Summary: The author argues that land ownership has a complex and violent history, with many groups claiming ownership through conquest rather than rightful inheritance. He suggests that focusing on ethnic land rights could lead to negative consequences, like ethnic cleansing, and that instead, we should work towards a future of cooperation between Native Americans and the United States. The article advocates for respecting tribal sovereignty and finding ways to support Native communities without resorting to divisive ideologies.
Assigning each person a homeland based on their ethnic ancestry, and then declaring that that homeland is the only place they or their descendants can ever truly belong, would not be an act of justice; it would be a global nightmare made real, surpassing even the horrors of previous centuries. (View Highlight)
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