Again, politicians are a large part of the problem but an even bigger force to deal with is the huge group of people in the "PC" arena that believe the tribes are still living in teepees with no running water or electricity.
You would not believe how many of them there are. Just spoke to a nurse last night that "heard" from a friend of hers that tribes in Arizona and New Mexico do not have running water or sewer systems on the reservations and many are without electricity..... She believed it. Where does that type of info come form? Do the tribes themselves promote these ideas? Anyhow, the point being that not only do people need to organize and pressure, we also need to educate. If the plight is real, then proactive support of those in plight is the right thing to do..... If the plight is imagined or concocted for sympathy and political gain, that is a different story.....

OMG I am beginning to sound like a record with a bad skip in it...... Thanks for everyones patience with my rants.....

MC