So the truth gets threads locked? In the case of the moose I mentioned, I called in the dead carcasses to local fish and wildlife. This was in a particular region where I was working and I would find a couple new carcasses every month. Each time I would call it into the bush cops. I was eventually called by the head of the regional fish and wildlife unit and he thanked me for my diligent reporting. He said they had investigated and found that the moose had been shot by a local indian tribe, and they even caught some of the yahoos in the act. He told me he wanted to throw the book at them but was directed by higher ups not to do a thing. Their indian status protected them and nobody in the government was willing to go to court for it. In the two years I worked in that area, I called in about 30 dead moose; cows, calves and immature bulls.
If you don't think that indians have been given carte blanche by the government to use and abuse our natural resources however they want and that they don't take advantage of that, you have your head in the said. To suppress those facts is to continue the cycle of abuse. I've seen the destruction first hand, and I've seen indians stand up to their brethren in an attempt to stop it. My adopted brother is part indian and his (our?) grandfather is full blood status indian and a true advocate for protecting wildlife. He himself has regularly picked fights with the indian bands in the Fraser Valley of BC for their wanton abuse of the Fraser River salmon runs. He's taken on indian bands in the Thompson-Nicola region for killing moose and deer. He's attended and spoken at indian affairs events and worked with governments to provide education and resources for the preservation of our game species. Much of it has fallen on deaf ears, due in part to the government's unwillingness to appear "racist".
One of the things he has said stuck out to me; "The greatest misconception white men have of the indian is that we're stewards of the land. The only reason the fish and game were still plentiful when white men arrived is because there were never enough of us to make a dent."
I don't care who is poaching; white, brown, indian, chinese, black, orange, or purple. I'll call them out and I'll call them out by name. You'll notice I called out the Albertan rednecks too...they're white and just as guilty of harming our wildlife numbers as the indians in the region.
