yeah they shake it oh she done it Vince red house Anisha Irish you surely
Vince red house Anisha Irish you surely
Vince red house Anisha Irish you surely Filipino Bachchan German de chelly arrow
Filipino Bachchan German de chelly arrow
Filipino Bachchan German de chelly arrow kiss Jimmy – lolly I gotta go you know
kiss Jimmy – lolly I gotta go you know
kiss Jimmy – lolly I gotta go you know initially I hear as a Navajo man I’d
initially I hear as a Navajo man I’d
initially I hear as a Navajo man I’d like to pay my respects to the
like to pay my respects to the
like to pay my respects to the traditional owners of this land and not
traditional owners of this land and not
traditional owners of this land and not a wall people and their elders past
a wall people and their elders past
a wall people and their elders past present and future night I’m going to
present and future night I’m going to
present and future night I’m going to talk about self-determination I’ll talk
talk about self-determination I’ll talk
talk about self-determination I’ll talk a little bit about my own personal
a little bit about my own personal
a little bit about my own personal experiences with it and a little bit
experiences with it and a little bit
experiences with it and a little bit about the experiences of Native
about the experiences of Native
about the experiences of Native Americans in general you know we’re also
Americans in general you know we’re also
Americans in general you know we’re also going to talk a little bit about
going to talk a little bit about
going to talk a little bit about self-determination in Australia so about
self-determination in Australia so about
self-determination in Australia so about me I grew up like a lot of Native
me I grew up like a lot of Native
me I grew up like a lot of Native Americans very poor I grew up in a
Americans very poor I grew up in a
Americans very poor I grew up in a neighborhood and then a family that had
neighborhood and then a family that had
neighborhood and then a family that had issues with drugs and alcohol
issues with drugs and alcohol
issues with drugs and alcohol growing up education was not very
growing up education was not very
growing up education was not very important to me I was the youngest of
important to me I was the youngest of
important to me I was the youngest of four siblings and I was the first to
four siblings and I was the first to
four siblings and I was the first to complete high school on time however
complete high school on time however
complete high school on time however that came with a caveat when I graduated
that came with a caveat when I graduated
that came with a caveat when I graduated high school I graduated with the most
high school I graduated with the most
high school I graduated with the most unexcused absences of anyone ever
unexcused absences of anyone ever
unexcused absences of anyone ever graduate from that school it’s been
graduate from that school it’s been
graduate from that school it’s been around since the 1960s as a teenager and
around since the 1960s as a teenager and
around since the 1960s as a teenager and a young adult I had my own issues with
a young adult I had my own issues with
a young adult I had my own issues with drugs and alcohol being arrested for
drugs and alcohol being arrested for
drugs and alcohol being arrested for both and as a young adult I also found
both and as a young adult I also found
both and as a young adult I also found myself homeless for a brief period of
myself homeless for a brief period of
myself homeless for a brief period of time
with the help of some truly amazing
with the help of some truly amazing friends I was I would get my life back
friends I was I would get my life back
friends I was I would get my life back on track to find work to create some
on track to find work to create some
on track to find work to create some stability and after a while what I
stability and after a while what I
stability and after a while what I realized is that I wanted to give back I
realized is that I wanted to give back I
realized is that I wanted to give back I wanted to provide opportunities for
wanted to provide opportunities for
wanted to provide opportunities for people who grew up like me and if I
people who grew up like me and if I
people who grew up like me and if I could I wanted to help future
could I wanted to help future
could I wanted to help future generations so they didn’t have to grow
generations so they didn’t have to grow
generations so they didn’t have to grow up like me now in order to achieve those
up like me now in order to achieve those
up like me now in order to achieve those goals I figured I should probably get an
goals I figured I should probably get an
goals I figured I should probably get an education
getting an education in the United
getting an education in the United States is not the cheapest thing and as
States is not the cheapest thing and as
States is not the cheapest thing and as you can imagine I’m not the wealthiest
you can imagine I’m not the wealthiest
you can imagine I’m not the wealthiest guy around but nonetheless I was able to
guy around but nonetheless I was able to
guy around but nonetheless I was able to get an education and I was able to do
get an education and I was able to do
get an education and I was able to do that because my tribe the Navajo Nation
that because my tribe the Navajo Nation
that because my tribe the Navajo Nation was able to provide me with scholarships
was able to provide me with scholarships
was able to provide me with scholarships to pay for my tuition and even more when
to pay for my tuition and even more when
to pay for my tuition and even more when I arrived at the University campus as a
I arrived at the University campus as a
I arrived at the University campus as a first-generation college student I found
first-generation college student I found
first-generation college student I found there was a resource center there just
there was a resource center there just
there was a resource center there just for Native American students ran by
for Native American students ran by
for Native American students ran by Native Americans
Native Americans
Native Americans this Resource Center gave me a place
this Resource Center gave me a place
this Resource Center gave me a place where I could feel at home a place where
where I could feel at home a place where
where I could feel at home a place where I could be myself a place where I could
I could be myself a place where I could
I could be myself a place where I could get support
get support
get support now that Center was not there simply out
now that Center was not there simply out
now that Center was not there simply out of the decency of my University it was
of the decency of my University it was
of the decency of my University it was there because my tribe as well as other
there because my tribe as well as other
there because my tribe as well as other tribes across the country have donated
tribes across the country have donated
tribes across the country have donated millions of dollars to universities to
millions of dollars to universities to
millions of dollars to universities to get them to build these centers to
get them to build these centers to
get them to build these centers to support us to provide their children our
support us to provide their children our
support us to provide their children our future generations with opportunities to
future generations with opportunities to
future generations with opportunities to succeed my tribe would not have been in
succeed my tribe would not have been in
succeed my tribe would not have been in that position had it not been through
that position had it not been through
that position had it not been through the United States Congress passing the
the United States Congress passing the
the United States Congress passing the Indian self-determination and Education
Indian self-determination and Education
Indian self-determination and Education Act in 1975 now in 1970 President
Act in 1975 now in 1970 President
Act in 1975 now in 1970 President Richard M Nixon delivered a message to
Richard M Nixon delivered a message to
Richard M Nixon delivered a message to the US Congress on Indian Affairs since
the US Congress on Indian Affairs since
the US Congress on Indian Affairs since assuming his presidency Nixon had been
assuming his presidency Nixon had been
assuming his presidency Nixon had been meeting with tribal leaders from all
meeting with tribal leaders from all
meeting with tribal leaders from all over the country he wanted to understand
over the country he wanted to understand
over the country he wanted to understand what was happening it’s a Native
what was happening it’s a Native
what was happening it’s a Native Americans what was happening on these
Americans what was happening on these
Americans what was happening on these reservations in the previous decades
reservations in the previous decades
reservations in the previous decades US policy for Indians had been mostly
US policy for Indians had been mostly
US policy for Indians had been mostly paternalistic the federal government had
paternalistic the federal government had
paternalistic the federal government had assumed almost near complete control of
assumed almost near complete control of
assumed almost near complete control of all the affairs happening on
all the affairs happening on
all the affairs happening on reservations and when Nixon noticed is
reservations and when Nixon noticed is
reservations and when Nixon noticed is that this wasn’t working outcomes for
that this wasn’t working outcomes for
that this wasn’t working outcomes for Native Americans where the remaining
Native Americans where the remaining
Native Americans where the remaining stagnant or getting worse in his message
stagnant or getting worse in his message
stagnant or getting worse in his message Nixon identified three areas and
Nixon identified three areas and
Nixon identified three areas and particularly
particularly
particularly that needed to be addressed economic
that needed to be addressed economic
that needed to be addressed economic outcomes health outcomes and education
outcomes health outcomes and education
outcomes health outcomes and education outcomes terms of account economics the
outcomes terms of account economics the
outcomes terms of account economics the average unemployment rate for Native
average unemployment rate for Native
average unemployment rate for Native Americans in 1970 he said was ten times
Americans in 1970 he said was ten times
Americans in 1970 he said was ten times higher than the national average with
higher than the national average with
higher than the national average with some reservations experiencing
some reservations experiencing
some reservations experiencing unemployment of up to eighty percent the
unemployment of up to eighty percent the
unemployment of up to eighty percent the average life expectancy for Native
average life expectancy for Native
average life expectancy for Native Americans he said was 44 years old
Americans he said was 44 years old
Americans he said was 44 years old infant mortality rates were 50 percent
infant mortality rates were 50 percent
infant mortality rates were 50 percent higher than the rest of the population
higher than the rest of the population
higher than the rest of the population and suicide rates were nearly double the
and suicide rates were nearly double the
and suicide rates were nearly double the rest of the population the average
rest of the population the average
rest of the population the average education level for Native Americans was
education level for Native Americans was
education level for Native Americans was er6 in order to address those poor
er6 in order to address those poor
er6 in order to address those poor outcomes Nixon working together closely
outcomes Nixon working together closely
outcomes Nixon working together closely with tribal leaders developed a policy
with tribal leaders developed a policy
with tribal leaders developed a policy of self-determination they wanted the
of self-determination they wanted the
of self-determination they wanted the shift away from the paternalistic
shift away from the paternalistic
shift away from the paternalistic policies the government had towards
policies the government had towards
policies the government had towards tribal self-determination in his
tribal self-determination in his
tribal self-determination in his proposal
proposal
proposal Nixon listed five key elements to
Nixon listed five key elements to
Nixon listed five key elements to achieving self-determination for tribes
achieving self-determination for tribes
achieving self-determination for tribes first the federal government needs to
first the federal government needs to
first the federal government needs to provide training and supports so tribes
provide training and supports so tribes
provide training and supports so tribes could learn how to take advantage of
could learn how to take advantage of
could learn how to take advantage of self-determination could learn how to
self-determination could learn how to
self-determination could learn how to administer their own programs and govern
administer their own programs and govern
administer their own programs and govern themselves second special subcommittees
themselves second special subcommittees
themselves second special subcommittees and councils should be created by Native
and councils should be created by Native
and councils should be created by Native Americans and for Native Americans to
Americans and for Native Americans to
Americans and for Native Americans to assist the United States Congress in
assist the United States Congress in
assist the United States Congress in creating federal Indian policies third
creating federal Indian policies third
creating federal Indian policies third that none of that should be taken as
that none of that should be taken as
that none of that should be taken as diminishing or mitigating the special
diminishing or mitigating the special
diminishing or mitigating the special relationship between the United States
relationship between the United States
relationship between the United States and its tribes a nation-to-nation
and its tribes a nation-to-nation
and its tribes a nation-to-nation relationship fourth that this needed to
relationship fourth that this needed to
relationship fourth that this needed to become the norm we could not simply have
become the norm we could not simply have
become the norm we could not simply have self-determination as an experiment 5 10
self-determination as an experiment 5 10
self-determination as an experiment 5 10 15 years but it needed to be the thing
15 years but it needed to be the thing
15 years but it needed to be the thing that was done now and always and lastly
that was done now and always and lastly
that was done now and always and lastly he told
he told
he told Congress that they needed to raise the
Congress that they needed to raise the
Congress that they needed to raise the budget on Indian Affairs so the
budget on Indian Affairs so the
budget on Indian Affairs so the self-determination could actually take
self-determination could actually take
self-determination could actually take hold in five years later in 1975 the
hold in five years later in 1975 the
hold in five years later in 1975 the united states congress took those words
united states congress took those words
united states congress took those words and turned them into action for the most
and turned them into action for the most
and turned them into action for the most part they passed the Indian
part they passed the Indian
part they passed the Indian self-determination and Education Act and
self-determination and Education Act and
self-determination and Education Act and that realized four of the elements Nixon
that realized four of the elements Nixon
that realized four of the elements Nixon was talking about where it failed was it
was talking about where it failed was it
was talking about where it failed was it didn’t provide additional funding for
didn’t provide additional funding for
didn’t provide additional funding for tribes and in fact over the next 10
tribes and in fact over the next 10
tribes and in fact over the next 10 years funding for tribes was reduced by
years funding for tribes was reduced by
years funding for tribes was reduced by over half and has continued to fall this
over half and has continued to fall this
over half and has continued to fall this day to the point in which Native
day to the point in which Native
day to the point in which Native Americans per capita received less
Americans per capita received less
Americans per capita received less federal funding than any other group in
federal funding than any other group in
federal funding than any other group in the United States despite the lack of
the United States despite the lack of
the United States despite the lack of funding however tribes beginning
funding however tribes beginning
funding however tribes beginning primarily in the 1990s started enrolling
primarily in the 1990s started enrolling
primarily in the 1990s started enrolling in self-determination programs and today
in self-determination programs and today
in self-determination programs and today over half of the 567 federally
over half of the 567 federally
over half of the 567 federally recognized tribes from Arizona where I’m
recognized tribes from Arizona where I’m
recognized tribes from Arizona where I’m from all the way up to Alaska are able
from all the way up to Alaska are able
from all the way up to Alaska are able to exercise some form of
to exercise some form of
to exercise some form of self-determination so what have the
self-determination so what have the
self-determination so what have the results been well obviously they’ve been
results been well obviously they’ve been
results been well obviously they’ve been good or else I wouldn’t be up here
good or else I wouldn’t be up here
good or else I wouldn’t be up here unemployment for Native Americans on
unemployment for Native Americans on
unemployment for Native Americans on reservations is just about above 11
reservations is just about above 11
reservations is just about above 11 percent average life expectancy for
percent average life expectancy for
percent average life expectancy for Native Americans whose primary health
Native Americans whose primary health
Native Americans whose primary health care comes from their tribe is 73 years
infant mortality rates and suicide rates
infant mortality rates and suicide rates had decreased dramatically and have also
had decreased dramatically and have also
had decreased dramatically and have also decreased relative to the rest of the
decreased relative to the rest of the
decreased relative to the rest of the population and over 80 percent of Native
population and over 80 percent of Native
population and over 80 percent of Native Americans under the age of 25 have high
Americans under the age of 25 have high
Americans under the age of 25 have high school diplomas or equivalent and over
school diplomas or equivalent and over
school diplomas or equivalent and over 30 percent have college degrees like
30 percent have college degrees like
30 percent have college degrees like myself now it took a long time for these
myself now it took a long time for these
myself now it took a long time for these results to come about almost twenty
results to come about almost twenty
results to come about almost twenty years until you started seeing them pop
years until you started seeing them pop
years until you started seeing them pop up much of that had to do with the fact
up much of that had to do with the fact
up much of that had to do with the fact that the government did not properly
that the government did not properly
that the government did not properly fund self-determination much of it also
fund self-determination much of it also
fund self-determination much of it also had to do with the situation
had to do with the situation
had to do with the situation the indigenous people were in at the
the indigenous people were in at the
the indigenous people were in at the time it’s not easy to dig yourself out
time it’s not easy to dig yourself out
time it’s not easy to dig yourself out of a hole like that much of it likely
of a hole like that much of it likely
of a hole like that much of it likely also had to do with the attitudes of
also had to do with the attitudes of
also had to do with the attitudes of American citizens who by and large have
American citizens who by and large have
American citizens who by and large have often view Native Americans as being
often view Native Americans as being
often view Native Americans as being savage antiquated unfit to govern but
savage antiquated unfit to govern but
savage antiquated unfit to govern but despite all of those obstacles
despite all of those obstacles
despite all of those obstacles self-determination has been a success
self-determination has been a success
self-determination has been a success things are not perfect in the United
things are not perfect in the United
things are not perfect in the United States the numbers are still acceptable
States the numbers are still acceptable
States the numbers are still acceptable but self-determination has worked and it
but self-determination has worked and it
but self-determination has worked and it continues to work to this day so why
continues to work to this day so why
continues to work to this day so why hasn’t it worked here in Australia when
hasn’t it worked here in Australia when
hasn’t it worked here in Australia when I present those results to Australians
I present those results to Australians
I present those results to Australians the reply usually get us something like
the reply usually get us something like
the reply usually get us something like mate listen we tried that it failed and
mate listen we tried that it failed and
mate listen we tried that it failed and I think really you guys really tried
I think really you guys really tried
I think really you guys really tried that and I looked at it and sure enough
that and I looked at it and sure enough
that and I looked at it and sure enough in the 1960s beginning and then
in the 1960s beginning and then
in the 1960s beginning and then Australia started to talk about
Australia started to talk about
Australia started to talk about self-determination you had voting in
self-determination you had voting in
self-determination you had voting in 1962 for Indigenous Australians the
1962 for Indigenous Australians the
1962 for Indigenous Australians the census in 67 and so on and so forth some
census in 67 and so on and so forth some
census in 67 and so on and so forth some really great things happened here but
really great things happened here but
really great things happened here but none of those things were
none of those things were
none of those things were self-determination as I’ve described it
self-determination as I’ve described it
self-determination as I’ve described it there are positive steps they weren’t
there are positive steps they weren’t
there are positive steps they weren’t self-determination the closest perhaps
self-determination the closest perhaps
self-determination the closest perhaps the Australia has come to
the Australia has come to
the Australia has come to self-determination was at Sikh the
self-determination was at Sikh the
self-determination was at Sikh the Australian tourist area under commission
Australian tourist area under commission
Australian tourist area under commission now from anyone’s perspective at SiC was
now from anyone’s perspective at SiC was
now from anyone’s perspective at SiC was not perfect it was a bit of a mess
not perfect it was a bit of a mess
not perfect it was a bit of a mess nonetheless it was a step in the right
nonetheless it was a step in the right
nonetheless it was a step in the right direction towards self-determination
direction towards self-determination
direction towards self-determination unfortunately after only lasting roughly
unfortunately after only lasting roughly
unfortunately after only lasting roughly 10 years it was abolished and when it
10 years it was abolished and when it
10 years it was abolished and when it was abolished the assailing government
was abolished the assailing government
was abolished the assailing government claimed that self-determination as an
claimed that self-determination as an
claimed that self-determination as an experiment had failed and since then
experiment had failed and since then
experiment had failed and since then Australia’s policies towards indigenous
Australia’s policies towards indigenous
Australia’s policies towards indigenous people have primarily been paternalistic
now I shared my story with you in the
now I shared my story with you in the story of self-determination in the US
story of self-determination in the US
story of self-determination in the US because I wanted you to see the success
because I wanted you to see the success
because I wanted you to see the success that can happen when you really give
that can happen when you really give
that can happen when you really give self-determination a chance when you
self-determination a chance when you
self-determination a chance when you give it as Australians would say a fair
give it as Australians would say a fair
give it as Australians would say a fair go you haven’t done that yet now I do
go you haven’t done that yet now I do
go you haven’t done that yet now I do believe they can work here
believe they can work here
believe they can work here I know Australia in America they’re not
I know Australia in America they’re not
I know Australia in America they’re not the same places obviously but there’s no
the same places obviously but there’s no
the same places obviously but there’s no reason to think that you’re indigenous
reason to think that you’re indigenous
reason to think that you’re indigenous people can’t govern themselves and
people can’t govern themselves and
people can’t govern themselves and you’ve heard the success now of what
you’ve heard the success now of what
you’ve heard the success now of what happens in the u.s. despite the beliefs
happens in the u.s. despite the beliefs
happens in the u.s. despite the beliefs that people have despite the conditions
that people have despite the conditions
that people have despite the conditions the tribes are in it can work and if you
the tribes are in it can work and if you
the tribes are in it can work and if you listen to what your indigenous people
listen to what your indigenous people
listen to what your indigenous people are saying if you work with them and you
are saying if you work with them and you
are saying if you work with them and you give them the time you give them the
give them the time you give them the
give them the time you give them the space you give them the resources they
space you give them the resources they
space you give them the resources they will create that transformation they
will create that transformation they
will create that transformation they will create success
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