Miss Universe 2007 Dayana Mendoza unclothed
POVERTY
“I hear it in your voice: the breaking down of one's spirit. It occurs when we, as a People, or for ourselves, look out for the government's help in a pitiful way; our words tinged with righteous indignation. We might have been great people at one time, but we are no longer great people in full control of our destinies, or our sense of who we are. There is a system (you know this) we are being asked to be successful within that was not designed for us. Nor have we been taught how to maneuver in it to become financially successful.
It is very hard on your reservation. I have visited there, and it broke my heart. Coupled with the view held by the majority population, and the government’s view of Indian peoples, as Supreme Court Justice Scalia stated August 9, 2009; “United States policy is revolved around conquest… So, Indian nations are conquered nations, and the treaties have been upheld!”
Re-inventing one’s entire being, as an Indian, is a strategic nightmare. How do we feed our people? How do we feed ourselves? How do we? is a lead into numerous questions. I understand this as an African-Crow Indian man.” – Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories (Dawn Wolf)
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