As I understand it, Sarah’s family wasn’t very well to do in the 1960’s when she was young and Alaska had not yet become to boom it is today.
Being sparsely populated and not a popular spot, I can see how crossing the border might have been preferrable to traveling further inside Alaska to seek care.
Of course, it’s hard to determine based upon a single sentence she spoke in Calgary. But, it appears there is another attempt to twist something she said to her detractors advantage.
People hunt, trap, ect on both sides of border; wilderness for 100 miles of nothing. People are related on both sides of border, use other Nations Post Offices, and ignore gun regulations. Buy/sell, guns, boats, everything as state licenses are ignored, nobody has them and not enough people to bother starting a war over. Different than in lower 48.
Palin probably spoke the truth as she always does, no big deal. Nowadays, small bush communities are lucky to have an Indian Clinic with a White guy for EMT that is just as good as a doctor with net access to hospital doctors. Back then, people had to travel to any large community for health care or look up local root doctor.
People should be glad Palin's no liar. Been watching Palin since early 90's and a liar she is not.