U.S. Constitution: Declaration of Independence, 1776 & Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, 2007

After reading the Declaration of Independence that our founding fathers wrote one line was stuck in my head, in which it stated that all men are created equal. Not only did it grabbed my attention but made me wonder of our indigenous settlers that were here in the Americas way before the Europeans were. Their rights as indigenous people did not follow that statement that stated that all men were created equal. Another line that I found very interesting while reading the Declaration of Independence was that it stated that everyone is entitled to the right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness yet this was not performed while our founding fathers were here in the Americas. In fact the natives, indigenous people and the African slaves were mistreated in way that was very unfair to them, being that they were too people and did deserve those rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. All men are meant to be equal and have those rights that neither the government nor anyone else should take away.
Now after reading the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People I realized that everyone is entitled to pursue their customs and follow their beliefs and culture with out being treated unfair about it. I am happy to know that they do have rights in which they can be themselves without being treated unequally within the U.S. government. They are individuals and they are equal as any other woman or man. They have the rights of liberty and security. Those rights that they aren’t supposed to be taken away from their land, culture and customs. This by far proves to me that everyone is created equally. This is how our founding fathers should of took in consideration when writing that line in which it stated that all men are created equal.