that the Burns Paiute Tribe held this past Wednesday:
Oregon Tribe Says Militia 'Occupying Native Land and Must Leave'
"What if it was a bunch of natives that went out there and overtook that, or any federal land," Kennedy said. "Would they let us come into town and get supplies and re-up? ... Think about that."
Burns Paiute Tribe: Militants need to get off 'our land' by Ian K. Kullgren
The Oregonian ~ Jan 6, 2016
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/01/burns_piaute_tribe_militants_s.html
BURNS PAIUTE RESERVATION — Leaders of the Burns Paiute Tribe on Wednesday called on militants occupying a federal wildlife compound to end their standoff.
In a press conference, the tribal council sought to educate the public about their own painful history with the federal government. The militants, they said, are only making things worse for everyone in Harney County.
"They just need to get the hell out of here," said Jarvis Kennedy, a member of the tribal council. "They didn't ask anybody, we don't want them here...our little kids are sitting at home when they should be in school."
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The Paiute Tribe once occupied a large swath of land that includes the Malheur National Wildlife refuge — archaeological evidence dates back 6,000 years — but they were forced out in the late 1870s. Before settlers arrived, the tribe used it as a wintering ground, said Charlotte Rodrique, the tribal chair.
"We as a tribe view that this is still our land no matter who's living on it," Rodrique said.
And, for their history, Amy Goodman interviews Jacqueline Keeler on Democracy Now! (from Tuesday's show):
These Aren't the First Armed Whites to Take Over That Oregon Land: Just Ask the Native Paiute People
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