Posted by fayeroe on June 14, 2009, at 18:41:57
In reply to Article on Native American health care **trigger**, posted by Deneb on June 14, 2009, at 18:27:33
"In Washington, a few lawmakers have tried to bring attention to the broken system as Congress attempts to improve health care for millions of other Americans. But tightening budgets and the relatively small size of the American Indian population have worked against them.""
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has billions of dollars that belong to American Indians. For as long as I can remember Indians have had substandard health care. It can be daunting for an elder or a baby to make it through a fierce winter with no electricity, water or phone. A wood stove will only do so much. The reservations are often barren and obtaining wood is a constant chore.
If the BIA was forced by Congress to get up off of their butts and do the job that they are supposed to do..alot of this misery would be alleviated.
There is a situation in Arizona/New Mexico on a reservation where a U.S. senator almost succeeded in creating a ski area. Of course this isn't a place that you would find much snow so the snow was going to be created out of treated sewage water. Now that is one reason people are going to be sick there. Someone has to drive those snow machines, shovel those sidewalks, etc. etc. People would be sick.
Deneb, I appreciate your sympathy. Perhaps you could write to Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid and tell them that you read the article and you feel very sad that the American Indians are being treated so poorly.
xoxoxopat
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