Youth should be heard on issues

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Dear Editor:

Hi: Well I think it is all about our leaders. How are the grass roots people gonna get help? By watching our leaders get fat and travel everywhere except to the homes in the communities they lead? Well, that's true! Cry and whine is all I hear.

I am a treaty Indian myself and proud of that fact! But a long time ago our ancestors negotiated our lives, our children's lives [away]. Now our leaders, instead of our children today, are talking about the things we need (meaning the people today) not our youth of tomorrow.

Well, it's time someone stands up. Will I do it? Not sure myself, but I do talk freely of how I believe things are and where it's going. I know I don't have the answers to any of it but I know by talking to the people I have, that time is coming soon. Time to stand up, push aside our leaders of today to make room for our new leaders out there.

Poor souls. They are there cause they are gonna be willing to give their lives for the future generations. Let us pray hard for them cause they are not gonna have the welcome our leaders enjoy today!

Yes, I am bitter. It's so hard to get ahead in life without almost becoming something else or someone else. Look at our youth today. Our leaders are still talking the crap since I was a child. I am still young though. I am only 28. Our youth today are everything but Indians. Except a few out there but those number of people gets fewer and fewer each year.

Help. Or actually hear us. Listen to us. Leaders of today you are leaving the most important ingredient out-the youth. A long time ago, youth did not have the voice they do today, but because our ancestors provided that for us with treaty rights there is a whole slough of smart forward-thinking young Indians out there. But because we are youth, our leaders forget that some of us also lived a hard life like them, giving some that same wisdom. Well, I hope some honest [people] reads this and responds to me cause I would like to know your opinion

-Letter unsigned