"It seems as if most people in Indian Country, still rely on some vague notion that the U.S. government will treat us justly, eventually, and in the meanwhile we just stay quiet, and hope they change..."Michael Mack

"It seems as if most people in Indian Country, still rely on some vague notion that the U.S. government will treat us justly, eventually, and in the meanwhile we just stay quiet, and hope they change..."Michael Mack Cobell knew that this type of thinking only made things worse, because the U.S. government will not change how it treats us – until WE force it. Unless we get educated on these issues, such as how allotment came into law, how the law was maintained, who profited from it, how it caused fractionization, etc. etc. – all of which happened decades before the Cobell case was initiated – we will remain ignored. We do whatever future Indian Country has a tremendous disservice by not getting educated about it, not becoming vocal about both within and without Indian Country."michaelmack August 15, 2012