Apr 15 2008
Lumbee Leeches
PEMBROKE — More than 70 Lumbees demonstrated near the tribal headquarters on Monday, using placards to sound their complaints about housing programs.
As she stood by the curb on Union Chapel Road, 73-year-old Rachel Maynor stretched her arms out clutching a sign that read, “I WANT A BATHROOM.”
“They came to my house twice,” said Maynor, who lives on Emma Jane Road near St. Pauls, referring to contractors for the tribe. “They said it can’t be repaired. The floors fell through. I’ve slipped and cracked my ribs. It’s a mess and they won’t help me.”
One after another, tribal members shared their frustrations with several members of the media. But tribal officials say the waiting list is long and they have fewer dollars to help people.
Are you kidding me? They are being given everything for free and they have the nerve to complain? You want a bathroom? Go buy your own damn house! Get a job! Take care of yourself, already! Stop sitting around doing nothing for yourself and then complain about your circumstances. What makes you deserve a hand out for anything, Ms Maynor?
The European colonization of this country was completed well over 100 years ago. None of the American Indian natives who were run off of their land are alive today, yet the Federal Government continues to subsidize their descendants with government subsidies and look at the result, a pathetic bunch of leeches.
You people want help? Try helping yourselves! You deserve nothing for free.
