Thursday, March 28, 2013

Danielle Calandra



The article "Crow Indians' Lawsuit Against F.B.I. Agent to Proceed", was an article published in the New York Times February 1, 2013. This article was about a family that is a part of the Crow Indians who were allowed by the Supreme Court to proceed in a lawsuit against a F.B.I. agent who investigated a case involving a family member. Back in 2004 and 2005, F.B.I. agent Matthew Oravec investigated two deaths on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana. The families are now able to continue their lawsuit against Mr. Oravec for not thoroughly investigating the deaths and for discriminating against Native Americans. This case is bringing the attention of discrimination in federal law enforcement against Native Americans into the public eye, and agents are being more closely watched.

Do you see discrimination against Native Americans as a problem in law enforcement? In what ways do you think that Native Americans are affected by discrimination in the legal system? Are there any ways we can move forward to avoid this?
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  1. AnonymousMarch 30, 2013 at 7:03 AM

    I believe that even though law enforcement's duty is to equally protect every United States citizen, there is still discrimination in many races, not only Native American. But, Native Americans are perhaps one of the most discriminated groups because they have their own set of law enforcement and courts. Therefore, this might be seen to law enforcement of an act of rebellion. On the other hand, this could be viewed from law enforcement as a reason to put less effort towards and pay less attention to Native American crime.Therefore, Native Americans become affected negatively because they are not given the same attention as other Americans. This only adds to feelings of prejudice towards the Native American population. I think that this will continue to be a problem if it is ignored. I believe that the only way to fix this is to encourage communication between the federal law enforcement and reservation law enforcement. But, both sides will probably resist, wanting to keep their traditional ways.

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  2. Maxine BakerApril 1, 2013 at 5:06 AM

    I believe that discrimination against Native Americans is evident in America today, even when it comes to our laws and court systems. With this discrimination, I think that Native Americams are not awarded the same rights and protection as other United States citizens. Our legal system thinks that it is okay with not protecting the Native Americans of our country because who will find out? In my personal opinion, I think that the United States government should allow and protect the rights of Native Americans just like that are a "white"' U.S. citizen. If Natives want to follow our legal system they should have the option to do so or not.

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  3. Ms. McMurrayApril 4, 2013 at 6:14 PM

    THIS DISCUSSION IS NOW CLOSED. COMMENTS AFTER THIS POINT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR CREDIT.

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