The United States Government Can Indict You

In The Past, When We Were Initially Organizing To Bring About Changes, Our Elders Had Little Or No Political Experience. However, Today, Most Of Those American Indian Movement Organ-izers Are The Elders. They Are Quite Adept At Bringing Attention To The Public About Any Attacks Upon Our People.

What I Am Is A Father, A Grandfather, A Great Grandfather, And An Artist. I Am A Man Who Loves His People And Wants To Go Home.

Ultimately, I Would Like To Say Yes, Conditions Have Improved, But There Is Still Vast Room For More Improvement; We Are Still The Poorest Of The Poor. And We Are Still Statistically Considered To Be Extremely Disrupted Culturally, And Have Extreme Health Needs In Many Areas, As Well As High Suicide Rates And Infant Mortality Rates.

There Is Probably A High Percentage Of Native Americans As Well As Non-indians Who Feel That Participating In This Greater American Economy That You Mentioned Is And Has Become A Recipe For Disaster In The Long Term, Because The Response To Social And Environmental Problems Has Been Responded To With A Drug Mentality, Which Is To Say, Anything For The Quick Fix. And It Has Trained The Public To Always Believe They Are One Purchase Away From Happiness.

At This Writing I Can't Even Shut My Lower Jaw Because Of Inadequate Health Care. I Can't Chew My Food, I Have Trouble Walking...the List Goes On. But More Than Anything I Want To Go Home. If You Follow The Laws At The Time Of My Conviction I Should Have Been Released Already.