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Jackpine Radical

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2. Indeed.
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 05:36 PM
Nov 2014

As a long-time observer of Ojibwa politics, I have noticed that Ojibwe leaders in the modern tribal structure are about equally as venal as their white counterparts. All sorts of sellouts happen, especially when you bring in casino money, which has its own dark entanglements.

Invoking sovereignity to justify abusing your people is a shit argument Scootaloo Nov 2014 #1
Indeed. Jackpine Radical Nov 2014 #2
The erudite Bush 2.0... yallerdawg Nov 2014 #3
"Indian country" ctsnowman Nov 2014 #4
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