I loved the beautiful Blackfeet reservation when I visited Montana. Beautiful scenery, ranches, and animals. Free roaming horses and cattle in the road. Beautiful night sky. Nice people in Browning. I didn't see it as a war camp. It's a beautiful place many call home.
You can call it a prisoner of war camp. I left in 1988 After graduating from the black feet community college. Over the next 36 years, I was able to come and go as I please. You can't do that in a Prisoner of war camp. I love Browning but the Indian government is lacking. Since 1988, 36 years what changes are there? Community college got a Huge face left, new high school, New casino, New grocery store, and New Subway. If anybody else can add new, Please share. I remember when the pencil factory was running. I remember when they had 3 or 4 restaurants running. I remember the war bonnet lodge and motel across the street that was runned by Heather, both leveled. I remember Bob Scriver museum on the West End of town. I think they call it the museum of the plains Indian. Kind of funny over here in here in Oregon and Washington. They don't like me using the word Indian like it's a bad word. They want me to say Native American. I just tell them, I am not ashamed of the word Indian! So the last 36 years, there is nothing I can see where the people there are prospering and better off. At 1 time and probably still now, all blame was on the white people. I put some blame on Federal government but I put most of the blame on the local government. Lining their pockets, getting rich and doing nothing for the reservation. The truth is in the pudding and I have not seen it in 36 years.
I'm from Oregon, moved here to Montana for a jib. I miss Oregon a bunch, but I remember being raised to say Native American. And even the Native Americans that my family knew said to refer to them as such. Then I lived in Grand Ronde for nearly 3 years and they called themselves Indians.
Do you remember a woman born and raised there named Grace? She worked at the super 8 in Butte, was one of the nicest most sincere people I have ever met…She would be about 60 today, I heard she passed
Very well said it's true I'm a Cree Indian from 🇨🇦 no1 talk's like this in the open most ppl don't know about Indian reservations or Indian reserve's they r the same different words ❤ again very well said Brother...ppl need 2 know the truth about native ppls of North America United States of America and Canada ❤
Wow. She sure was a nice person. Like I mentioned, the only two people who noticed I had been very sick and were truly concerned were Grace and one other person in the Seattle area. I will never forget her... :-)
I believe it is a " reservation "... I use the term " prisoner of war camp " in honor of Russel Means. That is what he described " Indian reservations " as.... And I believe he is right.
It's entirely up to you what do you want to do with your life that's what I think when growing on rez or city where ever you go theirs always illegal drugs or alcohol it don't matter what color skin you'll always a addict on the streets small town or big city that's how I look at it
Your right. I left the rez when i graduated from high school. Worked my way thru collage and became successful. You can make your own way in life. It's a person's choice to excell or not to.
I left Browning in 1988 after graduating from black feet community college. I went to Portland Oregon, into the army, back to Portland Oregon, and Spokane county every since. I have run my business for the last 24 years. There are a couple of things I always kept myself away from. I always kept myself away from people who were prejudice and those who were hooked to addiction. If a person is to succeed in life, You have to surround yourself with positive and good energy.
