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It is our duty as a people...
by Caroline Luckey
October 27, 2004
Wednesday
As Native Americans, Indians, Indigenous people, or first peoples
we are people who have the right to protect our traditions and
culture. As a people that wish to protect our nationhood and
traditions we may be seen as problematic. Perhaps other people
feel that we are impeding progress. Others may feel that we are
not capable of making responsible choices. Others may feel that
our traditions best be left in our past. All feelings considered
the bottom line is that we have a right to protect our traditions
and our existence as a people. It is our duty as a people, not
just native people to protect the land and the gifts that it
provides. It would be a tragedy for all generations of all people
for the needless harvesting of hunting and gathering lands. I
am quite certain that all types of people hunt and gather on
Gravina.
Caroline Luckey
Haida, Tsimpsean, German, Irish
KIC Tribal Member Landless Native Alaskan all my life
E-mail: haidaluckey@hotmail.com
Metlakatla, AK - USA
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