Visit of Jumping Mouse to Field Mouse

Does a native need to abandon his culture to share or use new "white" Technology. As Dorty arrived in Montreal and saw the difference life of the local Natives; (Mohawk) she saw also how they seem to be hidden into the white world.

The story of a native seeking out the ulitimate goal of becoming a "Real Person" or An Anishinabek, in Dorty case, is told by Hyemeyohsts Storm in "Seven Arrows". Here, Grandmother tells a story of small "Jumping Mouse" on his quest of the "path to the Sacred Mountain". Explaining that tells how Jumping Mouse visits his nephew "Field Mouse" while on his voyage.

(The photo was builded by adding (with Paint) two satellite disk in front of the Souix teepee. This appears my view of native accepting technology)

Field Mouse said "Forget your passion to see them (the River (path) and the Great Mountains) which are his goal. "Stay here with me. There is everything you want here. It is a good Place to be" But Jumping Mouse said to himself "How can he say such a thing."The Medicine of the Sacred Mountain is Nothing One can Forget";says Field Mouse as 'he gathered all his determination and Ran hard into the open Prairie."

To me, a white wouldabe, I have lived here in the Montreal area and have seen how the Mohawk has accepted the whites. First I read of the history of the Mohawk and was suprised, even insulted, that in order to live they modified their lifes to the new approach to "Tourism". A new technology of inviting and entertaining the public; the Mohawks began in the 50's of doing PowWows. These traditional meeting of native, for quests and learning; became gatherings for the public, which would showed the native Indian as seen on the TV in the 50's. A show of Teepee of the Americian West and horses and Indian fights all to satified the need to show the white what they thought Indians were all about. Not native traditional dress and arts and Crafts. (Although some are still shown and sold)

Even as I started this blog and attempted to put on the ExpressVu Nature music for background music; I get the surprise of my television telling me that my ExpressVu box is now connecting with the Satellite and downloading the menu. (By the click of a button, menu, my life becomes a part of a machine sending and receives from space, information about the television)
Asin the case of Dorty, an ojibway whom is visiting in the Montreal area of the Iroquois Confederatacy, and lands of the Mohawk; we visited Kahnawake reserve and though that like back home in the North of Ontario she would find services reserved to Cardbearing Natives. What she found was that rights and privileges of natives as she knew them almost don't exist here in Quebec.

Seven Arrow tells the story as "Jumping mouse went to the Edge of the place of his life and all the mice and looked out onto the Prairie. He looked up for the Eagles, (the dangers of his life). The sky was full of many spots, each one an Eagle. But he was determined to go to the Sacred Mountains. He gathered all of his courage and ran just as fast as he could onto the Prairie. His little heart pounded with excitement and fear. He ran until he came to a Stand of Sage. He was resting and trying to catch his breath when he saw an old Mouse."

The lesson to be learned is Natives can accept the technology but should not change their beliefs and principles to become white. The maker gave us this earth and we are expected to protect and keep it. The maker expects a true person to respect their neighbours and greet them in the way of the true person. This blog entry will attempt to show how the Hualapai build a sturcture to show the beauty of the makers gift and use tourism as revenue; where as the Mohawks here have used their "Non-governement access control" rights to destory the poeple who gamble on the internet. The Maker expects us to do the best to improve this world and lands and poeple.

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Last week as I read of the development of the Grand Canyon natives, the Hualapai , I discovered them also changing their lives to the new world and technology. Here is their story as found on the net or in news.

"In their " Indian Village and The Hualapai Ranch" they created the First-Ever Glass Bridge, 4,000 feet above the Grand Canyon Floor. Visitors to "The Skywalk",debut to have open in January 2006 are offered a breathtaking panoramic experiences at the Grand Canyon's western rim. The Skywalk a glass bridge was part of the "Indian Village" and "The Hualapai Ranch". The announcement in August of 2005 was "The Hualapai Tribe is sharing their private land with visitors from around the world, so guests can join them in experiencing its uniqueness and untouched beauty. As owners and protectors of one million acres of land throughout the Grand Canyon's western rim, the Hualapai's main goal is to keep a balance between form, function and nature, while protecting the tribe's culture and values, which are deeply engraved in the canyon walls. The Skywalk will be the featured attraction once it opens to the public in January 2006. Visitors will be able to walk around the first-ever cantilever shaped glass bridge that will be suspended more than 4,000 feet above the Colorado River and extend over the edge of the Grand Canyon. Located adjacent to The Skywalk visitor's center at Eagle Point, The Skywalk Café will feature outdoor patio seating on the edge of the canyon. The visitor's center will also offer private indoor meeting facilities."

Today, almost all Internet Gambling is passed from the online servers of the Kahnawake company of " " where the reserve of Kahnawak is listed like Grenada, Liberia and Costa Rica as Gambling License suppliers from out-of-country (of-shore) countries. The Kahnawake Gaming Commission provides a ISP service and registers online gambling sites. The use of Native rights to allow internet companies to destroy the individual who has an gambling problem; seems against the intention of a GoodPerson traditional view.