Reply #21: Ah Come on Dave!

[Drahthaardogs]

Lots of tribal members get checks every year for $75,000 or more, just for being a member of the tribe. ANILCA was a huge boon to many tribes, and those that played the game, did well. In fact, a huge problem tends to be the native kids, who do not get a stipend since the pie was cut up once, watching all of their relatives get theirs. knowing they are not getting any at all. As for executives vs. natives, a lot of natives just do not have any use for huge homes and really, what good is a car in Kotzebue where there are no streets? How about the Native Hospital in Kotz? Why is it that the best hospital in Anchorage bar none is a native owned hospital and free to anyone of native descent?

Sorry, many (but not all) natives sold out about twenty years ago. They like their free money and have no desire to give it up for a polar bear.