Re: Heronswood Sold

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I am near Cherokee and agree with Lois on the positive aspects of native
american stewardship.

On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 9:26 AM, <loisdan@juno.com> wrote:

> As much as I personally dislike casinos, I think it's poetic justice that
> Native Americans have found this way of obtaining compensation for the
> continent that was taken from them. I lived on the Cherokee Reservation
> in NC during the 1970s and got an up-close and personal look at stark
> poverty, despair, and discrimination in a place where the folks were much
> better off than most of their peers. This was also around the time of the
> AIM movement centered in Wounded Knee, so I got a good look at the
> politics, as well. It ain't pretty. I'm sure everything is so changed
> today that I wouldn't recognize it.
>
> Casinos are an imperfect solution to Native Americans' many problems, but
> they are a start.
> I like the George Ball/S'Klallam Tribe "treaty" and wish them good
> fortune for a long partnership. American Indians have historically been
> good stewards of the land and stellar in keeping their promises.
>
> Regards,
> Lois
> Lois J. de Vries
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>
> On Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:20:58 -0400 Helen Yoest
> <helen@gardeningwithconfidence.com> writes:
> > Rose Marie,  Oh cringe.
> >
> > Helen
> > On Jun 20, 2012, at 9:19 PM, Rose Marie McGee wrote:
> >
> > > Thank you Jo Ellen, Port Gample, do I hear Casino?
> > >
> > > Rose Marie
> >
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