F%$@ D&A!!!
The complexity of how D&A on our communities seems to remain, although, like many of our people, believe "the more we don't talk about it, the more likely it will go away". Fortuna, this is not true because it gives me a way to vent my anger out, plus something productive to do. Now let's have a look at the history of alcohol.
At first contact, the foreigners gave red people alcoholic beverages. My people became aware of the dangers of this beverage as the effects of it became more apparent. As this happened, they decided it was not good for the people and threw it into the rivers. Now let's jump forward a bit. The bootleggers, also known as the Chinamen, would sell the whiskey to my people because it was illegal. By this time, alcohol had sneaked its way into the communities and already created the "addictions". At this time, my people were ready to do anything what so ever to get there "fix". This included and not limited to drinking laundry detergent, Drano, ammonia, and window cleaner. The law stating it was illegal for my people to drink made it hard and this my people died because of the harsh liquids they would consume anyways. Eventually, our leaders fought for the right to drink and our people stopped dying because of the hard bar drinks they had. Now let's jump even more forward. Our people have created a hereditary addiction of alcoholism that is, strongly enough, more apparent then the actual hereditary system of apprenticeship, one strong traditions not followed.
Now that our people have this problem of addiction and drinking, at some point it became socially acceptable. Initiatives were taken to "attack" this problem. None of which seem to be proving successfully. You have a problem? Then we're throwing you into the hypocritical smoke house to get hurt even more. No no no. Culture and support won't solve this problem; beating it out of you will!
Okay, so now our own people are doing residential schools on our own people? What the FUCK is up with that! The continuity of the awareness of this problem is becoming less and less serious because they think it will go away. Our own leaders are drenched in the ignorance of their own problem. Hereditary chief? Fuck that! I say hereditary addiction. One that, some of our so called "chiefs" think that throwing money at it will go away. You must be a chief is money is the always the answer to you.
Do you so called "Warriors" understand what is going on? This poison has and is destroying our people. Some say the Red People are weak and co-dependant. Well in a lot of ways it's true. And it's true by taking that drink. Just add the destruction. You hate the white man for the things he's done to our people. Take some responsibility and realize you can do something about it. You say warrior race? How are we a race of warrior men, when we beat the women? Can a man be a warrior when we have children without dads in their lives? Or how about women who get physically and sexual abused. Maybe when you’re drunk out of your mind you feel more like a warrior. Yeah, that must be it. To be the protector of our communities, you must destroy our communities by destroying our women and the young people. I say fuck that to the warrior race.
Now let's hit home for OldManRivers. I am tired of all this bullshit of putting up with. The way I "let it be okay to drink and drugs" is over. The way I let drug dealers set fine with me. The way it all works. I'm sick and tired of it. I've spoken out about things before and I am strongly voicing my opposition to that poison. No more will I stand for it!
So what say it you?
I say no more....
Can you say it with me...?
NO MORE!!!!!!
posted by Rivers at 10:24 PM
4 Comments:
No more!
Wik!
Ya Basta!
Get over it
Alcohol has destroyed the whiteman too! Until the youth band together and say :NO MORE: it will continueto take men from their jobs, women from their children, and destroy all the dreams that the Elders hold onto for the next generation. From where I stand on the fringe of the native community, it boggles me to see drug dealers openly selling from band owned houses while their neighbours turn a blind eye and don't get invovled because they are related or some on council is!
The whiteman started the abuse now the redman must stop abusing one another!!!! KEEP TALKING TIL YOU"RE HEARD AND CHANGE CAN HAPPEN!!
I placed this in My Actions And Secrets because it is merly a rant.
Ranting can be theraputic....lol
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