Nothing has changed in a Million years
The BEGINNING
The DREAM
The INTERMIDIATE
The END version 1
The END version 2
Posted on 03/01/2014 8:34:58 AM PST by RoosterRedux
With Indians, it's how you respect their cultural ways, and there are many good ones too. They then respect you too, but Indians are not criminal in nature. You would never see what's going on in our cities if Indians were there.
I have seen the incest also, have seen the rapes within inlaws go unreported, and the FAS; but it's way better than it use to be. I don't think it's improving in our cities. There is a big difference how Canada deals with their Native Population and how USA does. Canada forces Indians into job training programs, after 30 years there is a big improvement, but here in USA the govt money continues to buy alcohol, the genocide continues, no joke. I've helped bury too many local Indian friends.
So, a couple years back, there was an Indian wedding. Another Native girl from different family who came from our village was bringing her Black Boyfriend to the wedding. This one Native Family who had lost their neice, laid it out quick, the Black Boyfriend wasn't coming or wasn't leaving. He didn't come for the wedding. You see, the Indians have their ways, right or wrong; and I like having them for friends; just don't drink with them, ha ha. True story.
I’m thinking you’re in the interior. Somewhere along the Yukon.
My time spent was Yukon-Kuskowim Delta, all Yupik. You want to see racial strife try spending time in a village where Yupik Eskimoe meets Athabascan Indian. That is the definition of hate, and it started long before white man came into the country.
Not much you can tell me other than a fresh report. Some things never change, whether you feel it’s our culture or the government handouts that have tainted their “noble” ways.
Best regards, hope the salmon runs are good up your river this year, or the caribou migration, or what have you....
Indeed, my boss at the London bank I worked for was a black genius programmer who made $3000 a day as a contractor so good he was. We also had a female trade and sales there who had top awards for bringing great deals to our desks.
No joke, I'm well liked out our village and get along fine with most all Indians. I grow a few ton of Yukon Golds, and never sell any. Last year I sent 1000 lbs up to dawson and 300 lbs to Old CRow, Indian friends passed them out. I sent eight 100 lb sacks to Indians in villages on way back to Anchorage; won't sale any to the local Whites that beg for them. Reason is the Indians really do appreciate the taters and respect the sharing, see it as me respecting their culture. I also get all kinds of gifts in return & better yet good friendship.
Indians are OK, just got to get to know them and not to judge as harshly as we Whites all judge each other.
I always tell my kids, they better not marry any Indians,just the alcohol problems in the genes. But we did have one halfbreed Indian Grandma here, was so cool & sweet, had an aura around here. I'd hunt with her from time to time, and she'd tell me how it was back in 1930's out here in the sticks. I also told my boys if they ever found a Flossie, they better marry her quick, before the chance is lost. Sad to say, she passed on a few years back, a lose to entire area we call home.
Ok, that’s two!
That last pic is the best—The hyena killer-Antadwimayla” or sumpin like that. Takes down the new matriarch after she just attained that position and got cocky! The lions are beautiful!
I spend a lot of time in Alaska. So, I really enjoyed this story.
Most of my time is spent along the Yukon and I have been to a lot of these villages. One thing I learned the first day! Don’t call any Eskimo an Eskimo. To them, that is kinda sorta the same as calling a black guy the N word!
We keep our mouths shut and mind our own business around the Native Alaskans. And!, we lock everything up! They have no white guy lower forty type compunction against stealing.
We generally won’t camp within 5 miles of a Native Alaskan Village. If you do, somebody has to stay up all night guarding your VERY valuable stuff.
But since there is no dark in the summer, only midnight to 4 am dusk, guard duty is not so harrowing.
Stink bugs. Wherever they go, they screw things up.
I think PC is killing their industry.
After being the only White Boy in Nativeland for a year, I've never felt any racism at all from local Indians. I believe it's how us Whites carry ourselves around Indians, that makes them respect us or not.
Pretty soon it might become too dangerous to let the pre-teens and teens stay out all night drugging and drinking....
Thank you for the post. I feel more informed on the “Indians” of the Alaskan interior.
We have been to Whitehorse (one week) which as you know is in The Yukon Territory but is at the headwaters of the Yukon which made it exciting to me to go there. Mainly though, I can get to the uppermost navigable point on the Yukon via non stop from Vancouver which is non stop from Texas.
Then, I’ve been to Eagle (4 nights), Circle City (4 hours), Galena (all day), Ruby (few hours), The Bridge (2 days), 5 mile and St Stephens. This summer we hope to start at The Bridge and head West to the Pacific.
I too have never had anything stolen. Maybe I should relax a little on that. I have just heard a steady drumbeat from day one in Alaska that “they will steal you blind so lock your stuff up”. Maybe all that talk is rooted in Alcohol.
Anyway, god willing, I will be able to spend the whole summer “on the Yukon”. I love it. Except for the mosquitoes.
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