Living up here in Northern Michigan, my Ojibwe husband served as President of the Michigan Indian Confederation in 1975. I remember visiting Native People with him, in squalid homes (one with a dirt floor, but comfortable, and the elder woman so kind and wise), but treated generally as "less thans", in poverty, considered undeserving dru…
Living up here in Northern Michigan, my Ojibwe husband served as President of the Michigan Indian Confederation in 1975. I remember visiting Native People with him, in squalid homes (one with a dirt floor, but comfortable, and the elder woman so kind and wise), but treated generally as "less thans", in poverty, considered undeserving drunks. What a joy it is today to see the "rise of the red pipe" as the Band's cultural traditionalist described the change casinos and wise investments have brought to The People who always excelled at games and cleverness. And how much they have enriched our region, spiritually as well as monetarily. We CAN do the right thing.
Living up here in Northern Michigan, my Ojibwe husband served as President of the Michigan Indian Confederation in 1975. I remember visiting Native People with him, in squalid homes (one with a dirt floor, but comfortable, and the elder woman so kind and wise), but treated generally as "less thans", in poverty, considered undeserving drunks. What a joy it is today to see the "rise of the red pipe" as the Band's cultural traditionalist described the change casinos and wise investments have brought to The People who always excelled at games and cleverness. And how much they have enriched our region, spiritually as well as monetarily. We CAN do the right thing.
Yeah - we can do the right thing or in many cases, we could do the right thing.
Wonderful, uplifting story! Thank you so much, MaryPat! (And boy! did I need that today!)