Environmental Injustice Endured by the Native Americans

Native Americans experienced one of the most serious sarcasm in America. The American Indians who were in the Western Hemisphere for thousands of years have been the most serious victims of environmental pollution. The deterioration of the land around them is pushing them out of their houses, making their patients sick or susceptible to disease. Government industries and military will directly infringe the justice of the environment if toxic waste is strategically placed near the family of the Native American and other ethnic minorities.

Research on the situation of environmental justice in this country raises race as a predictor of unbalanced burden of environmental deterioration in the United States. These studies suggest that "African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and Pacific Islands are extremely vulnerable to those most vulnerable to racial discrimination, poverty, environmental degradation," is showing. It is closely related to environmental problems. In Sollicitudo Rei Socialis, Pope John Paul II insists that direct or indirect results of industrialization are often environmental pollution, which often has serious consequences for the health and welfare of society's poorest people. In addition, excessive use of natural resources in Western countries jeopardizes the long and short term supply, especially for the poor. True development is to provide preferential treatment to the poor just as the poor are designed to focus on creation.

We will accept nature and unjust treatment of Native Americans, perhaps when we think that an important waterway is just a resource to be developed and perhaps one day runs out. This social and environmental injustice is a curse of our wish of the justice system. In order to overcome this situation, we should implement Christopher Stone's proposal to give legal rights to natural products according to the leadership of other countries. It is a fundamental change, but by formalizing the intrinsic value of nature, we become a better manager of talent and promote the spiritual and legal harmony of our indigenous peoples. Indigenous people in America, a wonderful environment, and ourselves should take this big leap seriously.