tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post363425381646213492..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: "Drunken Indians" invalidate land claim?!Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-52186181028218023732014-01-20T06:04:00.601-08:002014-01-20T06:04:00.601-08:00Now Wisniewski is out of a job:
http://www.flathe...Now Wisniewski is out of a job:<br /><br />http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/ravalli_county_planning_board_chair_loses_seat/37245<br /><br /><b>Ravalli County Planning Board Chair Loses Seat<br /><br />Made racist remarks during a meeting between commissioners and members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes</b><br /><br />HAMILTON — Ravalli County commissioners have declined to reappoint the chairman of the planning board, who made racist remarks during a meeting between commissioners and members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.<br /><br />Jan Wisniewski of Darby had applied for another two-year term on the unpaid board, but no commissioners nominated him for the post Thursday. Commissioners did not give a reason.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-77103179837056085652013-12-06T21:47:55.877-08:002013-12-06T21:47:55.877-08:00Not that losing 58 acres to the Confederated Sali...Not that losing 58 acres to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes would make the slightest difference in his "fleeing drunks" fantasy.<br /><br />Clearly, no one else is buying this ridiculous scenario. Everyone recognizes its inherent racism:<br /><br />http://www.bitterrootstar.com/2013/12/04/commissioners-to-apologize-to-tribes-for-racist-remarks/<br /><br /><b>Commissioners to apologize to Tribes for racist remarks</b><br /><br />The commissioners received quite a bit of correspondence relating to Wisniewski’s remarks. Most, like Lozar, expressed extreme offense at the remarks, calling them “appalling,” “unacceptable” and “racist.” Many called on the commissioners to dismiss Wisniewski from the Planning Board.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-15729756812078543972013-12-06T21:42:19.857-08:002013-12-06T21:42:19.857-08:00Apparently the clown did make some half-assed conn...Apparently the clown did make some half-assed connection between the land proposal and an increase in crime:<br /><br />http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/missoula/revisiting-racism/Content?oid=1914774<br /><br /><b>Revisiting racism <br /><br />Ravalli comments leave tribal elders thinking of the past</b><br /><br />Later during the same meeting, Ravalli County Planning Board Chair Jan Wisniewski warned commissioners of the CSKT's request, saying that American Indians have a history of using trust lands as a refuge to "get drunk and try and run back into the reservation so they don't get caught," according to meeting minutes.<br /><br />"The county cannot go into that sovereign nation to apprehend the drunken Indians," he said. "So the jails are full of Indians (sic) which cost us tax dollars. One jail in particular (Havre?) had a count of 58."Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-40487869283577149762013-11-29T08:54:07.831-08:002013-11-29T08:54:07.831-08:00For more on the subject, see:
http://www.bitterro...For more on the subject, see:<br /><br />http://www.bitterrootstar.com/2013/11/25/open-apology-to-the-confederated-salish-and-kootenai-tribal-leaders/<br /><br /><b>Open apology to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribal leaders</b><br /><br />From the bottom of our hearts, we apologize for the disrespect shown to you by our county leaders. The chairman of the planning board should be immediately dismissed for his ignorant bigoted comments. The commissioners also should be and will be voted out during the next election. Their extreme views do NOT reflect the views of the majority of the citizens of Ravalli County. We are sorry that they have disrespected you under the guise of taking care of the county citizens to the tune of $808 per year. It is shameful, ignorant and deceitful.<br /><br />Open Suggestion to ALL Ravalli County Citizens: We teach our children that it is NOT OK to stand by while someone is targeted by racism. Now is the time to show them with our actions. Every one of us in Ravalli County should speak out right now. It is NOT OK for our leaders to stand by while the planning board chairman infers that the Tribal Elders are comparable to a bunch of “drunken Indians.” The board of commissioners needs to remove him from his post immediately. Anything less than that is “standing by.”Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.com