I'm not saying they don't.... but rather if they choose to go about seeking land through violence that shouldn't be reason to side with them. I would agree that they should have more land... but they do have a lot of benefits out there for native americans, it's not simply us ignoring their pleas, we help them... They pay no taxes, but receive services, meaning we pay the taxes for their services (no that's not a complaint just pointing it out), as you said the casino thing has been a successful means in generating revenue for their tribes, there are many scholarships out there for native americans. We went too far, we realize it, we're in the process of making it right as much as possible.... some wrongs of the past can't be made right.... but it shouldn't stop us from trying.... One more thing I'd like to mention on the topic of Gaza and it's humanitarian crisis.... the gaza water park.... perhaps you haven't heard, but hamas (the ruling power in gaza) built this big waterpark for "gaza's small upper class" according to wikipedia.... odd if they have no electricity or water of their own and israel is oppressing them in every imaginable way that they could build a massive waterpark in the middle of the desert... (not sure if the image will work if not search "gaza water park" and you'll see the pictures.... not to say gaza can't have a waterpark... but just they can't both build 2 malls and a waterpark and insist they don't have construction materials necessary to build homes (which has been alleged on here as the reason for the smuggling tunnels), electricity to power their OWN hospitals, or water for their impoverished people.... gaza could CERTAINLY do without a waterpark, as could ANYPLACE ON EARTH that has a waterpark.... sure it's fun but it's not necessary whatsoever... and yet people like Owlright (and many many others in america and the international community) still think gaza is in a humanitarian crisis. no, the kurds in turkey are in a humanitarian crisis, christians in egypt and lebanon are in a crisis.... syrian civilians being killed by their leader on a daily basis for the past few months are in a crisis.... Sudanese men are in a crisis (someone was telling me they saw a documentary about how muslim extremists killed practically every male of a native tribe in Sudan, a few escaped to America).... millions of unemployed americans losing their houses cause they can't pay the mortgage are in a crisis, thus leaving them without solid ground to stand on (literally)... GAZA is not in a crisis...they elect leaders who's whole platform is "Israel is to blame... we'll destroy them", then Hamas turns around and kills anyone they disagree with and just say they were "Israeli collaborators" to justify the murder.... that is the crisis of Gaza, and until they realize that (which they never will if Hamas has it's way) they will continue to willingly be in that state.... [img size=415]http://www.mypraize.com/images/fbfiles/images/gaza_water_park2.jpg[/img]