Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-06-18 19:48:26 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6C5E7B8CAD24DA6D4224C49CC3164A2F0E1DAA50060B42E172DCC68072BA858F
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OP claims he can not be indigenous if he's not part of a federally recognized tribe. Around 1/3 of all tribes with documented Native membership, are not officially recognized by the US government. With many struggling for decades, or even over a century for recognition. https://www.npr.org/2021/04/17/988123599/unrecognized-tribes-struggle-without-federal-aide-during-pandemic https://www.yesmagazine.org/democracy/2016/12/19/some-unrecognized-tribes-still-waiting-after-130-years
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