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well you know how you americans brag about how you live in a democracy and what not, how come the native american indians aren't allowed to vote??
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Many Native American (Columbus accidentally called the Indians, which they are NOT) reservations are separate from the US.
For example, in some reservations in CA, there are different laws. For example, speed limits may be higher and seatbelts may/may not be required.
This also has to do with "Indian Gaming," or casinos located on reservations.
Seeing as the land is separate, Native Americans are not automatically citizens of the US (it's weird, though, since they don't need a passport to leave their reservation and few, if any, reservations have airports or are by an ocean), and therefore are not allowed to vote.
Puerto Ricans and people from Guam also cannot vote.
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First of all, I know no one who brags like that. Please don't let one obnoxious person ruin your opinion of the US. (Yes, I know we are far from perfect- but so is the rest of the world).
The United States is actually a republic with democratic ideals, not a democracy.
It's "Native American" or "American Indian" not both, but they are allowed to vote. Everyone who is a citizen can.
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they are allowed to vote, as long as they are citizens of the united states. however, many live on reservations that have been set aside for them by the united states of america. i'm not sure, but i believe the reservations are not considered the actual united states of america because those lands were set aside for the indians when america was being settled... so it never has been america. but they can vote if they want to.
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Because Americans are screwed up!!
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Having grown up near a reservation and gone to school with Native Americans, I can assure you they have as much right to vote as any other citizen, if they choose to.
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I don't know where you got that information, but Native Americans have been granted the right to vote since 1924. They are citizens of the United States and also of their soverign nations.
That's not to say that we don't treat Native Americans in a completely shameful way. Our federal government owes some tribes billions of dollars from royalties on their land, water, and mineral rights which the government 'held' for them, saying that Native Americans weren't capable of managing the money themselves, and which they then refused to disburse to the tribes. Our government does some seriously wrong stuff, not only to Native Americans, but to many groups of people who are not white, rich males.
I don't know where you are from, but whatever country you could name, chances are that those in power oppress those without power. USA is no exception.
Sabine
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Yeah, the United States of America is Federal constitutional Republic, but Native Americans are alotted to request to vote.
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Native Americans that live in reservations are considered citizens of a different country. If they become a US citizen, they will have the same rights as everyone else.
Technically, the US is a Federal Republic, not a democracy. Americans that brag about being a democracy have been brainwashed by the government propaganda. :)
**edit: I may be wrong about Native Americans in reservations not getting a vote. The information available online isn't clear about whether they are a citizen automatically, or if they have to apply. It could even vary by reservation.**
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