A Billings man is screaming to the heavens about how unfair it is that, as a non-Native man, his hunting rights are restricted on Reservations in Montana.
We could go on for ages about how this doesn't matter due to things like Tribal Sovereignty, Indian being a legal matter and not a racial one in this case and a plethora of other inalienable factors that this stubborn man cannot seem to comprehend.
It is also of note that he can get permission to hunt on Indian Land from a Native. Why isn't he doing this?
It must be in the minds of every Native American on a reservation, as well as those off: There are groups out there that are determined to erode Tribal Sovereignty and the other unique, deserved rights of Native Americans. This is yet another attempt to slowly undermine those rights. Keep an eye on Randy Roberts...he doesn't like your freedom, Indian Country.
from KULR-8: [1]
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is now hearing the case of a Billings man who claims he's being denied the right to hunt, based on his race.
The case centers on a Montana law which says it's illegal to hunt big game on an Indian reservation, unless you're Native American. Billings resident Randy Roberts owns land on the Crow Reservation and is fighting that law. Mountain States Legal Foundation President Perry Pendley stopped in town Monday night to speak about the case to a group at the Knights of Columbus.
"Montana has said if someone is an Indian and is a member of a tribe they can hunt. If someone is a non Indian and not a member of a tribe they may not hunt. And we think that is a discrimination on the basis of race and violates the equal protection clause." In the past, the state has argued it's decision to deny big game hunting on reservations to non-natives is meant to comply with treaties the state made with Montana's Indian tribes.
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[1] http://www.kulr8.com/news/local/25455454.html