So very true Dusty and such a shame too...to have a choice of whether to let your people prosper or suffer and choosing to let them suffer. Proof of this was just before this last tribal council election. Many Lakota say here that it's like being in a pit and when one tries to crawl out of this pit..the others grab him/her and drag them back down with the others. Sonja >From: "Dusty" <dustyc@microgear.net> >Reply-To: CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com >To: CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [CHAHTA] PROBLEMS ON PINE RIDGE-ROSEBUD >Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 23:11:04 -0500 > >IMHO, the leaders at Rosebud and Pine Ridge are responsible for the >poverty-striken condition some of their people live in. Time and time again >those leaders have been plagued with accusations of scandal, skimming of >tribal funds, etc. They steadfastly refuse to take MILLIONS of dollars >money that has been offered to them by the government. Their leaders are >willing to let their own people freeze and starve to death (and that is >happening every winter) rather than compromise with outsiders who are >offering help. > >Last year things got so bad that the tribal headquarters was taken over by >a >group of protestors, including elders. who closed it down and inhabited it >for days. One woman with several children who had been trying to months to >get relief money just moved her mattresses into the receptionists office >and >set up camp, saying she would live there until they could find her a place >for herself and her children to live. They kept in touch with the outside >via radio. Finally, after resorting to calling in the state police, the >tribal council agreed to meet with the protestors. > >I have, in the past, sent aid in the form of cash and clothing to a few of >the people in that area through relief agencies and individuals dedicated >to >works of charity. The boxes of clothing (much of it brand new with the >tags still on) were found dumped under a bridge near Rosebud and since our >return address was written on it, the person who found it wrote and told >us. > >It's up to the LEADERS of those tribes to get off their duffs and help >their >own people. They have time and time again refused outside aid and must be >held responsible for their actions by their own people. They must heal >themselves internally first. IMHO > >dusty > >----- Original Message ----- >From: faynshep <faynshep@telapex.com> >To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 11:52 PM >Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Re: THANKS TO OUR ANCESTORS > > > > I'm sorry, but according to my friend Iris with the Lakota Sioux on the >Pine > > Ridge reservation, she was helping me to gather information on a family >that > > I could help out this winter personally by going straight to them >instead >of > > some organization and paying them some sort of fee. The family she >found > > for me was an elderly man named Ross and his grandson Mathew. Ross and > > Mathew were in the dark and in the cold because their "guardian" had not > > paid their light bill or paid for them some butane. With all the >millions > > and millions that this country owes to the Native Americans, I took a >small > > $20.00 and mailed Ross and Mathew a blanket, socks, caps, and some food. > > Now, you tell me who needs repriations? > > Fay > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Dusty <dustyc@microgear.net> > > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 6:28 PM > > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Re: THANKS TO OUR ANCESTORS > > > > > > > Those limitations on being able to do business without a legal >guardian > > for > > > 1/2 or fullbloods were called "restrictions", and that law as formally > > > struck down around the turn of the century, I believe. I can't put my > > hand > > > on the exact date at the moment. > > > > > > dusty > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L Genealogy mail list: > > > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes > > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST: > > Send msg. to CHAHTA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > > >==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== >Choctaw Home Page: >http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/ > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com