Some people I know went out to the Indian reservation in Cattaraugus County. They were part of a social service fair to market what services their agency has to offer.
I was intriqued with the comments I heard when they got back. The words were heavily loaded to indicate negative opinion of the reservation and the people who live there. Here are just a few of the comments:
"I couldn't get off the res' fast enough"
"Well, you know, no one who lives there wants to work"
"Sure, we want to expand our services out to that area, but we don't want an actual agency site on the reservation"
"You don't want to leave your car parked on the reservation"
It was a little curious to me because social service workers are used to working with "undesirable" people in "undesirable" environments. I've seen lots of shit (literally and figuratively) working in this field.
But I'm also curious as to the nature of any prejudices some people might have in this area towards Indians or prejudices/negative attitudes going the other way? What are they rooted in? What are the tensions? (I know about the casinos obviously and the I90 conflict over the tolls).
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The Res'10/18/2007 13:07 #41701
What incredible grace...Category: news
that a woman who had been sexually abused as a child would run a trailer park and allow released sex offenders to live there while they get their act together, yet still draw a tough line that she expects that they'll toe the line or go back to jail!
jbeatty - 10/19/07 09:29
Talk about doing something to at least attempt to solve a problem. This is becoming a popular way to "rehabilitate" sex offenders. In Syracuse there is a building that houses around 40 offenders who have served their time but are still not allowed to re-enter society in anything other than a limited capacity. But it seems like a good idea to keep them all in one place, not only for the communities sake, but it protects them to a certain point as well.
Talk about doing something to at least attempt to solve a problem. This is becoming a popular way to "rehabilitate" sex offenders. In Syracuse there is a building that houses around 40 offenders who have served their time but are still not allowed to re-enter society in anything other than a limited capacity. But it seems like a good idea to keep them all in one place, not only for the communities sake, but it protects them to a certain point as well.
james - 10/18/07 14:21
wow, that is absolutely amazing.
wow, that is absolutely amazing.
10/17/2007 08:29 #41682
Yahoo in ChinaCategory: human rights
Has anyone been following this situation with Yahoo in China?
What do you think? Does Yahoo have no responsibiity for the actions of the Chinese government? Were they simply following the laws of the land? Should US companies do business in China if they are subject to the Chinese government in a way that makes them complicit with a human rights violation?
What do you think? Does Yahoo have no responsibiity for the actions of the Chinese government? Were they simply following the laws of the land? Should US companies do business in China if they are subject to the Chinese government in a way that makes them complicit with a human rights violation?
metalpeter - 10/17/07 17:31
First of all I kinda remember this same idea when Google and Yahoo both decided to operate in China. I don't think my thoughts from then have really changed. If yahoo wants to operate in China then they have to follow the laws and the culture of china. The company has a choice it can say we don't agree with there ideas and take the money anyways or take the moral high ground and not do Busines there. This would be true of any country not just in china. What makes no sense to me is why does Yahoo say anything to congress they have no say of what they do in another country and how they follow that other countires laws.
I myself think that Yahoo shouldn't be in china. I'm not sure where they would get there internet from but I'm sure some company could be formed inside the country and they would work with the government. It is to bad that some gorilla internet company couldn't form that was independent of the government, but it would might just get shut down and everyone would be jailed for life.
First of all I kinda remember this same idea when Google and Yahoo both decided to operate in China. I don't think my thoughts from then have really changed. If yahoo wants to operate in China then they have to follow the laws and the culture of china. The company has a choice it can say we don't agree with there ideas and take the money anyways or take the moral high ground and not do Busines there. This would be true of any country not just in china. What makes no sense to me is why does Yahoo say anything to congress they have no say of what they do in another country and how they follow that other countires laws.
I myself think that Yahoo shouldn't be in china. I'm not sure where they would get there internet from but I'm sure some company could be formed inside the country and they would work with the government. It is to bad that some gorilla internet company couldn't form that was independent of the government, but it would might just get shut down and everyone would be jailed for life.
janelle - 10/17/07 15:58
<smacks self in head>, of course, (e:James), that's the true crux of the argument!
<smacks self in head>, of course, (e:James), that's the true crux of the argument!
james - 10/17/07 15:55
This very detailed and expansive discussion is great everyone. But I think you are all missing one very important fact, without which all your arguments have no footing:
tacos are awesome.
This very detailed and expansive discussion is great everyone. But I think you are all missing one very important fact, without which all your arguments have no footing:
tacos are awesome.
ajay - 10/17/07 15:34
[ Again: all of this is personal opinion ]
You guys misunderstood me.
I'm not saying that "everyone is bad, so it's OK".
I'm trying to point out the parallels: that even the USG does the same thing that ChiComs are accused of; and that US companies like ATT, Verizon, etc. are doing exactly what Yahoo is alleged to have done.
Basically it boils down to this: A government agency comes to a communications company and says "We believe Citizen X committed a crime and revealed state secrets/is planning an attack. We need his phone records/email records." What should the company do? Defy the subpoena (and the law of the land) and get its officers sent to jail
It is not as if Yahoo is volunteering this information; they are responding to valid, legal requests for information from a local law-enforcement agency.
I brought up WalMart/ToysRus because the simple fact is: if these companies did not bankroll the ChiComs, then that government wouldn't have the balls to give the world the finger (while fisting Tibet).
[ Again: all of this is personal opinion ]
You guys misunderstood me.
I'm not saying that "everyone is bad, so it's OK".
I'm trying to point out the parallels: that even the USG does the same thing that ChiComs are accused of; and that US companies like ATT, Verizon, etc. are doing exactly what Yahoo is alleged to have done.
Basically it boils down to this: A government agency comes to a communications company and says "We believe Citizen X committed a crime and revealed state secrets/is planning an attack. We need his phone records/email records." What should the company do? Defy the subpoena (and the law of the land) and get its officers sent to jail
It is not as if Yahoo is volunteering this information; they are responding to valid, legal requests for information from a local law-enforcement agency.
I brought up WalMart/ToysRus because the simple fact is: if these companies did not bankroll the ChiComs, then that government wouldn't have the balls to give the world the finger (while fisting Tibet).
joshua - 10/17/07 14:26
Its efficient, and passing the buck is a politician's best friend.
Its efficient, and passing the buck is a politician's best friend.
janelle - 10/17/07 13:44
(e:zobar):
"Mu [the question is wrong]. Why are governments relying so heavily on private industry to carry out their official functions in the first place?"
Because it's efficient. Why have experts on the internet/extracting information from the internet when an industry already exists that can accomplish it? It's just good business sense to not re-invent the wheel. It's a positive thing when the government can ask the internet agencies to assist with tracking down purveyors of child porn websites, but a negative thing of course when the government is illegally spying on individuals.
(e:zobar):
"Mu [the question is wrong]. Why are governments relying so heavily on private industry to carry out their official functions in the first place?"
Because it's efficient. Why have experts on the internet/extracting information from the internet when an industry already exists that can accomplish it? It's just good business sense to not re-invent the wheel. It's a positive thing when the government can ask the internet agencies to assist with tracking down purveyors of child porn websites, but a negative thing of course when the government is illegally spying on individuals.
janelle - 10/17/07 13:37
I definitely feel a little disgust at the Olympics in China. To make it worse, China is stepping up a quiet campaign to drive missionaries out of the country before the Olympics. The Olympics attracts a large number of evangelists and China wants to make sure that there are no missionaries in the country to provide home base for missionaries coming into the country from around the world to share the faith.
and yeah, (e:jason), we dug ourselves a hole giving China such a financial hold over us from multiple angles. It put ourselves in a weak position.
I definitely feel a little disgust at the Olympics in China. To make it worse, China is stepping up a quiet campaign to drive missionaries out of the country before the Olympics. The Olympics attracts a large number of evangelists and China wants to make sure that there are no missionaries in the country to provide home base for missionaries coming into the country from around the world to share the faith.
and yeah, (e:jason), we dug ourselves a hole giving China such a financial hold over us from multiple angles. It put ourselves in a weak position.
jason - 10/17/07 13:31
The China situation is very delicate. They could easily just dump all of the US Dollars they have, which would mean very tough economic consequences for us. That's why we (and, more severely, the rest of the world) act like wimps.
Now, if you guys can come up with some really great ideas on how to give China the finger right now, while simultaneously re-supplying our stores with replacements for the millions of products made in China, then I'm all ears.
They abuse human rights, they pollute the planet, and what do they get for punishment? The Olympics. It's a mad world.
The China situation is very delicate. They could easily just dump all of the US Dollars they have, which would mean very tough economic consequences for us. That's why we (and, more severely, the rest of the world) act like wimps.
Now, if you guys can come up with some really great ideas on how to give China the finger right now, while simultaneously re-supplying our stores with replacements for the millions of products made in China, then I'm all ears.
They abuse human rights, they pollute the planet, and what do they get for punishment? The Olympics. It's a mad world.
joshua - 10/17/07 12:50
Yahoo shareholders rejected in June the notion of adopting a policy that would oppose censorship on the internet.
:::link:::
We've always known why, but unfortunately they have taken further steps to help the Chinese government jail people. Yahoo is no longer considered a leader with respect to the ethos of the Internet, to be kind about it.
I find the idea that Yahoo didn't know a crime was committed to be incredibly naive and hard to believe. Forget about Gitmo for a second - nothing that the US government, or other companies in the US for that matter, have done can excuse or otherwise justify what Yahoo did. Bringing up Wal-Mart and Toys R Us is merely a distraction meant to muddy up the waters. I sincerely hope that this is not the way Yahoo PR intends on handling it, because they will get slaughtered in the press if they do so.
Nobody is excusing the telecoms. Why should Yahoo be excused? My God, they directly helped to jail a political dissident by literally handing over private data! Then, Yahoo mislead Congress about it.
Suggesting that somehow American consumers are at fault for human rights abuses in China is contrived. That is a bizarre notion. Whats next - we all have to scale back, or possibly even pay more, for things in order to prevent foreign governments that we can't control from abusing their own people? Shit, China has done that all on their own for 50 years without the big bad capitalists helping them out.
Yahoo shareholders rejected in June the notion of adopting a policy that would oppose censorship on the internet.
:::link:::
We've always known why, but unfortunately they have taken further steps to help the Chinese government jail people. Yahoo is no longer considered a leader with respect to the ethos of the Internet, to be kind about it.
I find the idea that Yahoo didn't know a crime was committed to be incredibly naive and hard to believe. Forget about Gitmo for a second - nothing that the US government, or other companies in the US for that matter, have done can excuse or otherwise justify what Yahoo did. Bringing up Wal-Mart and Toys R Us is merely a distraction meant to muddy up the waters. I sincerely hope that this is not the way Yahoo PR intends on handling it, because they will get slaughtered in the press if they do so.
Nobody is excusing the telecoms. Why should Yahoo be excused? My God, they directly helped to jail a political dissident by literally handing over private data! Then, Yahoo mislead Congress about it.
Suggesting that somehow American consumers are at fault for human rights abuses in China is contrived. That is a bizarre notion. Whats next - we all have to scale back, or possibly even pay more, for things in order to prevent foreign governments that we can't control from abusing their own people? Shit, China has done that all on their own for 50 years without the big bad capitalists helping them out.
jim - 10/17/07 10:47
There is pressure on everyone you named to change their ways, ajay, people protest against Gitmo, the US Government, and Yahoo, together and separately. I don't shop at Walmart, lots of people don't because of just what you mentioned. It is possible to criticize Yahoo for its decisions without first invoking a litany against everyone else - you can't talk about everything at once and still be coherent.
Also, if the US Government jumped off a cliff would Yahoo jump off too? :)
There is pressure on everyone you named to change their ways, ajay, people protest against Gitmo, the US Government, and Yahoo, together and separately. I don't shop at Walmart, lots of people don't because of just what you mentioned. It is possible to criticize Yahoo for its decisions without first invoking a litany against everyone else - you can't talk about everything at once and still be coherent.
Also, if the US Government jumped off a cliff would Yahoo jump off too? :)
ajay - 10/17/07 10:16
[ I'm speaking in my private capacity here ]
How are Yahoo's actions any different from these :::link::: and why is the White House asking for retroactive immunity for the telecom companies :::link::: ?
Talking about "human rights", have you looked at Gitmo recently? And how many people in this country have been locked up (or sent abroad for "rendition") because of the telecom companies' cooperation?
Why is it OK to blame Yahoo for this, and then turn around and patronize companies like WalMart and Toys R Us, which almost exclusively peddle "Made in China" goods? If noone bought Chinese goods, the government there wouldn't have the money to crack down on its citizens, right? Then why aren't we, the American consumers, also responsible for the HR violations in China?
Here's the short version of the story: the company got a subpoena. It had no idea of the crime committed; JUST LIKE IT IS IN THE U.S.!
[ I'm speaking in my private capacity here ]
How are Yahoo's actions any different from these :::link::: and why is the White House asking for retroactive immunity for the telecom companies :::link::: ?
Talking about "human rights", have you looked at Gitmo recently? And how many people in this country have been locked up (or sent abroad for "rendition") because of the telecom companies' cooperation?
Why is it OK to blame Yahoo for this, and then turn around and patronize companies like WalMart and Toys R Us, which almost exclusively peddle "Made in China" goods? If noone bought Chinese goods, the government there wouldn't have the money to crack down on its citizens, right? Then why aren't we, the American consumers, also responsible for the HR violations in China?
Here's the short version of the story: the company got a subpoena. It had no idea of the crime committed; JUST LIKE IT IS IN THE U.S.!
zobar - 10/17/07 10:05
Should American companies provide foreign governments information they demand to spy on their citizens?
Should American companies be complicit in our own government's efforts to spy on its citizens?
Mu [the question is wrong]. Why are governments relying so heavily on private industry to carry out their official functions in the first place?
- Z
Should American companies provide foreign governments information they demand to spy on their citizens?
Should American companies be complicit in our own government's efforts to spy on its citizens?
Mu [the question is wrong]. Why are governments relying so heavily on private industry to carry out their official functions in the first place?
- Z
janelle - 10/17/07 09:50
I think my ultimate conclusion is the same as you, (e:Joshua) and (e:museumchick). If they are complicit in human rights violations because they have to follow the laws of the land, then they probably should not be operating in that country.
I'm guessing they have already made ethical compromises (by Western World standards) regarding censorship in order to operate in China.
I think my ultimate conclusion is the same as you, (e:Joshua) and (e:museumchick). If they are complicit in human rights violations because they have to follow the laws of the land, then they probably should not be operating in that country.
I'm guessing they have already made ethical compromises (by Western World standards) regarding censorship in order to operate in China.
joshua - 10/17/07 09:42
Yahoo are in a difficult position - they have to follow Chinese directions or they will not be able to do business in the country. They simply should not do what they are doing - I don't think the business is worth the atrocious publicity that providing private e-mails to the Chinese version of the Stasi brings.
Yahoo are in a difficult position - they have to follow Chinese directions or they will not be able to do business in the country. They simply should not do what they are doing - I don't think the business is worth the atrocious publicity that providing private e-mails to the Chinese version of the Stasi brings.
museumchick - 10/17/07 09:18
I hadn't been following what was going on, so I'm really glad you linked to that article.
I think that Yahoo shares some responsibility for what happened. In my opinion, they didn't have to turn over the documents. Maybe many other people would do the same if put in that situation... but I still don't believe that makes it okay.
If I were a US company, I would be very hesitant to do business in China. They have a horrible record of human rights violations, and I wouldn't want to support that. But that can probably be said of a lot of countries, so I'm not sure where I would stand if I was in that position.
I hadn't been following what was going on, so I'm really glad you linked to that article.
I think that Yahoo shares some responsibility for what happened. In my opinion, they didn't have to turn over the documents. Maybe many other people would do the same if put in that situation... but I still don't believe that makes it okay.
If I were a US company, I would be very hesitant to do business in China. They have a horrible record of human rights violations, and I wouldn't want to support that. But that can probably be said of a lot of countries, so I'm not sure where I would stand if I was in that position.
10/14/2007 00:16 #41633
Celebration, come on!Category: life
<walks out on stage and stands on soapbox>
I lost 5lbs after being conscious about my eating habits and getting back on the exercise machine. I'd like to share this accomplishment with friends because I worked hard.
But do I? Nope. Not even with my closest of girlfriends. Because most people make disparaging comments about me losing weight...you're so skinny, you could use a little weight on you, whatever...
Well, ya know what....It's my body and I get to have control over it. And I have a preferred weight where I look my best and feel my best. I would love to tell people that I gained 10 lbs after college and loved those ten lbs that went straight to my hips and ass and made me look smoking hot in those hip huggers. But it's hard when they're so busy judging me.
But now I put on another 10lbs, I don't feel as good about how I look, my pants are horribly tight, I'm in between sizes right now, and don't care to replace my wardrobe. So, I'm trying to lose those 10lbs and I refuse to be apologetic about it, because it's my body.
And you know what else I get tired of? The nasty remarks people make towards me when I turn down candy or only drink diet soda. It's your own damn assumption that I don't do those things to avoid weight gain. I'm actually quite careful about sugar because I'm unbelievably prone to cavities and I'd like to keep my teeth for as long as I can. So shove it!
<steps off soab box, bows and exits>
I lost 5lbs after being conscious about my eating habits and getting back on the exercise machine. I'd like to share this accomplishment with friends because I worked hard.
But do I? Nope. Not even with my closest of girlfriends. Because most people make disparaging comments about me losing weight...you're so skinny, you could use a little weight on you, whatever...
Well, ya know what....It's my body and I get to have control over it. And I have a preferred weight where I look my best and feel my best. I would love to tell people that I gained 10 lbs after college and loved those ten lbs that went straight to my hips and ass and made me look smoking hot in those hip huggers. But it's hard when they're so busy judging me.
But now I put on another 10lbs, I don't feel as good about how I look, my pants are horribly tight, I'm in between sizes right now, and don't care to replace my wardrobe. So, I'm trying to lose those 10lbs and I refuse to be apologetic about it, because it's my body.
And you know what else I get tired of? The nasty remarks people make towards me when I turn down candy or only drink diet soda. It's your own damn assumption that I don't do those things to avoid weight gain. I'm actually quite careful about sugar because I'm unbelievably prone to cavities and I'd like to keep my teeth for as long as I can. So shove it!
<steps off soab box, bows and exits>
james - 10/14/07 10:40
Rock on Ms. Janelle ^_^
Rock on Ms. Janelle ^_^
fellyconnelly - 10/14/07 10:18
here here!
one of my store locations is next to a hostess outlet store, and i swear the people who work there want nothing else but to eat sugary cake all day! and they wonder why you won't accept any!
i tell everybody that its really more about that funny thing called 'health' - you are not meant to have that crap shoved down your throats! and that is why i chose to eat salads and wraps rather than the cheeseburgers and fries that they get.
but yes it is also about the desire to reverse to the time when i could fit into those jeans that i refuse to throw away. don't tell anybody though!
congrats to you for your healthy habits!
here here!
one of my store locations is next to a hostess outlet store, and i swear the people who work there want nothing else but to eat sugary cake all day! and they wonder why you won't accept any!
i tell everybody that its really more about that funny thing called 'health' - you are not meant to have that crap shoved down your throats! and that is why i chose to eat salads and wraps rather than the cheeseburgers and fries that they get.
but yes it is also about the desire to reverse to the time when i could fit into those jeans that i refuse to throw away. don't tell anybody though!
congrats to you for your healthy habits!
tinypliny - 10/14/07 01:32
/*claps lustily*/
Did you know that teeth were so prized in the 17/18th centuries that grave robbers preferentially dug out the bodies of the young and the able, not because they had coprophilia, but because they wanted the un-rotted teeth of the deceased.
The basic reason behind the creation of the tooth fairy was the preservation of one's teeth for one's afterlife. Because, apparently, every myth pointed to the fact that dentists never made it to heaven. As a result, you needed to have unrotten preserved teeth to get on with chewy life in heaven.
At one point in the past, people kept a complete tooth-set made of cedar wood so that they could replace all the cavity-ridden teeth with the wood ones as soon as they could seek treatment from one of the rare traveling teeth-doctors.
With such a complex history and evolution of teeth-paranoia among the human race, I am constantly surprised at how people totally neglect teeth care and hygiene. Sugar is perhaps the No.1 enemy of tooth-health. Not brushing long enough or at all ranks pretty high among causes for lost teeth. Sticky food residue contributes to a BIG chunk of cavities
\m/ Rock on Janelle. \m/
Teeth-hygiene is indeed the new godliness. :)
/*claps lustily*/
Did you know that teeth were so prized in the 17/18th centuries that grave robbers preferentially dug out the bodies of the young and the able, not because they had coprophilia, but because they wanted the un-rotted teeth of the deceased.
The basic reason behind the creation of the tooth fairy was the preservation of one's teeth for one's afterlife. Because, apparently, every myth pointed to the fact that dentists never made it to heaven. As a result, you needed to have unrotten preserved teeth to get on with chewy life in heaven.
At one point in the past, people kept a complete tooth-set made of cedar wood so that they could replace all the cavity-ridden teeth with the wood ones as soon as they could seek treatment from one of the rare traveling teeth-doctors.
With such a complex history and evolution of teeth-paranoia among the human race, I am constantly surprised at how people totally neglect teeth care and hygiene. Sugar is perhaps the No.1 enemy of tooth-health. Not brushing long enough or at all ranks pretty high among causes for lost teeth. Sticky food residue contributes to a BIG chunk of cavities
\m/ Rock on Janelle. \m/
Teeth-hygiene is indeed the new godliness. :)
10/13/2007 11:03 #41625
The Seduction of Joey JohnsonCategory: sims
I'm too the point in my career as a medical surgeon that I can't progress without some support from a spouse. So I set aside a day to seduce my long time boyfriend Joey Johnson.
I was a little bit nervous when I invited him over as I had been dabbling in a relationship with Drew Ludwig. But all was forgiven with a passionate kiss at the door:
We started out with some light conversation.
He likes cloudy Days
Oh, good! I like rainy days...this might work!
I can't propose to him on an empty stomach so I whipped up a turkey dinner for the two of us:
I like sailboats
Oh, shoot, not Joey. He hates sailboats, they don't pollute enough!
Oh, yeah, well, um, I like cars...they pollute a lot!
Moving onto pinball. I need to show Joey that living herw is full of pinball fun!
I sneak downstairs to change into a little special something to move in for the kill!
I nervously chatter about clothing accessories to relieve the tension of the moment.
Okay, time to test the waters with an intimate hug.
Good, good... moving in for a fiery kiss...oh, no a setback!
Shoot, I'm committed now. Suck it up and propose!
No, no! I did everything right...why doesn't he love me???
I was a little bit nervous when I invited him over as I had been dabbling in a relationship with Drew Ludwig. But all was forgiven with a passionate kiss at the door:
We started out with some light conversation.
He likes cloudy Days
Oh, good! I like rainy days...this might work!
I can't propose to him on an empty stomach so I whipped up a turkey dinner for the two of us:
I like sailboats
Oh, shoot, not Joey. He hates sailboats, they don't pollute enough!
Oh, yeah, well, um, I like cars...they pollute a lot!
Moving onto pinball. I need to show Joey that living herw is full of pinball fun!
I sneak downstairs to change into a little special something to move in for the kill!
I nervously chatter about clothing accessories to relieve the tension of the moment.
Okay, time to test the waters with an intimate hug.
Good, good... moving in for a fiery kiss...oh, no a setback!
Shoot, I'm committed now. Suck it up and propose!
No, no! I did everything right...why doesn't he love me???
fellyconnelly - 10/14/07 10:19
now wait a minute... if he wasn't down with the hot smoochin action, why would YOU want your next step to be forever?
now wait a minute... if he wasn't down with the hot smoochin action, why would YOU want your next step to be forever?
james - 10/13/07 15:00
porqué!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
porqué!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mike - 10/13/07 11:46
aww that is so sad! I want to play sims, it seems so fun!
aww that is so sad! I want to play sims, it seems so fun!
There isn't much of a dynamic, honestly, unless you want to discuss the Senecas trying to spend a nine-figure amount on a casino in the cobblestone district.
I can only speak from my own experience, but having lived in the area my whole life I can say that most of the experiences people have with the Indians that I'm aware of involve buying cheap gas and smokes. Some people feel that the Senecas use their sovereignty in an arrogant way and do not believe that the Senecas should have sovereignty in any part of the city of Buffalo. But, like most civic issues around here, the average guy on the street is indifferent.
Oh, my opinion is that their comments are racist. I also think that you would never catch these same people talking about the east side like that because they know that it's not okay to be openly racist towards black people. The fact that they openly made this comment leads me to believe that there's little social disapproval against being openly racist against Indians. Why is that?
Also, prejudices don't exist in a vacuum, though, they come from somewhere. So where did these ideas come from? What are the social dynamics between Indians and non-Indians in the area?
Huh?
My inclination would be to think that these people are utterly clueless and a tad racist to boot. Are these the same people that live in Williamsville but tell me that they don't visit Buffalo because of the attitudes of the black people?
To be fair, I've never dealt with people on the reservation in a social services environment. In all seriousness and all bullshit aside, this is one of the most offensive things I've read in a while. I think it may suit you better to form your own opinions and go from there.
I think it still a throwback to the whole scalping thing, lol.