Let me say that L Brooks Patterson's comments do not surprise me. He is known to be a bigot. He always bad mouths Detroit. Nothing is new there. However the whole herd all the Indians to Detroit and build a fence and throw in corn and blankets to make them at home like a reservation is not funny or right. First of all concentrations camps stopped with WWII. Second of all L Brooks Patterson evidently is ignorant to Native American history. Native Americans do not call themselves Indians. Indians are from India. Native Americans are from the United States. Most prefer to be called Native. I grew up with my Native heritage. My mom was proud of her roots. So hearing about stuff like this makes me angry. Native Americans have come a long way since being put on reservations. Sure suicide and alcohol play a major factor on a lot of reservations but they have had some success.
I think L Brooks Patterson should apologize for his comments. Native Americans are not to be herded;. They're not cattle. They're human beings too! They're American citizens like L Brooks Patterson. I'm glad that the community in Detroit is in a uproar about this. You have to be a sad individual to single out a group of people and say they should be herded into Detroit and build a fence around them. Lets hope the future generations don't have the same ignorant views as L Brooks Patterson.
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