The "I'm a Democrat so you're voting for me because you're Native American and you have to pay homage" thing just isn't happening.
If any aspect of society needs change it is the cradle-to-grave mentality found on so many Indian reservations. If we could get it ingrained in 50 reservations students at each reservation that a private sector job is much greater than a government or tribal government job and that marriage is a precursor to raising children successfully we could actually, maybe, just maybe, get some change.
On second thought, maybe some jobs that aren't involved in the something-for-nothing aspects of casino gaming. Anyone else tired of seeing tribal members hit age 65 without a retirement plan because they "entertained" themselves while gambling pay-checks away?
Retired CEO of CHIPPEWA PARTNERS, Native American Advisors, Inc., now managing the Parisian Family Office. A White Earth Chippewa, raised conservative, growing up in the poorest county in the U.S. on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, he began a Wall Street career in 1982. Always been, will always be, an optimist. In a world on a dopamine binge, this is his take on life from Ghost Ranch in MT, Pamelot, his TN farm or their home in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.
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