Themes

Inequality, justice, equity--modern society struggles with these values, and the media, politicians, economists, and artists address income and inequality as if it's a new issue. Anyone who reads the Bible or even Charles Dickens knows these issues have been part of human society throughout recorded history. At common law, judges developed the concept of equity to do the right thing.
The elite propose income transfer schemes and government control designed to protect and insulate the elite and keep the poor indebted to them. Some of the worst abuses have been inflicted on Native Americans or American Indians.
Now the elite have incurred massive debts that leave entire nations (and their citizens) vulnerable to a different kind of rule of equity--domination by creditors, foreign and domestic.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Tribes meet with foreign governments

As described in the novel The Rule of Equity, American tribes are developing direct relationships with foreign countries. Here's how the latest effort has been reported:
A Native American delegation representing 17 tribes from at least 10 U.S. states met with the Turkish government last week to open trade ties with the lure of tax incentives for operating in sovereign nations, reports the Associated Press.
In an ongoing effort to forge global partnerships, in turn creating jobs and new businesses in Indian Country, Native American businessmen have reached out to Chinese, Spanish and Australian companies. The meeting in Turkey marked the tribal leaders’ first significant overseas trade meeting, the delegation told AP.

Read more athttp://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/article/tribes-foster-trade-ties-with-turkey-1418
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