From: Cactus Cowboy (cactus@tritel.net)
Date: 09/06/02-09:55:16 PM Z
You don't know what you're talking about. Don't let the success of an
Indian-owned casino in Connecticut (within easy driving distance of huge
cities) lead you into making erroneous assumptions and hasty
generalizations. I seriously doubt you've ever set foot on a reservation in
the western United States, much less interacted with Indians (Native
Americans if you prefer PC speak). I live close to the Crow Indian
Reservation in Montana and the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming.
I've spent time on these (and other reservations), been to Pow Wows, and
have talked to many Indians. The vast majority of Indians live on
reservations plagued with serious poverty, astronomical unemployment rates,
and high rates of drug and alcohol abuse. There are very few Indians who
are becoming "breathtakingly rich".
Best regards,
Dave in Wyoming
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Seigel" <jseigel@panix.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: "CALENDAR ARTIST"
> Who was it said history repeats itself, only first time it's tragedy,
> second time it's farce ?
>
> I gather that there are remnants of hundreds of Native American tribes, --
> including now many folks with just a tad more "Indian" blood than I have
> -- SUDDENLY become totally tribal -- many of them already or about to
> become breathtakingly rich from casinos, cigarette sales, oil rights,
> whatever. Not that I blame them -- in fact the casinos, skinning as it
> were the white man, is a nice touch -- but let us not forget that "greed"
> is also a matter of opportunity.
>
> J.
>
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