The goat killer vs. Michigan's Native Americans

Ignorance (4.00 / 3)

Agema is just showing his ignorance of the legal relationship between the U.S. government and Indian tribes. On the other hand, this is typical of the policy positions of the Republican party in order to keep it the party of Straight White Males, preferably men.

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by: rich @ Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 14:15:40 PM CDT

This is horsecrap! (4.00 / 2)

My fiance is part Native American.  She wouldn't have been able to pay for college without help from her reservation.

That these morons want to keep kids from getting a college degree in these times shows a strong idocy on behalf of the right wing.  

Putting conservatives in charge of our government makes about as much sense as GM hiring a CEO who hates cars.

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by: djtyg @ Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 14:29:34 PM CDT

I thought that was a settlement agreement (0.00 / 0)

I had heard that the tuition waivers were the result of some legal settlement between the state and the tribes over land taken illegally.

Anyone know for certain why the waivers were their in the first place. If it was a settlement, does that make it different than an affirmative action policy, or perhaps it's grandfathered in?

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by: Philip.R.Moon @ Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 14:52:44 PM CDT

Hardly anything new (4.00 / 1)

Fiscal conservatives have been trying to eliminate the Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver for years now. Each year, their efforts have failed, but they've also been getting closer to doing it.

For now, Governor Granholm has been a defender of the program, as has Senator Deb Cherry.

I haven't heard if AG Cox has published his opinion, but I do know the Michigan Department of Civil Rights has declared Native American status to be a political designation, not a racial one.

Sadly, I do believe the MITW's days are numbered.

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by: JMohawk @ Mon Jun 02, 2008 at 16:42:03 PM CDT