Are we still wasting time and energy on the Toh-Atin Chief? Really? Perhaps those who are so supportive of its removal would like to interview Native Americans in Newcomb, New Mexico, on the Navajo Reservation and one of the poorest areas of the U.S.
They could ask the elder who is subsisting on corn flakes and instant mashed potatoes what she thinks about the statue. Or the school children sharing textbooks, the young men who are unemployed. The 40% of the residents of the Navajo Nation who do not have running water or electricity probably could comment on the statue, too. Stopping by the 700-square foot house build by the government in 1984 could result in opinions from one of the 13 occupants.
Any of these people could tell you just how unimportant the Chief is to them.
If the people writing the letters and articles really want to help the Native Americans they cannot do it by continuing to bash a business that has done nothing else but help Native Americans. If you want to help, attack the poverty.
Pat WainwrightHesperus
