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lets talk about the rez, St Marys that is, and the socialpathic problems that are persisting as we speak. i mean we all know what the thief, oops i mean chief is doing to our community with all the corruption and nepotism that goes on and and she is not the only one who is like that but she is the one we are gonna talk about today and the council as well. all the revenues that our community brings in we only see very little, i think like maybe 2 very small royalties a year, come on and chief and council double dipping. whats with our government thinking they can have more royalties then us, i mean they do get their pay for being council, for what?? work they do not even do. what i really want to talk about tho is what they could do about some of the revenues, i can remember growing up and as a child we always had things to do, drugs were the last things on our mind except for maybe a little booze and maybe a few joints, but today it seems our youth are in to drugs that have absolutely no return to reality, if they do return to the realms of realism then they are like vultures and scavenge up what they can from whomever. now back on topic. with all these monies coming in i do not see any social programs out there for our youth, except maybe a rehab program that is set up for failure, if you think about it we have a drug and alcohol worker , but whats his role?? hmmmm if you ask me he is a hypocrite hiding inside a hypocrite....look at his kids they are all addicts....my point is...put some of that money towards some social programs that may help our youth get through the troubles of being young...and you councillors who are always preaching about youth..step up to the plate and fight for what they really need in today's mainstream society.

homework for october 7

i guess over the years i have obtained a few learning styles. i learn best when i am involved in the the process,i guess perhaps some hands on learning,i guess what i actually mean is that doing some actual mock business plans may be benifical.there are so many different ways to learn in todays society, i mean with the advancement of todays technologies the way we learn is always being stepped up and new laernings can actually being meaningful. So with computers and actually being able to see things be done i would say i amquite the visual learner this class i belive i will learn some basic concepts to entrepuership, and also learn what some of our native brothers and sisters are trying to to for themselves and their people. i think the only thing i can commit and contribute to the class is my ability to learn new things. what i want to learn from this class is how i may start my business plan and to make it very effective. i think at least everyone i know had a dream of running thier own business and being finacially secure. it wasnt until about 4 years ago, that i had decided that i really want to run my own business, and create a few jobs for the right qualified native people. Thats probably why i decided to take this program so that when the time is right i will have the knowledge of knowing how to run a small business that has success and that would have the potential to grow and create more jobs within my community. you know people say how great a community is for economic development but its the people who make a process work effectivly, and thats what makes a difference. and what i see in my community is that the administraters dont follow a process, well they do but a process that doesnt give us a fair share or the right to have a say in what is good for our community, and then you have the corruption part of it,the ones who are gready. when will this all stop and people start seeing the good in being prosperus not just as singles but as on nation.

assignment for September 30, 2008

last class was pretty interesting as we were talking about non native people selling indian culture. I honestly believe in my heart that the selling of culture is wrong in many ways especailly is your not of native origins. In todays global business world we see that people will do just about anything for prosparity, even if it means lying about where ideas come from or saying they have been in sacred ceromonies but just make up ceromonies that do not exist. i dont think it right but from a a business point of view i guess if it sells then why not! the pros is that native people could live like that and the con is that do we as native people get offended when peopledo this as to this being a good business if i were a businessman i would have to say that this is good because it sells and makes money,i guess it could be considered innovative depending on who it is viewed, and i guess the process seems fine.

Powwow Time

this weekend is our annual powwow, and boy am i ever excited. our powwow features atlantic canadas first nation drum groups and dancers. i am safe to say that we indeed have the largest powwow in the region, and its tradional too. we have a feast of traditional maliseet cusine which features salmon, fiddleheads, moose,deer, muskrat, and of course lagugee mmm mmm mmm my favorite. this year we will be featuring a drum gruop from ontario called the Chipuwa travellers, they seem to be a world class group and i look forward to hearing them sing and our drum group blowing them away, hahahha. well every one is invited to attend it starts 1pm sharp on sturday and sunday. dont be late because you will miss the beutiful grand entry, the favorite and most beutiful part of powwow tradition and values. hope to see you all there.

the Apology

yesterday's apology by Canada's Prime Minister on behalf of the entire country seems to be all i am hearing about on the rez and in my place of work. all these years that have gone by and the leaders of this country that have come and gone, but why Harper? whats he up to is my question. the issue that bothers me is why didnt he admit to genoicde? well for one, if that was to happen it would go agianst the poloicies of the UN and we would consider it to be war crimes or crimes against humanity. indded this was a time of genoicide, and alot of people do not realize that these things were still happening during the times that many of todays seniors were just young. for instance. the last residential school closed in the late 60's. our people were treated like shit and expect us to act like civilized human beings. even thought some of my generation did not have to witness such a horrific time in history, we still feel the affects of what happened. just like an aftershock from an earthquake. this is a time of healing and it is up to us as indian people to come together and see what can be done, even though we are different nations because of our tribes we belong to, it is time that we come togther as one nation and stand united. remember the canadian national anthem and what they sing. "our home on NATIVE land.

What a month this is going to be, i mean with the elections going on and the gossip that comes with it. I am almost certian everyone in class knows what i mean. As i sit here, i think about the ways our ancestors did things in their times, what it was like for them to choose thier leaders, and did they argue and put one another down? This boggles my mind because as native people our ancestors would be so disrespected by the way we conduct ourselves through these critical times. for instance, the way in which our chief and council are elected today is totally different then it was in the days our ancestors occupied this land. the way the people brought in a new cheif and council was up to the elders in the community, they made the decision, and do you think the people complained and fought with each other over the decisions that were made? In my opinion, i would definetly have to say that there may have been disagreements, although, they were disagreements between the elders, and the people did not know or did not hear about them at all. Chiefs were choosen based on what they did as a they grew from a child to a man, whether it was being a good hunter to being a strong warrior, things were done on merit, another words you had to earn your feathers by by being respectful, diligent, and honourable in the societies that have since past. what if it was like that today? would things be different? would people veiw our time of elections as one big party, or would it be viewed as a time in which we evaluate based on deeds or merit? it is hard to say because over time these values seemed to disintergrate before our eyes or as the generations passed. this is the time of elections, and what a month this is going to be.

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they say we are supposed to be writing about english class, but what exactly are we supposed to write about ha maybe the comma, period, semi colon, lol maybe some critical thinking? hmmmmmmmmmmm that just boggles my mind