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Monday, May 4, 2009

not so kemo sabe....

"Ta-i ke-mo sah-bee" ("Greetings trusty scout")

Indian Reservations breeding grounds for crime and gang activity.... where are the fathers????
Gangs are a big problem on Indian reservations. Authorities estimate that on White Earth, Red Lake and Leech Lake -- three large reservations -- there are hundreds of young Native men who consider themselves part of a gang. Lenny Fisherman is one such man.
Travis Armstrong of the Santa Barbara (Calif.) News-Press, is a registered member of the Leech Lake band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. The tribe operates Palace Casino and Hotel in Cass Lake, Northern Lights Casino, Hotel and Convention Center in Walker, and White Oak Casino in Deer River.
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
Cass Lake, MN 218-335-8585
Funding FROM THE UNITED STATES TREASURY!!!
will provide the opportunity to develop uniform, standard procedures for the Tribes, State, and counties to follow when working with Indian families involved in severe physical and sexual abuse cases in Minnesota. The project served as a consortium of four reservations (Fond du Lac, Grand Portage, Leech Lake, and White Earth) to develop model projects for handling child abuse cases. The primary objectives were to: (1) train Tribal staff and establish and train multidisciplinary teams; (2) develop Tribal ordinances, codes, and protocols; (3) develop collaborative State, county, and Tribal agreements to develop cooperative procedures; and (4) provide training to members of
Former Leech Lake chairman indicted for allegedly taking bribes.....
gangs:
We have a whole army of wannabes, kids who are just looking for someone to follow," said Wambach.
On the Leech Lake Reservation, Officer Mark Rogers investigates drug and gang activity as part of the federally funded Weed and Seed program. Rogers says gang disorganization doesn't necessarily mean good news for communities.
"I think here in Cass Lake, and on the Leech Lake Reservation, generally, the gangs are not as developed or entrenched as say they are in the Twin Cities," said Rogers. "But not being entrenched, sometimes they're a little more dangerous -- if they're trying to start up and make a name for themselves, carve out territory, gain respect, which kind of results in some of the gang related violence around here."
There have been several deaths local authorities have directly linked to gangs. In November 2005, Michael Littlewolf, 20, was beaten to death on a Cass Lake street corner. His family says it was because Littlewolf wanted to leave a gang called the Third Avenue Killers. Several members of that gang have been charged in connection with the murder.
Some tribal leaders fear gangs are getting better at organization. Leech Lake Chairman George Goggleye says he thinks that's already happening. He worries about the implications.
"They've openly stated that they want control of the tribal governments, they want control of the casinos," Goggleye said. "They want to have control of everything, so they can control what happens within the confines of the reservation."
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real men know how to raise children!

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