[Az-Geocaching] Navajo Nation

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do not know all the details of who was were ect. or if the geocacher was =
packing..or if the cop went to look for the shotter.......bottom line =
don't trespass
We will be known by the tracks we leave behind
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Mike Ingoglia=20
  To: listserv@azgeocaching.com=20
  Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 5:21 PM
  Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Navajo Nation


  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.


    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: WOLFB8=20
    To: listserv@azgeocaching.com=20
    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
      ----- Original Message -----=20
      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>do not know all the details of who was =
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shotter.......bottom line don't trespass</FONT></DIV>
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  <A title=3Dmike@leaplab.com href=3D"mailto:mike@leaplab.com">Mike =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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  PM</DIV>
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Navajo=20
  Nation</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <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'=20
  that Navajo Nation laws crap)?&nbsp; If I shot someone walking up to =
my door,=20
  I'd go to jail... even if I caught someone in my house climbing back =
out the=20
  window after ripping me off this still isn't justification.... now if =
someone=20
  is in my house and I thought my family's lives were in danger that's a =

  completely different story.</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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    <A title=3DWolfb8@cox.net href=3D"mailto:Wolfb8@cox.net">WOLFB8</A> =
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2003 4:46=20
    PM</DIV>
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Navajo=20
    Nation</DIV>
    <DIV><BR></DIV>
    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;bottom line is they were=20
    trespassing&nbsp; private property is just that no matter who owns=20
    it!!!!</FONT></DIV>
    <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
    <DIV>We will be known by the tracks we leave behind</DIV>
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      <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=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
      2:50 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&nbsp;and voice my OPINION:</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It's unfortunate about the story =
of the=20
      geocachers being shot at.&nbsp; I've personally met a lot of =
Navajo people=20
      that have a hatred for "white people".&nbsp; These =
people&nbsp;(not all,=20
      but a good number) seem to have a chip on their shoulder about =
"us" taking=20
      the land from them.&nbsp; I've experienced this first hand as well =
as my=20
      wife experienced it growing up in Page, AZ.&nbsp; The way I see =
it, it is=20
      the way humans are.&nbsp; There's not a group of people in history =
that=20
      haven't fought over land rights... including all the =
Indians.&nbsp; Yeah,=20
      we've all become more civilized and politics prevent it from =
happening as=20
      much these days, but they just need to get over it and deal with =
it...=20
      they don't need to be shooting at anyone.&nbsp; If it was up to =
me, the=20
      reservations would become state trust lands and the Indians would =
have to=20
      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)&nbsp; :-).&nbsp; It's ridiculous the free ride our =
government=20
      gives them.&nbsp; I just love driving (NOT!) through the =
reservation (on=20
      the highway) and seeing run-down single wides with a satellite =
dish and a=20
      brand new Chevy pickup out front.&nbsp; I'm beginning to believe =
getting=20
      "free rides" is the American way.</FONT></DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
      <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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        <DIV=20
        style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
        <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>&nbsp;</DIV>
        <DIV>Also, I had the opportunity to speak to a Sergeant with the =
Navajo=20
        Nation<BR>&gt;Police Department. He told me that they will not =
allow any=20
        geocaches on<BR>&gt;their lands. If you are caught on their =
lands=20
        without a permit you can be<BR>&gt;arrested. This is just a =
reminder to=20
        please not place any caches on tribal<BR>&gt;lands. </DIV>
        <DIV>&nbsp;</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=20
        cache. When they reported it to him they were sited for =
trespassing and=20
        told that if the people wanted to kill them they would=20
        have.</FONT><BR></DIV></DIV>
        <P><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT>&nbsp;</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=20
        the extreme poverty up there as well as unemployment, alcoholism =
etc.=20
        There 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=20
        the above and be discouraged from visiting the reservations of =
Arizona.=20
        I've done so for over 20 years, with and without Mike, and have =
al! !=20
        ways been treated very well. On a side note, Mike and I have =
been=20
        talking about doing an event cache in Canyon de Chelly. His =
family has a=20
        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=20
        a hogan). His family always welcomes guests and permits are not =
needed=20
        for friends of the family to visit. The views are spectacular. =
Would=20
        people be interested?</P>
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