The justice system, headed by the Supreme Court, has never worked in favor of Native Americans. 99% of the time, Supreme Court cases are ruled in favor of the non-Native American side. My running theory is that to vote for them would be to ultimately acknowledge the wrongs done upon them by this nation, and to show that we know we did wrong by them. I urge people to look through lists of landmark Supreme Court cases, you'll see, case after case, in favor of white people over non-white people.
One such case, was Oliphant v. Suquamish, from 1978. This landmark case made it to the Supreme Court, where they ruled that tribes cannot prosecute non-Native Americans. If a crime is committed, they have to hope and trust that the American justice system will take care of it for them. Spoiler alert: It does not. What this case essentially did was give white people free reign to commit any crime on tribal land, and never face repercussions.
The Supreme Court repeatedly upholds white supremacy. This case is just one of many that does so.
Here are several sources to read more about this case:
The Justice Department article
A good legal description of the case.
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