(02-23-2021, 06:13 PM)Jags Wrote: Didn’t read the article.   Is this an attempt to have Jeep cut them a massive check?   I mean, they’re marketing and naming it something that tries to tell the buyer how awesome it is.  It’s not like they called it the “Jeep, not quite a wrangler/Sahara/rubicon, but it’ll get you to work and the grocery store and back, even inclement weather”

They should. They are using their name. It's no different than a sports star wanting royalties on a product that uses their name and likeness. 

Unlike other minorities and groups that are catered to by society, Native Americans get none of those perks. They are basically forgotten by society. We shipped them off to areas in the United States we basically didn't want and there is little to no opportunities for them. Companies have been using their name and likenesses for a variety of products for a hundred years or better and up until recently, they've never complained. Other groups are constantly crying foul over being unfairly treated and they seemingly always get rewarded, but when it comes to Native Americans, they get ignored. Why is that? 

People talk about wanting reparations for blacks and that they are forced to live in poverty due to slavery, yet no mention of what we did to Native Americans. No talk of reparations for them. Go to a poor urban neighborhood and then go to a Native American Reservation and tell me who has it worse? Personally, I believe we have treated Native Americans like crap for too many years and that's because they rarely complain and when they do, they are shut down. For once, maybe people should start listening. If they were part of any other ostracized group, there would have already been a public outcry.

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