The genocide on Native Americans

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It is said that 100 million Natives Americans were killed when immigrants, or invaders, from Europe came to the new continent. Many Indians were enslaved as well and sometimes shipped to Europe or other places. The Indian tribes that remained were repatriated or assimilated, apart from a very few. In these days, many Native Americans have become part of Western society more or less. Those of the American Indians who want to keep more of their own identity and want to stay on their own land are forced to live on reservations, where numerous government regulations control the residents' lives.
These misdeeds are usally not justified at all, they have just been committed. Some feel the need though to pronounce justifications. I heard some religious Christian leaders claiming that although the murder on Indians wasn't right, it was inevitable that "Christian religion being the major instrument in God's providence" would become the dominating religion on the continent.
I'm writing these lines from the viewpoint of an outsider, more or less. I wasn't born as a Native American, but my desire that righteousness will be done forces me to look at the facts as they are.
I come at a standstill in my writing here. I just don't know what exactly should be done. The truth should be made clear, the word should go out, that's for sure. But could there be compensation for lost lives, for lost happiness? Something must be done....
The descendants of those who committed the crimes and the descendants of the victims both bear responsibility for finding a solution.
Descendants of the victims have to stand up because they owe it to their dead ancestors.
Descendants of the criminals inherited the legacy of the misdeeds of their ancestors. Though these descendants are not personally responsible, they still have to do something. When your parents left you with huge financial debts, you also are not personally responsible, but you have to do something about it else your life is miserable. Descendants of those who committed the crimes are obliged to stand up and do what can be done to makes things in order.
If they don't do it, they will not be able to find the path of original spirituality in their lives. Trying to forget about the sins of your ancestors is one of the causes of widespread materialism.
May 17, 2006