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Cree, Sioux Nations Acknowledge Building Casinos On Each Other’s Ancient Homelands
In an unprecedented development, two Native American tribes have issued public acknowledgments recognizing the other’s original stewardship of the land upon which their respective gaming establishments are built.
Sioux Nation’s popular Slot Land has transformed Cree’s ancient hunting grounds into a popular gaming destination for locals and tourists alike. Similarly, Cree Nation’s Gaming Palace is built on the Sioux’s holiest burial site.
Sioux Nation’s land acknowledgment expresses sorrow for building North America’s largest Let-It-Ride tournament where Cree civilization thrived for more than a thousand years before the birth of George Washington. For its part, Cree Nation’s land acknowledgment specifically expresses regret for hosting the incredibly profitable World Series of Poker directly above the grave of the Sioux’s most revered chief, Sitting Bull.
At the time of writing, both tribes are claiming to have the loosest slots west of the Mississippi River.
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These tribes can make up for these transgressions by starting gain-of-function labs outside the scrutiny of the US government. What better way to help all the BIPOC people of the Pfirst nations than a comprehensive biological
weaponsdirected-evolution development program? Jabs for Justice!Don’t give them any ideas!
Without Fauci in charge of funding, it may not be so lucrative in the future.
I think Native-Americans would be a little freaked out at the thought of biological warfare. Can’t say I blame them if they are.
Since moving to Texas four years ago and beginning to explore west Texas, I have learned a lot about how much the Indian tribes stole from each other.
So, if I learned anything from watching bad movies, it’s that we can expect lots of paranormal activity in those casinos.
From watching bad movies, I know that all old Native-Americans have magic shaman powers so we should be OK.
What I learned from real life is that Indian (feather, not dot) land is “sacred” until THEY want to use it for a casino or landfill or whatever.
This does not jibe with what I learned from watching Poltergeist.
The house always wins.
Oh I dunno. They might have been pioneers. Poisoned arrows? The original death jab?
Keep it up Dave!
It also sounds like in the old days one tribe would declare some piece of land to be sacred to their tribe. Then rival tribes would concoct their own stories of supernatural experiences at that location and say that that land was scared to them.
Thank you! That explains my life in the casinos.
Good to know I can blame bansee Indian spirits.
I had to insist that those few times a year when I venture into one, that someone is available to go along with me.
Last time my spouse and I went in, he found this cool slot machine with nifty graphics and sizzling colors. I decided to take up an almost as cool machine several seats away from his.
10 minutes in, this elderly toad faced woman in a wheel chair shows up. She swivels her face under my chin, orders me to get out of “my seat” and then insists if I had won any money it was hers. Why? Because I had won it at her machine. (!!What?)
So I took up residence at the seat next to Mark’s. But a short time later, the same woman came back to me, and began screaming that “How dare you leave me at a machine that is not a winner!”
She began a tirade of insults. Finally Mark came over to her and told her to get lost or he’d call security. But at least he then understood why I needed him to come along.
Now you know the consequences of treading on sacred ground.
“acknowledgments recognizing the other’s original stewardship of the land upon which their respective gaming establishments are built.”
Considering the fact that the land migrations over the land bridge to Asia took place in 3 waves going back 15,000 or so years, I doubt either of them were the “original” stewards of the land.
It almost like the tribal nations of America spent 1000’s of years invading and enslaving each other just like the tribal nations of Europe and Asia and Africa and the Middle East did.
The book 1491 by Charles C. Mann is very interesting and shows the good, the bad, and the ugly of the pre-Columbian Americas. There are a lot more similarities between ancient civilizations on both side of the Atlantic than one might think.
No discussion on a David Deeble post should be this serious!
I identify as Lakota on random weekdays. I teach our ancient ways of craps and hold ’em to my daughter Little Flush and sons Crooked Wheel and Wolf with Aces and Eights. If the white eyes call it cultural appropriation, I threaten to mount my horse, grab my gun and thus return to the pure unsullied ways of my people.
Equality.