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    Standing Rock Protests

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    15 minutes ago, Siouxman said:

    In my career I worked with a number of tribes, primarily on electricity issues.  There are a number of characteristics, unfortunately, that tend to be common among the tribes.  First, they operate on what is called IT (Indian Time), which means when meetings and appointments are scheduled they will show up at the time that they consider appropriate.  I have driven over 100 miles several times to meet with tribal officials at a designated time, and have them arrive up to 2 hours or more late, or not show up at all.  Second, they don't seem to want to participate in the processes, waiting until the process is complete before raising a fuss that they haven't had input.  That is the exact case here.  None of the tribes participated in the permitting process before the ND PSC or the federal government.  The tribal involvement in the Fighting Sioux nickname followed this trend as well.

    As a native of ND I watch the obituaries in the Bismarck Tribune closely to learn of the passing of classmates and friends, or people I just know.  What has really struck me are the obituaries of Native Americans and the ages at which they are dying.  It doesn't matter if it is Fort Berthold or Fort Yates or any of the other tribes there are far too many dying in their 20's, 30's. 40's and 50's.  It is uncommon to see a Native American obituary for someone 70 or older.  If the tribes could get this worked up about reservation living conditions, life styles, education, etc. and go after what is causing all of these premature deaths, they could maybe make some real progress in many lives.

    I believe that while their status as sovereign nations provides them some benefit, it also greatly hinders them to a much greater degree.  You see very little industrial or business development (other than casinos) on the reservations because companies do not want to be subject just to tribal law and councils rather than standard state and federal law.  No one wants to risk significant capital that would be at risk of the whims of a tribal council or court.  And unfortunately, many tribal elected officials have been corrupt.  Even after being convicted and serving jail time, some have returned and won re-election.

    Finally, I have heard numerous stories about Native American youth wanting to attend college, get an education that will help them earn a decent living, but face pressure and harassment to stay on the reservation.  There are two sides to this situation, the effort to better one's self and the effort to maintain the Native American culture and tribe on the reservation.  Unless tribal members learn to work toward improving the education and job opportunities of their population, things will continue as is.

     

    And no, UND should not get involved in this tribal situation.  There is an argument from the past that comes to mind, that UND has more pressing issues to deal with.

    Very well stated and right on point.

    The tribes are very often their own worst enemy. There are few jobs on the reservation because of what you said. Yet there is constant complaining about high unemployment. If there are no jobs there, the unemployed need to go where there are jobs, much like the great influx ND had during the boom. 

    Too bad the tribe doesn't realize it's being exploited by the very people who are assisting the tribe in protesting its exploitment..

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    We are the champions!!! Finally

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    Comment in the Strib after the story about Boeser's prom date should make us Sioux fans proud:

     
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    WaterBunkerMAY. 5, 165:24 PM

    I read several interviews of players after the Sioux won the National Championship.  What a class group.  The loyalty to the school was really moving.  Obviously they are not a group of pampered hockey stars.  And this beautiful story is more confirmation.  There obviously was a reason he chose ND. As a Gopher fan, I admit to being envious of the ND hockey heritage. 

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    Purpur for Prez?

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    So why not Ray Purpur? He's 46, a good age with lots of energy to take on the job. He's a UND grad, who's done well at another very good school. He's not a professor/department head from some effete eastern school. He bleeds green and sees this as a lifetime dream job, not a stepping stone, or a final run before retiring. He compares well to the last good prez we had. If I had a vote, he'd get it!

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    Where to eat in Grand Forks.

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    There is another reason. If the building has central air, then the landlord has to pay the monthly cost of it. He can do that and raise the rent, making his apartments sound even less affordable, or he can do window units and let the tenant worry about the monthly cost of cooling the apartment. 

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    Driver may face charges after driving thru ferguson protestors in minn

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    I hate to break up your racist circle jerk here, but a lot of these protesters have jobs and work much harder every day than your average tea partier.  Say what you want but protesting police officers shooting and killing unarmed black men and children  (John Crawford, the 12-year old Rice kid in Cleveland) is a hell of a lot more legitimate bitch than some old, white dude bitching about having to pay grazing fees for cows he illegally grazes on federal land or asking the government to keep it's hands off his Medicare and social security.  It's pretty transparent that a lot of you were cheerleaders for Cliven Bundy and his crew when they were pointing weapons at police officers in defiance of laws but seem to have no problem backing a police officer when he kills a black person for whatever reason.   

    Great response! First, label anyone whose opinion you dispute, because that de-legitimizes them. And let's definitely use the r word because you're the only one that knows what a racist is, and anyone that has a different opinion than you has to be one, no matter what they disagree with you on. Second, create a strawman, in your case a tea partier, or even a specific person--Clive Bundy. Then, attack the strawman. You've now attempted to show how stupid someone is that isn't even involved in the conversation! What an amazing feat!  

     

    But, you really haven't addressed anything that anyone was discussing, Basically, there can be no opinion but yours. And we can't even discuss the difficulty of being a police officer in a high crime black neighborhood, or find out from you if there is ever a scenario where shooting a suspect is justified. 

     

    One last thing. Do you actually know any of the protesters, and how hard does the average tea partier work?  Who's lumping people together now? Might I suggest you look up the word "bigot?" You might see a familiar face there. 

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    2014-15 Season

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    I agree that Brewster did some coaching to keep this team's head in the game after that first half. I thought Wis-Milwaukee had some excellent players and our girls did an amazing job in shutting them down in the second half. Bailey is already an excellent player who's not afraid to pull the trigger on the 3 pointer. We've got a solid first eight players. They should make for a very fun year since they're very well coached. 

    2015 Recruiting

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    Her mom was Julie Wahl and I believe she was Miss Basketball. Hannah runs the floor quite well for a big girl and is pretty athletic. She can be pretty dominant but playing class b probalby hasn't faced to much competition. I'm sure there will be a pretty big learning curve.

    Her Mom is Julie Wald Stewart. Julie played at UND, and was an outstanding player. She's now coaching her daughter's team at Ryan after being a college coach in Seattle. She knows what she's doing. Hannah has faced some very good competition at various basketball venues with their club team. I believe their high school/club team also beat the class A powers at a summer tournament last summer. But, she's probably an even better softball player than a bb player and will probably have offers from D1 powers to play that instead of bb. Hannah could definitely play bb at UND if she chose to play in ND after high school. We've had a lot of girls from small schools in MN do very well for us here.

    former players

    in Men's Hockey

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    That's the way I remember it when he was here. But now I here Paul Allen and NHL announcers saying "Pa REES ay." Either Zach has changed the pronunciation (ala Joe Theisman), we had it wrong all along, or the announcers don't have a clue.

    Final Five Questions

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    Hi Ho Tavern is far superior. Ruby Tuesday is pretty good as well. Granite City too. The Hub burger in GF also. Mick's Office was great until they switched ownership and they must have changed vendors? Like i said I have only tried JL once and wasn't impressed at all and neither were the 2 people I was with. Maybe it was the anticipation since a few people had said how good they were.

    You guys tried a burger at Speedway? Unbelievable! Especially the Popper burger!

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