seal meat

[Christopher Doty]

Not to mention the fact that, even with a Yup'ik grandmother who can't
speak English and only goes to the store periodically, one could still
have no identification with her, have never met her, and never
mentioned that they were Native until their spouse got into
politics....  Still, I'd like to give him the benefit of the doubt in
claiming his heritage (which still doesn't necessarily speak to his
wife's politics).

Does anyone have any insight on Palin's Native hunting/fishing
opinions?  She is quite the sportswoman herself, but I can't decide if
I think that means she would be pro or anti Native rights...

Chris

On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 14:38, Richard LaFortune <anguksuar at yahoo.com> wrote:
> It's a matter of degree Chris w fed blood quantum and
> enrollment requirements.  I could have a Yupik
> grandmother who
> 1) can't speak English and only goes to the Alaska
> Commercial store for flour, shortening and sugar, or
> 2) a 'Yupik' grandmother who is federally enrolled
> according to the letter of the law, possesses 0.25%
> Yupik blood quantum, doesn't miss an episode of Wheel
> of Fortune and thinks smoked seal meat is yucky.
>
> Guess which grandmother mine is (actually, that is an
> accurate description of my mom, although she can write
> in broken English).  One of the grandmothers told me
> that Palin's husband's Native ID is bogus.  That's
> just what I was told.
> Richard LaFortune
>
> --- Christopher Doty <suomichris at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> First, let me say I'm no Palin fan, but I can't find
>> any evidence of
>> Palin being involved in the court case about
>> fishing, as per this
>> website:
>> http://www.narf.org/cases/statevnorton.html, nor
>> hunting as
>> far as I can tell (as per, e.g.,
>> http://www.narf.org/cases/ahtna.htm).
>>  Doesn't mean she wasn't involved, of course, but
>> still..
>>
>> It also seems rather odd (although certainly
>> possible) that Palin
>> would be opposed to Yup'ik language use, given that
>> her husband's
>> grandmother is Yup'ik
>> (http://gov.state.ak.us/bio_firstgent.html)...
>>
>> Anyone have anything more substantial on the
>> hunting/fishing issues
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:45, William J Poser
>> <wjposer at ldc.upenn.edu> wrote:
>> > I don't know about the other issues, but the
>> language assistance
>> > part is certainly true given that the court case
>> is well-documented
>> > and that Palin is indeed Governor of Alaska and
>> therefore
>> > ultimately responsible for the state's position.
>> >
>> > Bill
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Christopher S. Doty
>> Grants and Technology Coordinator
>> Northwest Indian Language Institute
>>
>> Graduate Student - Department of Linguistics
>> University of Oregon
>>
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-- 
Christopher S. Doty
Grants and Technology Coordinator
Northwest Indian Language Institute

Graduate Student - Department of Linguistics
University of Oregon