"When the White Man discovered this country, Indians were running it. There were no taxes, no debt and women did all the work. The White Man thought he could improve on a system like this." - Old Cherokee Saying
This picture taken by Flickr patron Bitmapr from his recent road trip through Navajo land (stunningly captured in this photoset) captures that historical discontent of the vanquished over the victors. I had spent most of my 7 odd years in the US in the Midwest and the East Coast and never got a chance to venture on to Native American territory. Maybe I should, next time I am there.
The universal truth that stems from this is that nobody likes foreigners to come on to their land and disrupt things and make it their own. Alas our world history shows something quite contrariwise.
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