'Get off your butt'
Saturday, November 4. 2006Chief cuts a path out of the aboriginal wilderness
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'OUR ancestors worked for a living," says Clarence Louie, chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band in B.C's Okanagan Valley. "So should you."
Such bold statements fall regularly from the lips of Chief Louie, who heads the most economically successful First Nation in Canada. A recent Globe and Mail portrait of this self-described "stay-at-home" chief included these words addressed to fellow aboriginals:
"If life sucks, it's because you suck."
"Quit your sniffling."
"Join the real world. Go to school or get a job."
"Get off welfare."
"Get off your butt."
If this advice came from anybody else, it would surely be thought offensive, even racist. But Chief Louie is considered one of the most innovative leaders in Indian country.
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Media Bias
I have always wondered why we see/hear so little about the successes acheived by members of the Indian community. We hear about all the problems, see videos of the squalor, etc. etc. but where are the success stories? It appears that in addition to the two tier justice system we have a two tier media system. The following is an exception to the rule......
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