Letter to the Editor
Don’t forget
Published Saturday, August 30, 2008
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To the editor:
This letter is to respond to the letter (News-Miner, Aug. 26) that Pete Peter wrote on the Native camp that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sponsored in Arctic Village.
I would like it if one of these people that came up to teach our children our traditional way of life and survival also recognized that without the Arctic Village Council and the community, this camp would not have come about in this village. All I am asking is that they thank the main people who made this event possible, and also who welcomes them here on the Native Village of Venetie Tribal Land.
Too many times, people write about our village but it seems they are forgetting our chief and council. They are the ones that organized this event for the future of our youth.
I would like thank the Arctic Village Council for welcoming these Native elders, the Yukon Flats School District teachers and our cultural and traditional teachers for making this a success.
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I would like to thank the Arctic Village Council as well! You all are doing a bang up job!
Where was Nena Wilson when this event happened? The fact is she did not participated when the school children really needed all the best encouragements from caring tribal leaders before the Arctic Village school started. Her job as Indian Child Welfare Act-agent, she should have made her attendance up most importance on this issue. What exacly does she have heartburn with? As I read the "Native camp" story by Pete Peter it had nothing but positive and healthy roles for the children. Also it had the Venetie tribal chief-Julian Roberts tribal chief involved who under the IRA tribal council has jurisdiction on all the tribal lands including Arctic Village council. Does anyone have any sense now days of what future key role models are trying their best to help the young kids of Alaska? I rest my case.
Including to this effect someone needs to clearify her statement. Because every readers without a computer only sees her opinion.
I was raised to help without asking for or expecting thanks. People who do good deeds do it as much for the pleasure they get out of helping as anything else. Your begging for thanks is pitiful and you should be ashamed!
If you want to thank the people for your camp, THANK THE UNITED STATES TAX PAYERS. If US Fish and Wildlife sponsored this camp..We all paid for it.
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