[Az-Geocaching] Navajo Nation
Mike Ingoglia
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Thu, 6 Feb 2003 17:21:17 -0700
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Yeah, but is shooting someone based on the fact that they're cruising =
around in the desert fair punishment (I'm not buyin' that Navajo Nation =
laws crap)? If I shot someone walking up to my door, I'd go to jail... =
even if I caught someone in my house climbing back out the window after =
ripping me off this still isn't justification.... now if someone is in =
my house and I thought my family's lives were in danger that's a =
completely different story.
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From: WOLFB8=20
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Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Navajo Nation
bottom line is they were trespassing private property is just that =
no matter who owns it!!!!
We will be known by the tracks we leave behind
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From: Mike Ingoglia=20
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com=20
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Navajo Nation
Let me step back a bit from all political correctness and voice my =
OPINION:
It's unfortunate about the story of the geocachers being shot at. =
I've personally met a lot of Navajo people that have a hatred for "white =
people". These people (not all, but a good number) seem to have a chip =
on their shoulder about "us" taking the land from them. I've =
experienced this first hand as well as my wife experienced it growing up =
in Page, AZ. The way I see it, it is the way humans are. There's not a =
group of people in history that haven't fought over land rights... =
including all the Indians. Yeah, we've all become more civilized and =
politics prevent it from happening as much these days, but they just =
need to get over it and deal with it... they don't need to be shooting =
at anyone. If it was up to me, the reservations would become state =
trust lands and the Indians would have to integrate into our society =
rather than segregating themselves from it(sorry, I still have a few =
years until I'm old enough to run for President) :-). It's ridiculous =
the free ride our government gives them. I just love driving (NOT!) =
through the reservation (on the highway) and seeing run-down single =
wides with a satellite dish and a brand new Chevy pickup out front. I'm =
beginning to believe getting "free rides" is the American way.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: mike and gale jett=20
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com=20
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 12:18 PM
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Navajo Nation
Two of you wrote
Also, I had the opportunity to speak to a Sergeant with the Navajo =
Nation
>Police Department. He told me that they will not allow any =
geocaches on
>their lands. If you are caught on their lands without a permit =
you can be
>arrested. This is just a reminder to please not place any caches =
on tribal
>lands.=20
The sergeant had a story to tell about a couple of cacher that wee =
shot at while looking for a cache. When they reported it to him they =
were sited for trespassing and told that if the people wanted to kill =
them they would have.
I feel the need to defend the Navajo Nation. Some of you may know =
that Mike is Navajo born and raised. His family still lives on the =
reservation. I lived there for 2 years while working for Indian Health =
Service. Lately the tribe has been having a lot of trouble with gangs, a =
lot more than you might think. Part of it has to do with the extreme =
poverty up there as well as unemployment, alcoholism etc. There has also =
been a huge push lately to return to ultra conservative traditional ways =
which some older Navajos would like to take as far as cutting out the =
outside world. That won't ever happen. There are still many rational =
people up there. The upshot is, as long as you treat the Navajo, Hopi, =
or any other tribe with great respect, including laws and their privacy, =
you will be treated the same. Please don't read all of the above and be =
discouraged from visiting the reservations of Arizona. I've done so for =
over 20 years, with and without Mike, and have al! ! ways been treated =
very well. On a side note, Mike and I have been talking about doing an =
event cache in Canyon de Chelly. His family has a homestead ranch in the =
Canyon del Muerto branch beyond where the tourists go. There is a trail =
that leads down to his family's cabin (not a hogan). His family always =
welcomes guests and permits are not needed for friends of the family to =
visit. The views are spectacular. Would people be interested?
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yeah, but is shooting someone based on =
the fact=20
that they're cruising around in the desert fair punishment (I'm not =
buyin' that=20
Navajo Nation laws crap)? If I shot someone walking up to my door, =
I'd go=20
to jail... even if I caught someone in my house climbing back out the =
window=20
after ripping me off this still isn't justification.... now if someone =
is in my=20
house and I thought my family's lives were in danger that's a completely =
different story.</FONT></DIV>
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2003 4:46=20
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Navajo=20
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<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> bottom line is they were =
trespassing =20
private property is just that no matter who owns it!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We will be known by the tracks we leave behind</DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dmike@leaplab.com href=3D"mailto:mike@leaplab.com">Mike =
Ingoglia</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dlistserv@azgeocaching.com=20
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href=3D"mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</A> =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 06, =
2003 2:50=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Az-Geocaching] =
Navajo=20
Nation</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Let me step back a bit from all =
political=20
correctness and voice my OPINION:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It's unfortunate about the story of =
the=20
geocachers being shot at. I've personally met a lot of Navajo =
people=20
that have a hatred for "white people". These people (not =
all, but=20
a good number) seem to have a chip on their shoulder about "us" =
taking the=20
land from them. I've experienced this first hand as well as my =
wife=20
experienced it growing up in Page, AZ. The way I see it, it is =
the way=20
humans are. There's not a group of people in history that =
haven't=20
fought over land rights... including all the Indians. Yeah, =
we've all=20
become more civilized and politics prevent it from happening as much =
these=20
days, but they just need to get over it and deal with it... they =
don't need=20
to be shooting at anyone. If it was up to me, the reservations =
would=20
become state trust lands and the Indians would have to integrate =
into our=20
society rather than segregating themselves from it(sorry, I still =
have a few=20
years until I'm old enough to run for President) :-). =
It's=20
ridiculous the free ride our government gives them. I just =
love=20
driving (NOT!) through the reservation (on the highway) and seeing =
run-down=20
single wides with a satellite dish and a brand new Chevy pickup out=20
front. I'm beginning to believe getting "free rides" is the =
American=20
way.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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<A title=3Dsonoralovesmommy@hotmail.com=20
href=3D"mailto:sonoralovesmommy@hotmail.com">mike and gale =
jett</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
title=3Dlistserv@azgeocaching.com=20
=
href=3D"mailto:listserv@azgeocaching.com">listserv@azgeocaching.com</A>=20
</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February =
06, 2003=20
12:18 PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] =
Navajo=20
Nation</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>Two of you wrote</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Also, I had the opportunity to speak to a Sergeant with the =
Navajo=20
Nation<BR>>Police Department. He told me that they will not =
allow any=20
geocaches on<BR>>their lands. If you are caught on their lands =
without=20
a permit you can be<BR>>arrested. This is just a reminder to =
please not=20
place any caches on tribal<BR>>lands. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>The sergeant had =
a story to=20
tell about a couple of cacher that wee shot at while looking for a =
cache.=20
When they reported it to him they were sited for trespassing and =
told that=20
if the people wanted to kill them they would =
have.</FONT><BR></DIV></DIV>
<P><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT color=3D#000000>I feel the need to defend the Navajo =
Nation. Some=20
of you may know that Mike is Navajo born and raised. His family =
still=20
lives on the reservation. I lived there for 2 years while working =
for=20
Indian Health Service. Lately the tribe has been having a lot of =
trouble=20
with gangs, a lot more than you might think. Part of it has to do =
with the=20
extreme poverty up there as well as unemployment, alcoholism etc. =
There=20
has also been a huge push lately to return to ultra conservative=20
traditional ways which some older Navajos would like to take as =
far as=20
cutting out the outside world. That won't ever happen. There are =
still=20
many rational people up there. The upshot is, as long as you treat =
the=20
Navajo, Hopi, or any other tribe with great respect, including =
laws and=20
their privacy, you will be treated the same. Please don't read all =
of the=20
above and be discouraged from visiting the reservations of =
Arizona. I've=20
done so for over 20 years, with and without Mike, and have al! ! =
ways been=20
treated very well. On a side note, Mike and I have been talking =
about=20
doing an event cache in Canyon de Chelly. His family has a =
homestead ranch=20
in the Canyon del Muerto branch beyond where the tourists go. =
There is a=20
trail that leads down to his family's cabin (not a hogan). His =
family=20
always welcomes guests and permits are not needed for friends of =
the=20
family to visit. The views are spectacular. Would people be=20
interested?</P>
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