#u dont understand the complexities here !!!! they are quoting a member of teh hassanamisco band of nipmuc on nagpra u dont understand !!!! | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

ricketybonesandricketyhands · 11 months

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mcr "i know you dont work here anymore" except its about me emailing my old indigenous studies prof because I decided that maybe I will publish that paper he wanted me to except im hashtag afraid and want his advice (he does not work at my college anymore)

#we have a new indigenous studies prof but i havent met him yet #bc for the first time in (???idk how many) years im not taking an indigenous studies course #which tbh has me clawing at the walls. i just made an essay in a totally unrelated class about nagpra #I HAVE A LOT OF OPINIONS ON NAGPRA #anyway :)#also they quoted rae gould in some of the readings and its like no u dont understand !!! its rae gould !!!!!#u dont understand the complexities here !!!! they are quoting a member of teh hassanamisco band of nipmuc on nagpra u dont understand !!!!#her saying that its not a question of the law its a question of ppl looking to the law for any excuse to not do the right thing is !!!!!#its so much more because the nipmuc arent federally recognised !! they arent allowed to make claims under nagpra !!! gould has written ...#...books abt federal recognition! WE ARE RIGHT NEXT TO NIPMUC LAND. on it #even !!they say nipmuc to the east but actually it overlaps !!!!!#actually genuinely strangling some of the ppl in my state class #DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE FEDERAL ACKNOWLEGEMENT PROCESS IS. YES OR NO #sure that reading mentioned the dawes act in the context of land rights and jays treaty but do u know abt its long term impact on federal..#..recognition ? IF I TELL U WILL U GET DEFENSIVE ABT NOT KNOWING ??????????#um anyway :) im super normal about the FAP hahaha :) <- lying #ceci says stuff

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