LAST EDITED ON Feb-04-05 AT 04:18PM (MST)[p]"The good ole boy system in my county is alive and well. You cant teach inbred people to think of things beyond what THEY conider as sacred in this instance .. cattle, and ranching. They really do not lend themselves to think or learn about the world outside of this county."
Hawk,
I grew up on a Reservation and my Grandmother was a tribal council member for years. So I understand the culture fairly well and you comments are pretty funny.
You have case law, and you blame the problem on the ole boy network. Then you call them inbred, I would think that of all people you should understand the hurt even an offhand comment like that could inflict. I bet you would be incensed if someone made a derogatory remark regarding your ancestral history or half of it anyway. That kind of hypocrisy seems to be pretty well instilled in you though.
I think the reservations are the worst thing to happen to native people. The sovereign nation argument is mute also because for good or bad the native people were and are a conquered people. If you are enrolled in a tribe and recieving things like IHS, A8 entity priority, TARO preference etc, etc. You have a pretty good deal. To see a real old boy network in action you should oberve tribal governments in action.
The guy on this thread said he found these artifacts on private land and the tribe should have no claim to them, period.
Nemont