Full Text of SR0643 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Native American Peoples have been disassociated | 3 | | from their traditional homelands contrary to a universal belief | 4 | | that all persons have inherent worth and dignity; human | 5 | | relations should be based on justice, equity, and compassion; | 6 | | this world should be a community of peace, liberty, and justice | 7 | | for all; and our communities should seek to live in peace with | 8 | | our fellow human beings, both as individuals and as peoples; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Doctrine of Discovery was a principle of law | 11 | | developed in a series of 15th century papal bulls and royal | 12 | | charters by European monarchs by which the Americas were first | 13 | | explored, and was the legal authority used by those who | 14 | | colonized the Americas, appropriated lands and resources, and | 15 | | attempted to dominate Native American Nations and undermine | 16 | | inherent Native American sovereignty; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, After the United States Revolutionary War, the | 18 | | tenets of the Doctrine of Discovery were continued by the new | 19 | | states and courts, controlling all purchase of lands and any | 20 | | foreign, personal, or commercial interactions with tribes; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Prior to and during the War of 1812, the | 22 | | principles of the Doctrine of Discovery were practiced by both |
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| 1 | | the British and the United States in relations and transactions | 2 | | with the Native American tribes; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Territory was on the border of this | 4 | | conflict between Great Britain and the United States and used | 5 | | by the British to conduct raids on American settlements during | 6 | | the War of 1812; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Following the War of 1812, Native American peoples | 8 | | who had supported either the United States or Great Britain | 9 | | during the war continued to be subjected to the policies of the | 10 | | Doctrine of Discovery resulting in the appropriation of their | 11 | | lands and resources, the prohibition of their cultural and | 12 | | spiritual practices, and the reduction of their sovereign | 13 | | rights, resulting in the complete elimination of their land in | 14 | | the Illinois Territory, which later became the State of | 15 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 17 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that during this | 18 | | bicentennial remembrance of the War of 1812, and in recognition | 19 | | of all Native American peoples whose ancestors once lived on, | 20 | | temporarily resided in, or traveled through the great State of | 21 | | Illinois, we designate November 2012 as Native American History | 22 | | Month and join governmental and public organizations in paying | 23 | | tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native |
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| 1 | | Americans; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the Illinois State Historical Society, the | 4 | | American Indian Center in Chicago, the American Indian Museum | 5 | | at the Smithsonian, in Washington, D. C. and the D'Arcy | 6 | | McNickel Center for the History of the American Indian, | 7 | | Newberry Library, in Chicago.
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