I should add that I'm not native myself; about half the people in my area are tribal members. Your sympathy and support should go to them before it goes to me. It's pretty fucked out here but the semi-sovereignty and cultural/social structures might make it an interesting place to experience a possible future balkanization
I came out to manage a white person's farm a decade ago, now I am the whitey who owns the farm. Probably gonna give the property over/back to the confederated tribes when I die.
Wow, that sounds like quite the story. You can do... a hell of a lot of cool things from that position. I'm having my first go at sustenance farming in my city yard and it's definitely not what I expected. I am not competent to make any suggestions about how you should respond to the coming collapse, but I would definitely recommend you start keeping a diary if you don't already. Not keeping a diary is my second-biggest regret in life, the first being that I never learned how to make music.
Different reservations have different laws. Where I am whites can own property but most of the uncultivated land (mountains, forests) and some of the ranch/farmland is owned by the tribes.
I know your perspective is different being not a member of a tribe, but what is a reservation like and how does it differ from other towns or municipalities?
I should add that I'm not native myself; about half the people in my area are tribal members. Your sympathy and support should go to them before it goes to me. It's pretty fucked out here but the semi-sovereignty and cultural/social structures might make it an interesting place to experience a possible future balkanization
So how did you end up on the rez? Marriage?
E: Obviously if you don't want to answer that's cool, it is a bit of a personal question.
I came out to manage a white person's farm a decade ago, now I am the whitey who owns the farm. Probably gonna give the property over/back to the confederated tribes when I die.
Wow, that sounds like quite the story. You can do... a hell of a lot of cool things from that position. I'm having my first go at sustenance farming in my city yard and it's definitely not what I expected. I am not competent to make any suggestions about how you should respond to the coming collapse, but I would definitely recommend you start keeping a diary if you don't already. Not keeping a diary is my second-biggest regret in life, the first being that I never learned how to make music.
it's never too late! and you can start the hobby cheap. go for it!
I thought it was illegal for non natives to own land on reservations?
Different reservations have different laws. Where I am whites can own property but most of the uncultivated land (mountains, forests) and some of the ranch/farmland is owned by the tribes.
I know your perspective is different being not a member of a tribe, but what is a reservation like and how does it differ from other towns or municipalities?
deleted by creator