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The land that came to be owned by the US & international bourgeoisie was never "of indigenous people" in some romantic egalitarian sense. It was owned by & fought over for by various tribal elites—whether agricultural or hunter gatherer.
The majority, regardless of race or society, have not & do not own land.
The notion of "stolen land" is bullshit bourgeois obfuscation: the current land owners are blaming the existing national collective—largely composed of workers—for supposed "crimes" committed centuries ago.
"Stolen land" is a rhetorical cudgel to discipline proles with & gather virtue among peers, while obscuring the present structure of society, which is what matters.
In many cases the successors of the supposed aggrieved groups don't exist. If they do deference doesn't help them.
In capitalist society the vast majority of indigenous people are either bosses or workers, like everyone else, and recognition is useless to them.
Historically, the state's attempts to offer indigenous people special dispensations has only hurt them, rendering them dependent...
In particular when the state sets aside land for indigenous people, seeking to "preserve their way of life" on it, indigenous people are relegated to a sort of apartheid. They are given "the right" to "autonomous" existence in what are often remote undeveloped areas lacking jobs.
Many Asian Americans are saying, "We belong here." But, let's not forget that "we" are on stolen land. Making a claim to belonging means being committed to indigenous people's rights. #StopAAPIHate
— Pawan Dhingra (@phdhingra1) April 1, 2021
The majority, regardless of race or society, have not & do not own land.
The notion of "stolen land" is bullshit bourgeois obfuscation: the current land owners are blaming the existing national collective—largely composed of workers—for supposed "crimes" committed centuries ago.
"Stolen land" is a rhetorical cudgel to discipline proles with & gather virtue among peers, while obscuring the present structure of society, which is what matters.
In many cases the successors of the supposed aggrieved groups don't exist. If they do deference doesn't help them.
In capitalist society the vast majority of indigenous people are either bosses or workers, like everyone else, and recognition is useless to them.
Historically, the state's attempts to offer indigenous people special dispensations has only hurt them, rendering them dependent...
In particular when the state sets aside land for indigenous people, seeking to "preserve their way of life" on it, indigenous people are relegated to a sort of apartheid. They are given "the right" to "autonomous" existence in what are often remote undeveloped areas lacking jobs.