TMT - Contested Case Hearing Status - Hilo

[Eric1600]

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Originally posted by kalakoa
"Legally" in the "because we said so" sense. How many years did it take to establish treaties with the Native Americans who "owned" North America before the USA was created? Did the Native Americans "agree" that the matter was "settled long ago"?

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Yup, that's sort of how these things have worked since humans started spreading around the planet and we're all guilty of it. There are examples everywhere, from the tiniest of villages to large countries. You can either be mad about the unchangeable past and feel like a victim and try to punish other groups, or find a better path forward.