----- Original Message ----- From: "John Stroebel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Well Steve, it is the White Mesa Ute Board who hired us. Except for the > executive director, all members are from the tribe and reservation. They > give the direction, they write the charter. Unfortunately, it was hijacked > the Executive Director. That said, I think it save to agree with their > charter; set up programs to improve the educational offerings of the > community, write grants to bring in funds (corpperate contributers who > donated the money to build the Education Center with the approval of the > White Mesa Ute Board), develop a relationship with the county school board, > set up tutoring services and a GED program, set up a library and computer > lab, develop programs for recreation, set up a 12 step program, arrange for > vocational training. > There have always, from the inception of this country, of "hang around the fort" Indians...those that were mostly looking for a handout. The summer of 1980, I spent a good deal of time at Pine Ridge. The more stalwart Lakota I met always sneered at their "elected" reservation leaders as "apples". Red on the outside, but white on the inside. > Tell me this: with your highly opinionated ideas > > "to help those poor stupid Indians"... > as you call them, and your acknowledgement that you are > And yet you frequently state that the Ute aren't capable of even balancing a checkbook? > > > "NOT an expert on how Native Americans should think/live/behave." > > > HOW and WHY do you have an opinion AT ALL? HOW can you suggest this > approach...being selected by the tribe and following the agenda placed > before us that was CREATED by tribal members...is a WRONG APPROACH? > > Dude, if people are telling you that you are an ass, maybe you have better > listen before you go into politics. There are far too many imbeciles running > the country as it is. > I shouldn't have an opinion unless I can prove that I am an expert?? Wow!! I've known more than a couple of Native Americans. But that doesn't make me an expert. The Indians I have known mostly just want to be left alone. Most of them certainly don't want any more "expert" help from (possibly well meaning) bureaucrats in DC or at the tribal offices. PEACE Steven R. Linnabary, Treasurer Franklin County Libertarian Party (614) 891-8841 P.O.Box#115; Blacklick, OH 43004-0115 "When you make peaceful revolution impossible, you make violent revolution inevitable" John F. Kennedy ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/2pRQfA/bOaOAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
