A Native American Indian tribe wants to preserve its heritage but a group of Black politicians wants to put a stop to it. Wait a minute!!! We're all forced to endure the annual, February "Black History Month" but blacks don't want Indians to celebrate their history and heritage? Isn't that a tad bit disingenuous of them?
We can allow an all black ...:
a) ... Miss Black American pageant.
b) ... colleges and Universities.
c) ... entertainment television (BET)
d) ... magazines (Ebony)
... but Indians aren't allowed to have an all Indian tribe? What gives?
Past ban on marrying blacks may mar tribe's future
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus are urging the Obama administration to withhold federal recognition of a Virginia Indian tribe because of its history of banning intermarriage with blacks.
In January, the Interior Department proposed recognizing the Pamunkey tribe in southeast Virginia, which would make members eligible for special benefits in education, housing and medical care — and allow the tribe to pursue a casino. A decision on recognition, which would be the first for a Virginia tribe, is due by March 30.
Past ban on marrying blacks may mar tribe s future CNS NewsThe Bureau of Indian Affairs said that the significant number of Pamunkey-Pamunkey marriages and efforts to encourage them helped satisfy a criterion for federal recognition: that a predominant portion of the group comprises a distinct community and has existed as one from historical times to the present.
We can allow an all black ...:
a) ... Miss Black American pageant.
b) ... colleges and Universities.
c) ... entertainment television (BET)
d) ... magazines (Ebony)
... but Indians aren't allowed to have an all Indian tribe? What gives?