Questions from the rez

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Dear Editor:

One is very perturbed with what goes on at the "rez" level. What is the role of chief and council?

Where is their accountability and responsibility to the people that they are supposed to represent?

There is no professionalism within the band administration and management. Who is supposed to be there working on your behalf?

It is said, "Go obtain an education" and when you do, they do not hire you anyway. Nepotism goes on. No wonder nothing ever changes. People complain; no one listens. When are people going to wake up and stand up for their rights and freedoms that they are entitled to?

Get over that Indian school mentality and stop being poor me. In the community I live, shunning and ostracism is the norm. If you do not conform to their ideas and ways, you are almost treated like a common criminal. Too few Native people work off the rez or go away for post-secondary schooling. Rue the day when there is no federal funding coming in anymore. Then what is going to happen?

-sent by email from Maddy