[ACC25051]

To most American Indians, patriotism means something very different. Since citizenship was forced upon us, many of us have never considered ourselves U.S. citizens. We are citizens of sovereign tribal nations, period. Many even enlist in the military as foreign nationals. We are bound to the United States by treaties of obligation and friendship. We honor those treaties and uphold them, even if the United States has rarely done the same. Some natives consider themselves dual citiznes of both the United States and their tribal nation. Probably the only natives who consider themselves ‘just Americans’ are those who are mostly white who had one Indian ancestor way back when.

The biggest part of patriotism for us is defending the land that we regard as sacred, not any political system – and sure as hell not any of the goals of any of the wars we’ve fought in.

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Name : ACC25051, Gender : M, Race : Mexican and American Indian, City : Phoenix, State : AZ, Country : United States, Occupation : Grad student, ex-Army, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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