tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post4408208688681364826..comments2023-10-17T08:38:19.606-04:00Comments on Crazy Bitches R Us: Post responding to Dirk Buchholz's most excellent observationsWard of the Statehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07696377190010219356noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-74012653335896553882009-08-11T00:46:56.177-04:002009-08-11T00:46:56.177-04:00I'm commenting from my experience of growing u...I'm commenting from my experience of growing up on the fringes of 2 bands in BC. My two cents, from a slightly different angle.<br /><br />What many people don't realise is the Chief system as it stands <b>is an act of assimilation</b>. Some bands will almost always prefer to elect the hereditary Chief -- when this doesn't happen, there is a lot of interplay and conflict between the oceanwalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847332340526518903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-46865091036705513432009-08-01T02:03:01.266-04:002009-08-01T02:03:01.266-04:00Wow...thanks for the time and effort you put into ...Wow...thanks for the time and effort you put into addressing my questions.<br />I don't have the time,right now, to respond in kind to some of the points made. But I definitly hope to soon,either as a comment(here) or perhaps as a blog post on my own blog.Dirk Buchholzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570132508341336729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-63351732583122151122009-07-27T12:35:57.354-04:002009-07-27T12:35:57.354-04:00Hi OutLoudVoice (like your moniker)
Well... I use...Hi OutLoudVoice (like your moniker)<br /><br />Well... I used to work there 10 years ago and not much has changed.....So let’s see what I can predict. I predict a new National Chief (although Atleo is young) and maybe a new CEO and a couple of new Directors. Hmmmm....maybe some new funding mechanisms from government will be implemented by then and OH! I know...maybe an updated Charter Wideyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527517107982733944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-20206536097032752792009-07-27T12:25:47.985-04:002009-07-27T12:25:47.985-04:00Q: Can any real progress really be expected when A...Q: Can any real progress really be expected when AFN is funded and wholly accountable to the settler government rather than to indigenous peoples, the very peoples it claims to represent? <br /><br /><br />My thought: Well that probably depends on how you define progress and what you mean by “real” but I’d say since the AFN’s inception improvements have been made in many areas are both real and Wideyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527517107982733944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-18178494200062354702009-07-27T12:25:19.184-04:002009-07-27T12:25:19.184-04:00Ok have some time again – at least I’ve done 3 ho...Ok have some time again – at least I’ve done 3 hours of work-work and deserve a break.<br /><br />Ward is way wrong in her belief that I might know more about AFN. But I have my thoughts like others and don’t mind sharing them (otherwise why blog?). And - A LOT of people don’t always agree with me. ..and that’s probably a good thing. Ok...here’s my shot:<br /><br />Q: I was wondering if you Wideyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527517107982733944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653526062696504766.post-78484890682815324312009-07-26T23:33:28.807-04:002009-07-26T23:33:28.807-04:00Good overview and analysis. Please apply your tal...Good overview and analysis. Please apply your talent to predict what AFN will look like in 10 years? Vote, membership, and role in Canada - I'm interested in your thoughts.OutLoudVoicenoreply@blogger.com