Sioux-cia Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 ......i am not quite sure how this turned from sioux-cia being banned, to being a cougar. It's Quite Disturbing. Love, Ma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Holy Crap! You live on the real north side like me?......Give a shout out to North Minny! It's not a bad place to live.! I'm not kidding. Someone emailed me the picture of the mountain lion, I don't even remember who sent it to me. But it doesn't surprise me that Cougers/Mountain lions (the cats) are making their way into the urban area's I am sure it's easier to catch prey in the city. I know people have spotted them here in Grand Forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyMom Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 MEOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxman Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 That is scary! The hunting radius of a cougar is approximately 50 miles!! Is that all the further your vehicle will go?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux-cia Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Is that all the further your vehicle will go?? Gotta drive with the lights off so the cub doesn't get spooked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 But we have to save the children http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&vid=d4...0>1=28114 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux-cia Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 But we have to save the children http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-us&vid=d4...0>1=28114 Was walking the dog last night and around my little cabin there's a lot of trees and brush. He ran into one area and came out carrying what I though was a twig. Turned out it was a fresh rabbit hind quarters. My dog was soooo happy. He did drop it right away when I told him to though. At work today, the receptionist who lives a half mile from where I'm staying told me that she and her husband have regular visits from wild animals, i.e. lynx, coyotes, bear, a wolf or two, cougar and the usual assortment of deer, raccoon, etc. Todays my last day here. Not sorry, I missed whatever killed the rabbit!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourwindsboy Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Up until recently, I only knew about reservation politics from the media and through hearsay. Around a year and a half ago, I started a new career as a locum tenens (temporary) health care provider. I spent a wonderful year on the Navajo reservation before returning to the Dakota's to work on a Sioux reservation. A month ago, a tribal member came to the federal facility where I worked and threatened to kill me, twice. She came to the Walk In Clinic where I worked for all her health care. I had never seen the woman as a patient. The other provider saw her. She also went to the local non-IHS ER for health care. She has a specific medication request and goes anywhere and everywhere to get this medication. After she threatened to kill me, a staff member told me that this patient had told the health care provider I replaced that she was going to have her job and she would run her off the reservation. Unfortunate that I only learned of this after she threatened my life. After my 'incident', the facility told the woman she could get her health care at the facility but she had to pick a permanent provider to manage her health care. I was told that threatening to kill me broke no law! An F.B.I. agent suggested I go to the reservation's tribal court and get a restraining order against the woman. I did. She was told to stay away from me for six months. This woman then went to the tribe's Health Services Board and told them she was denied health care because of the order. The CEO, who was there and is Native American, told the board she could get care from the clinic but not from me. After he spoke his piece, he was asked to leave the meeting. I don't know what was discussed after he left. Later that day, I was told the board was going to take the issue to the tribal council and the action they would most likely take was be to ban me from the reservation. "The IHS doesn't answer to the tribe" but by banning me from the reservation, I can't work there. The patients who are happy with my care, the staff who totally support me and the lack of any deficiency in any medical care I provide means ZERO, NOTHING, NADA to the tribal council. As a non-tribal member, non-Native American, I am not allowed to speak before the Health Services Board or the Tribal Council. The patients and staff that are members of the tribe that support me can only speak for me if invited by the Tribal Council. Democracy!! Ain't she a bit@h! CIa, I think your full of it! Couple of things jump out at me about your story. First, you are only telling one side of the story. I'm sure theres another side from the other party involved. Second, you make it sound like a non-native working on a rez is totally unwelcomed. I know of numerous non-native on my rez who have worked here for years and get along with everyone and are happy. You make the rez sound like some kind of hellhole. The rez is different from communties off the rez with there own way of doing things. Doesn't mean its wrong just different than off the rez. To bad you couldn't say kinder things about the rez you were on as I know there were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxMeNow Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 CIa, I think your full of it! Couple of things jump out at me about your story. First, you are only telling one side of the story. I'm sure theres another side from the other party involved. Second, you make it sound like a non-native working on a rez is totally unwelcomed. I know of numerous non-native on my rez who have worked here for years and get along with everyone and are happy. You make the rez sound like some kind of hellhole. The rez is different from communties off the rez with there own way of doing things. Doesn't mean its wrong just different than off the rez. To bad you couldn't say kinder things about the rez you were on as I know there were. oh great! Now we have the Son of GK on the board? Hey FWB, you might want to do a little more research on CIA before you call b*llshit on her story. I don't know her personally but you'd be hard-pressed to find someone here who's put in more time working on a "rez". She spent a significant amount of time on a Navajo reservation helping people - not "rez people" - just people - we're all the same regardless of where we live. Don't want to speak for her but from what I took away from her story - she was extremely hurt getting kicked out of a place where she was just trying to help and do what she went to school for. If you want to come on this board to stir up sh*t - go ahead...but everyone learns more from a dialogue than a diatribe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siouxmama Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 OK Fourwindsboy. You have no idea what the details of Sioux-cia's story on the rez are. You have no right to call her story b*##sh%t without getting the entire story from her. She had many nice things to say about the reservations she worked on, but this particular incident was totally political and they lost a great healthcare provider, due to the tribal council NOT WANTING TO TAKE THE TIME to listen to another side of the story. Am I surprised about that? No. I lived in Devils Lake my entire life (up until 9 years ago) and have seen many things from the Spirit Lake Tribe that make me wonder about the policies and procedures of the reservation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwing77 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 CIa, I think your full of it! Couple of things jump out at me about your story. First, you are only telling one side of the story. I'm sure theres another side from the other party involved. Second, you make it sound like a non-native working on a rez is totally unwelcomed. I know of numerous non-native on my rez who have worked here for years and get along with everyone and are happy. You make the rez sound like some kind of hellhole. The rez is different from communties off the rez with there own way of doing things. Doesn't mean its wrong just different than off the rez. To bad you couldn't say kinder things about the rez you were on as I know there were. What was the point of this? The case was documented. Why would she lie about her experience? OH! Because it isn't flattering to "the rez." Gotcha. This comment falls under the auspices of "Non-rez people who criticize rez life/decisions/etc. are racists and bs-artists. Only rez-residents (rezidents?) can criticize "the rez." Sioux-cia's bad experience was stated plain as day and cited a similar experience by someone unrelated to her along the way. It's not an isolated incident. Even if it was, I'm positive Sioux-cia would have treated it as such, shrugging her shoulders and walking away. What happened to her isn't indicative of just Native Americans. White Americans also go looking for prescription narcotics under false pretenses. However, the wording of the Native American socialist health care system makes it almost impossible to stop such a trend because her, a non-NA, denying it from them can constitute denial of service. Since her side of the story WAS NOT PRESENTED at the tribal council meeting that resulted in her banishment, how could you POSSIBLY claim that we're not hearing the full story? If not hearing the full story was good enough for the tribal council, then it is good enough for here too. If that's not good enough for you, then I suggest you just go ahead and head over to "the rez" and live the rest of your life with a paper sack over your head and a "woe is me" sign around your neck like the image you try to portray your people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourwindsboy Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 What was the point of this? The case was documented. Why would she lie about her experience? OH! Because it isn't flattering to "the rez." Gotcha. This comment falls under the auspices of "Non-rez people who criticize rez life/decisions/etc. are racists and bs-artists. Only rez-residents (rezidents?) can criticize "the rez." Sioux-cia's bad experience was stated plain as day and cited a similar experience by someone unrelated to her along the way. It's not an isolated incident. Even if it was, I'm positive Sioux-cia would have treated it as such, shrugging her shoulders and walking away. What happened to her isn't indicative of just Native Americans. White Americans also go looking for prescription narcotics under false pretenses. However, the wording of the Native American socialist health care system makes it almost impossible to stop such a trend because her, a non-NA, denying it from them can constitute denial of service. Since her side of the story WAS NOT PRESENTED at the tribal council meeting that resulted in her banishment, how could you POSSIBLY claim that we're not hearing the full story? If not hearing the full story was good enough for the tribal council, then it is good enough for here too. If that's not good enough for you, then I suggest you just go ahead and head over to "the rez" and live the rest of your life with a paper sack over your head and a "woe is me" sign around your neck like the image you try to portray your people. Already live on the rez and couldn't be happier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwing77 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Already live on the rez and couldn't be happier. Good for you! I'm happy for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourwindsboy Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Good for you! I'm happy for you. Pidamaya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxlove Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Post #134, fwb. http://forum.siouxsports.com/index.php?sho...mp;#entry339362 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourwindsboy Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Post #134, fwb. http://forum.siouxsports.com/index.php?sho...mp;#entry339362 OK, why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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