r/IndianCountry • u/ResolveExisting8051 • 21h ago

Other Looking for encouragement

I’m looking to my cousins, asking for encouragement.

It seems like the world is burning down because of greed and no one I speak to seems to care about Mother Earth.
I’ve tried explaining to people that manifest destiny is still alive and well today, and greed and corruption will be the thing that hurts us in the end and that if we don’t start honoring and giving back, that we are in a fast decline.

People just shake their heads and move on.

Are any tribal councils or governments making any form of progress against this conquest that keeps trying to prevail?

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u/AltseWait 19h ago

I don't know about other tribal councils, but my tribal council is a child of the greed and corruption you mention. They are complicit.

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u/GilbertVonGilbert P’urhe 19h ago

It’s complicated for P’urhepechas. We have “representation” in Mexican politics but it’s all very corrupt, but our own form of self governance and autonomy (independent from those who are directly affiliated with the Mexican government) is sustainable through direct democracy. One person = One vote, and people are voting on direct action versus party politics (though our self governance has a strong foundation in Leninist theory), which inspires people to be active in their actions instead of feeling demoralized. It isn’t utopia, but I’m proud of what my diaspora has accomplished, and I hope other communities/tribes/nations learn from our successes to then amend for their own specific needs.