334 years after King Philip's War, a war which killed 3,000 natives (or 15% of the population) and was the beginning of the end of a forced expulsion of the natives from Massachusetts land, some residents of Middleboro are demanding apologies from local Native American tribes. The demand is over a casino building plan in Middleboro. For a few years now, the casino planners have been going back and forth on deciding whether or not to have a casino in Middleboro. Residents are apparently fed up and don't care either way if the casino goes up or not – they just want a decision.
Now they are demanding an apology from the local tribe responsible for the casino development. It takes great audacity to demand an apology from a group of people that were forced off their own land. But nevertheless, some residents have neglected and ignored the past and are demanding it.
This is just another reason why history is important and has such an impact in today's society.
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