The term 'we' in the Declaration of Independence emphasizes equality but excludes Native peoples. Evidence of this exclusion is found in derogatory descriptions of Indigenous peoples in foundational texts. Economic injustice persists, as American Indian assets have been exploited to create immense wealth for the nation at the cost of Native economic rights. First Nations Development Institute works to empower Native peoples toward economic justice, asserting that true control over economic destiny should apply universally, along with the necessity of vigilance against disenfranchisement.
American Indian assets have created one of the world's wealthiest economies, but at the expense of American Indian economic and human rights.
We stand by the aspiration that control of one's economic destiny applies to all people equally, and that sharp vigilance and timely intervention can upend centuries of disenfranchisement.
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