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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (71641)	12/12/2009 10:58:54 AM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

The same situation exists in Canada. If you want to do business anywhere near an Indian reserve you have to bribe the local Indian chief. A case of booze or a new snowmobile will seal the deal. We had a meeting in northern Manitoba a decade back about doing some work near an Indian Rez. The chief and seven councillors all family members of the chief got paid $75 to attend the meeting. Nothing ever gets done or resolved at these meetings because the entire purpose of the meeting is to encourage more meetings and more $75 pay vouchers. On the wall there was a huge impressive map showing in great detail all their traditional hunting, fishing and trapping areas. After the meeting I asked one of the councillors how many of the tribe were engaged in trapping. He said there was still a couple of old guys doing it. The kids the future of the tribe were playing nintendo getting prepared for futures in the slotting industry.