I look out at the reservation, still and glittering with casinos, and think of all the death dried up and buried in its dirt.

Hannah Lillith Assadi
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The reservation of many Native Americans is a home that has been stolen from them for centuries. They have been forced to live on these lands, their ancestors’ homelands, yet they are still considered “hostiles” by the United States government. This reservation is a place of death and suffering. The people who live on the reservation have been forced to live in poverty and they struggle daily to get by.

However, although the land is a place of death and suffering, it is also a source of great pride. They have managed to keep their culture alive despite being oppressed by a government that does not see them as true Americans.

Source: Sonora

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