesβ is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 2026. We, the first people of this land, do not have to look far to spot the hypocrisy of celebrating a document that calls our ancestors βMerciless Indian Savages.β Today, we witness a country that proclaims βfreedomβ while kidnapping our immigrant neighbors without due process, passing laws that encourage harassment and discrimination against our LGBTQ and two-spirit relatives, and pulling out every political, legal, and military strategy to suppress any form of dissent against the state. At the start of this nation, the government ratified over 350 treaties with Native Nations β and then proceeded to break every single one of them. Just as it was clear to our ancestors, it remains clear to us now: this colonial experiment has failed at building anything resembling a true democracy.β
