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American Indian Genocide Continues - Scrapie Prion July 5, 2009 Featured, Genocide, News Discuss Now! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The planned genocide against the Navajo People of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah continues with the latest poisoning and cover-up by the United States.
Navajos have faced well documented cases of mining Uranium without required protection, exposing them to facing premature abortions, cancer, degenerative diseases and death. They have lived in the shadow of Rio Puerco, a Uranium waste spill that exceeds 3 Mile Island in the amount of nuclear material leached into the ground, with hundreds of people effected and which has yet to be cleaned up.
They have been poisoned by the United States at Fort Windgate, where Navajo People were exposed to the Hantavirus for the crime of living downwind from the Fort Windgate Munitions Depot. Though rarely mentioned, all cases of Hantavirus in the United States have occurred downwind of U.S. Military Munitions Storage Depots, in Hanford, in Long Island, New York and in Southern California
Originally posted by Mr Headshot
I live in the indian capital of the US, Oklahoma. I've been around these guys my entire life. There's a lot of hate put to them, most of it they deserve. They have a reputation for being drunk, lazy, loud, and dirty. Many, many of them live up to the reputation; there are many who don't though, just like with any stereotype.
They, mostly, are bitter about their ancestors and about the way of life which has been lost to them; I can't blame them, I envy that life myself. The religion is dying, the language is dying, and the culture is relegated to run down stores and roadside stands. However, I've never heard of modern day indian genocide, not even from the most staunch of anti-white indians.
IF this is happening, it's news to every indian nation I've ever came in contact with.
My name is Dr. Milo Muller, I am living in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and my profession is a veterinarian epidemiologist. My specialty is a veterinary public health, and part of my training is to investigate outbreaks of diseases transmissible from animals to humans. Recently, in dealing with two issues of disparate treatment of American Indians in New Mexico, I found an issue that desperately needs the attention of the American public. In this instance, the Federal Government created this issue, failed to take corrective action when violations of federal laws became known to the upper management in Washington, DC, and then stonewalled a proper investigation of this malfeasance, comparable only to infamous government Tuskegee Experiment on African-American men in 1940’s. My first concern is that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is unlawfully blocking a proper investigation of reckless exposure of American Indians residing on Navaho Reservation in New Mexico to Scrapie Prion (infection agent similar to Mad Cow Disease). My numerous letters and submissions to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and to the USDA Inspector General regarding this malfeasance have been ignored, in direct violations of federal government policies and regulations.
Originally posted by Mr Headshot
Absolutely, and I wouldn't put it past them for a second. I've heard of similar experiments where things like '___' were put in the cereal bowls of kids in asylums and where clouds of radiation were launched out over parts of the northwestern US. That was years ago, who knows what's going on now.
But, like I said, IF this is happening it has even been covered up among the indians themselves.
by ProtoplasmicTraveler I can't speak about the rest of the country or all the tribes but the Indians here in Florida seem to be doing extremely well for themselves.
Their casinos and tourist attractions do a brisk business as do duty free sales of things like Tobacco and Liqour.
Love this!
by ProtoplasmicTraveler are finding it harder to find a younger generation of Indians willing to wrestle alligators but hey a little rouge on an out of work unemployed White Guy will fool most people if not most Gators who believe White People taste just like Indians!
Originally posted by kyred
This is despicable if it is a wanton disregard for human life. Not just any life, but the much maligned Western U.S. Native Americans...Anyway, it's despicable. I could go on to rant about how Native Americans deal with partial Native Americans and their funny rules, but I won't.
Edited to say, "But I did leave a hint."
Originally posted by Mr Headshot
I've never heard of modern day indian genocide, not even from the most staunch of anti-white indians.
IF this is happening, it's news to every indian nation I've ever came in contact with.
Originally posted by chiron613
I doubt that the genocide continues, though it certainly did exist. Among other things, the US army gave smallpox-infected blankets to many Indians, who had no natural immunity to that disease. Smallpox wiped out entire villages. That's in addition to the usual shooting and murdering, and putting these people in desert reservations which had no arable land or hunting grounds. No question about the genocide happening.
The comment about hantavirus is incorrect. While it *may* exist "downwind" from US Army sites, it also exists elsewhere. Pretty much it shows up where there are rodents. That would include Asia, Europe, South America, and North America. I don't see anything about Africa, Australia, or Antarctica. But hantavirus is neither rare nor limited to any special locations.
One of the hot spots for hantavirus in the US is the Four Corners Indian reservation. There's no military base nearby. It's just where some rodents exist, and leave the virus.
The virus is spread through rodent feces and urine (CDC). If someone disturbs these locations, dust can be raised that carries the virus. If inhaled, it can cause illness, which can be fatal. In the desert, these locations are going to be dry, meaning it is easy to stir up dust if you disturb the ground.
Korean hemorrhagic fever (Hantavirus) was one of three hemorrhagic fevers and one of more than a dozen agents that the United States researched as potential biological weapons before suspending its biological weapons program.[1]
There is nothing to show that any genocide continues. The US has already eliminated the Indians as any sort of threat. There is no need to kill them, especially when there are far more troublesome groups around that would make more plausible targets.
As for the scrapie issue - we have a *veterinarian* alerting US authorities about the possibility of scrapie-infected sheep entering the food chain. But I have a couple of observations about that.
First, scrapie is an ancient disease that has affected sheep for hundreds of years. It is common in Scotland, where it gets its name. It isn't known to infect humans.
Granted, "not known to infect humans" isn't the same as saying "it is known to be safe for humans". I wouldn't eat lamb if I knew it came from an animal that had scrapie. However, it makes no sense to try to commit genocide with an agent that is not known to affect humans. Seems to me you'd want something a bit deadlier than that.
Hantavirus (cardio-)pulmonary syndrome. Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a deadly disease transmitted by infected rodents through urine, droppings, or saliva. Humans can contract the disease when they breathe in aerosolized virus. HPS was first recognized in 1993 and has since been identified throughout the United States. Although rare, HPS is potentially deadly. Rodent control in and around the home remains the primary strategy for preventing hantavirus infection. These symptoms, which are very similar to HFRS, include tachycardia and tachypnea. Such conditions can lead to a cardiopulmonary phase, where cardiovascular shock can occur, and hospitalization of the patient is required.
So to summarize: The US has no reason to commit genocide against the Indians. If they're trying to do it, they've chosen some ridiculous ways to do it - a disease that has not been shown to infect humans, and low-level radiation that takes decades to kill someone, often well past their childbearing age. Sure, maybe you'd get a mutation or two, but likely you'd get nothing except some older folks dying before their time. This is not the stuff of genocide.
Originally posted by parrhesia
I can't say whether the articles you've posted have any validity to them, but as a Native American woman I can say that yes, there is still a genocide happening. In Canada basic things like clean water and access to health care are not equally recieved but many First Nations people, particularly those living in more remote reservations. For example, Kashechewan First Nation (lack of clean water), or Fort Albany First Nation (poisoned lands). Both of these nations are supposed to have their needs for healthcare, education and water (among other things) met by the federal government in honor of the treaties signed.
Beyond that, it is quite well known the system of historical extermination that both Canadian and American governments have practiced throughout the years. More recently it has been more covert and in many cases has become genocide through legislation. Coupled with the real, physical effects of neglect and being treated worse than animals you can imagine the effects on our communities.
... These things happened to my people, some of whom are still alive this very moment, and these things happened to directly impact me and my life. The only bitterness I personally feel is towards people who lack knowledge of the situation and fully believe that these issues are long dead and we should get over it and move on.
In terms of culture, I understand you may be speaking from your own personal experience, but it is very much alive and growing all the time. Healing is happening and we are getting stronger. Many languages are rising up again, as are traditional practices such as dancing, drumming and other religious ceremonies.