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The article on your left and right was printed in the Fairfax Chief,
Thursday September 21, 2006. My thoughts: Exploiting a veteran and Osage Elder like this indicates the lowering of higher standards (example for us follow) that we have passively come to accept from our leaders. Mr. Hamilton's speaking out serves to remind us of a much higher standards set by our Osage Ancestors! There is no passive acceptance of lowered standards to be found in Mr. Hamilton's example. The choice is yours Osage. You can simply let Mr. Hamilton's words land on your deaf uncaring ears by following example set by "Chief Gray and his cohorts" or you can follow Mr. Hamilton's example, speak up and call for a higher standard! I find nothing in Chief Gray's reply to indicate he want's to correct any wrong doing. Perhaps he does not see his actions as wrong! It appears that the Chief's reply is ignoring his own actions altogether, and instead is focusing on other Osages who "ostracize another over their political views." Does Chief Gray really believe that we are so easily fooled? Perhaps, he believes that we will follow his example and ignore his wrong doings altogether. I wonder . . . what do the actions of other Osages who made snide remarks have to do with the initial actions of "Chief Gray and his cohorts" that brought all of this into being? Looks to me like they exploited Mr. Hamilton, not just once or twice but several times? I suspect that some Osage have been snide because they are simply following his lead. After all HE IS THE CHIEF! What will it take for Mr. Hamilton to feel whole again? Only Mr. Hamilton could the answer to this question. I would like to think that "Chief Gray, Julia Karen Lookout, and Paula Stabler" will each personally ask Mr. Hamilton this very question. I would also like to think that each will then go about doing exactly what Mr. Hamilton asks of each. Then we will have an example, not of a perfect Chief, but instead a Chief that is capable of correcting his mistakes as quickly as is possible. This is an example I would follow rather than pretending that anyone, even the Chief, is perfect! Should Chief Gray, Julia Karen Lookout, and Paula Stabler straightforwardly correct their mistakes, then a better standard will be set for those who made the "snide remarks" to Mr. Hamilton. Perhaps then we will have a Chief who will set an example that we all might want to follow. SM - 9/29/2006 ACTION: If you care to make your own thought known, then you can either click here to email me and remain anonymous or call, fax or email Chief Gray, Julia Lookout, and Paula Stabler using the information and links below.
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Friday, October 6, 2006 |
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Tribe denied royalties, court rules Court Rules In Favor Of Osage Tribe Bingo returns to Osage gaming (Reg Req'd)
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Tuesday, October 03, 2006 |
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| A day in the life of a plain-spoken Osage Indian angry over local decision-making | |||||||||||||||||
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September 27 2006 |
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September 23 2006 |
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The lawsuit claiming the government mismanaged oil and gas assets could have far-reaching implications.Principal Chief Jim Gray (center) announces at a
press conference Friday on the steps of the Osage Nation headquarters in
Pawhuska that a court has decided the federal government mismanaged oil and gas
assets from tribal land. The ruling is expected to clear the way for millions of
dollars in payments to the tribe. Gray is flanked by Archie Mason (left), Osage
Nation Congress speaker, and Jewell Purcell (right), Osage Nation Mineral
Council chairwoman. |
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