What some of you fail to notice is the fact that this was a COMMUNITY project, funded through the USDA-- that's Department of Agriculture--not the BIA.
That means that the project is being completed for the benefit of ALL people in the reservation community, the majority of whom are non-Indian. You might also notice that the governments of the City of Plummer, Benewah County and the State of Idaho are not contributing a nickel. Tribal government only is coming up with the required 15% matching funds. Plummer, Idaho, population 900, is overwhelmingly white.
You should be so lucky as to have a tribal government like this in or near you own communities, ceaselessly investing its financial and human resources to improve the lives of all who live there, Indian and non-Indian.
I am shocked to read the number of angry responses to this story. I always thought that technology was neutral in the racial game, and was quite surprised at the number of angry, racial geeks out there. I guess I should be glad that your remarks are based on ignorance rather than truth or honesty. The good news: you angry guys are not the majority.
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What some of you fail to notice is the fact that this was a COMMUNITY project, funded through the USDA-- that's Department of Agriculture--not the BIA. That means that the project is being completed for the benefit of ALL people in the reservation community, the majority of whom are non-Indian. You might also notice that the governments of the City of Plummer, Benewah County and the State of Idaho are not contributing a nickel. Tribal government only is coming up with the required 15% matching funds. Plummer, Idaho, population 900, is overwhelmingly white. You should be so lucky as to have a tribal government like this in or near you own communities, ceaselessly investing its financial and human resources to improve the lives of all who live there, Indian and non-Indian.
I am shocked to read the number of angry responses to this story. I always thought that technology was neutral in the racial game, and was quite surprised at the number of angry, racial geeks out there. I guess I should be glad that your remarks are based on ignorance rather than truth or honesty. The good news: you angry guys are not the majority.