"NotSoNutSo" <NotAvailable@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Wrongly Attempting Independent Thought, E. laBrett Ruus
> <elruus@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sputtered and Spewed:
>
>>> She explained to me that the had plenty of horses, but what they did
>>> need
>>> was tack and saddles.
>>
>>How about doing car washes, yard sales, odd jobs, collecting & recycling
>>cans, things like that, your friend and her youth would learn more about
>>responsibility, pride and self reliance that way, than by begging for
>>handouts from anonymous strangers. Isn't that what perpetuates the
>>social problems in reservations and ghettos in the first place?
>
> What a racist statement!
>
> Sure, they could have bake sales, car washes, etc, if they were
> looking to buy brand new tack... I dont think that was the goal. The
> goal was to teach the children horseman****p, as well as develop other
> self-reliant traits.
>
> Besides, even a highly successful car wash probably wouldnt net
> enough for one saddle. If every member of the reservation bought a
> cupcake, they could only buy a few bridles and bits
>
> They were ASKING, not BEGGING
>
> If you dont wish to donate, DO NOT, but keep your racist opinions to
> yourself.
>
>
>
> N.S.N.S.
Thank you for your response.
I don't think many know what the income per family at Rosebud is between
$3700 and $4200 per year.
How does someone eat and buy tack on an income like that?
John Ernst
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