OVER THE YEARS AT LEAST TWO WORKERS OF THE MOHEGAN SUN HAVE BEEN KILLED OUT ON ROUTE 32 BETWEEN SANDY DESERT ROAD AND SHANTOK ROAD. I WAS TOLD ONE WAS KILLED CROSSING ROUTE 32 AT THE SANDY DESERT ROAD TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE DRIVER OF A CAR SUPPOSEDLY RAN A RED LIGHT. THE OTHER WORKER WAS KILLED WALKING ON THE SIDE OF ROUTE 32.
THE CASINO IN TRYING TO PROTECT ITS' WORKERS HAVE GIVEN THEM RELECTIVE JACKETS, FLASH LIGHTS AND OTHER THINGS. THE EMPLOYEES DO NOT SEEM TO BE USING THEM. I WAS TOLD THE CASINO PAID FOR THE STREET LIGHTS ON ROUTE 32 TO ALSO PROTECT THE WORKERS.
NOW IT SEEMS THE CASINO IS PUTTING IN A SIDEWALK ON THE EAST SIDE OF ROUTE 32 BETWEEN SANDY DESERT ROAD AND SHANTOK ROAD.
I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE CASINO IS PAYING FOR THE WIDENING OF THE ON RAMP GOING WEST OUT OF THE CASINO ON TO ROUTE 2 A. I ALSO HEARD WE ARE PAYING FOR THE WIDENING OF THE ON RAMP FROM ROUTE 2 A ON TO I-395 GOING NORTH.
I THOUGHT THAT ROUTE 32 WAS EITHER MONTVILLE OR CONNECTICUTS' RIGHT OF WAY. I ALSO THINK THAT THE ON RAMP TO ROUTE 2A AND THE ON RAMP ON TO I-395 WERE CONNECTICUTS ' JURISDICTION.
I WAS TOLD BY A MOHEGAN GOVERNMENT OFFICAL THAT THE CASINO WAS INDEED PAYING FOR THE PROJECT, AT HIS ESTIMATE OF ABOUT A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS. THE REASON GIVEN FOR THE CASINO DOING IT WAS THAT THE STATE AND MONTVILLE DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO IT.
IT WAS REPORTED TO THE BROKENWING EDITORIALS THAT FOXWOOD RESORTS CASINO IS PAYING FOR THE WIDENING OF ROUTE 2A IN FRONT OF ITS' CASINO.
THE QUESTION IS: SHOULD THE CASINO BE DOING THINGS LIKE THIS? WHEN IS GIVING BY THE MOHEGAN PEOPLE ENOUGH? READERS PLEASE COMMENT?
Saturday, August 9, 2008
UPDATE MOHEGAN LANGUAGE PROGRAM
I HAVE RECEIVED E-MAILS ON THE SUBJECT OF THE MOHEGAN LANGUAGE PROGRAM. THE E-MAILS SAID THAT PEOPLE WERE GUNG HO ABOUT IT IN THE BEGINNING, BUT PEOPLE WERE NOT SUPPORTING IT. THEY SAID ARE YOU USING THE C-D? ARE YOU USING THE DICTIONARY?
I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY AN INSIDER, THAT THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS HAD CONTRACTED FOR ABOUT EIGHTEEN LANGUAGE CLASSES FOR A THREE MONTH PERIOD. I HEARD THAT ABOUT SEVENTY FIVE WERE ACTUALLY GIVEN BETWEEN THE BEGINNING OF APRIL TO THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST. I HEARD THAT THE TEACHER HAD ABOUT TEN CLASSES IN WHICH SHE ARRIVED FIFTEEN MINUTES EARLY AND WAITED FIFTEEN MINUTES PAST THE START TIME AND NO ONE SHOWED UP. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW ABOUT THIS? IF YOU SO, PLEASE COMMENT?
I ASKED A TRIBAL COUNCILOR ABOUT WHETHER THEY HAD ASKED THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS TO CUT THEIR BUDGET, RESULTING IN THE LANGUAGE PROGRAM BEING CUT? . I WAS TOLD THE TRIBAL COUNCIL DID NOT DO THAT.
TO DATE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A WRITTEN RESPONSE PROMISED TO ME BY A COUNCILOR OF THE ELDERS
EDITORIAL NOTE: THIS IS AN EDITORIAL WEBSITE. THE PURPOSE IS TO GIVE OPINIONS, IDEAS AND FACTS, SO THAT THE TRIBE CAN BE BETTER INFORMED.
COMING SOON A READERS COMMENT SECTION, I WILL BRING E-MAILS OVER SO THEY CAN BE SHARED WITH MY READERS. I ASK THAT YOUR COMMENTS NOT USE OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE. I REQUEST THAT YOU CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR AND SPELLING . I BELIEVE IN FREE SPEACH AND I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO CLEAN UP THE SENTENCES.I DO NOT WANT TO CENSOR YOUR E-MAILS. I WANT TO PUBLISH YOUR E-MAILS COMPLETELY. I ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE TO SET THE STANDARD THAT EVEN MOHEGAN CHILDREN CAN READ THE WEBSITE.
I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY SOMEONE, I GREATLY APPRECIATE , THAT I MAY BE BEING TOO CRITICAL. THEY FELT I SHOULD TONE IT DOWN A BIT AND BE KINDER AND MORE RESPECTFUL, SINCE I VALUE MY READERS , I WILL ENDEVOR TO DO THAT.
I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY AN INSIDER, THAT THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS HAD CONTRACTED FOR ABOUT EIGHTEEN LANGUAGE CLASSES FOR A THREE MONTH PERIOD. I HEARD THAT ABOUT SEVENTY FIVE WERE ACTUALLY GIVEN BETWEEN THE BEGINNING OF APRIL TO THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST. I HEARD THAT THE TEACHER HAD ABOUT TEN CLASSES IN WHICH SHE ARRIVED FIFTEEN MINUTES EARLY AND WAITED FIFTEEN MINUTES PAST THE START TIME AND NO ONE SHOWED UP. DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW ABOUT THIS? IF YOU SO, PLEASE COMMENT?
I ASKED A TRIBAL COUNCILOR ABOUT WHETHER THEY HAD ASKED THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS TO CUT THEIR BUDGET, RESULTING IN THE LANGUAGE PROGRAM BEING CUT? . I WAS TOLD THE TRIBAL COUNCIL DID NOT DO THAT.
TO DATE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A WRITTEN RESPONSE PROMISED TO ME BY A COUNCILOR OF THE ELDERS
EDITORIAL NOTE: THIS IS AN EDITORIAL WEBSITE. THE PURPOSE IS TO GIVE OPINIONS, IDEAS AND FACTS, SO THAT THE TRIBE CAN BE BETTER INFORMED.
COMING SOON A READERS COMMENT SECTION, I WILL BRING E-MAILS OVER SO THEY CAN BE SHARED WITH MY READERS. I ASK THAT YOUR COMMENTS NOT USE OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE. I REQUEST THAT YOU CHECK YOUR GRAMMAR AND SPELLING . I BELIEVE IN FREE SPEACH AND I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO CLEAN UP THE SENTENCES.I DO NOT WANT TO CENSOR YOUR E-MAILS. I WANT TO PUBLISH YOUR E-MAILS COMPLETELY. I ALSO WANT TO CONTINUE TO SET THE STANDARD THAT EVEN MOHEGAN CHILDREN CAN READ THE WEBSITE.
I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY SOMEONE, I GREATLY APPRECIATE , THAT I MAY BE BEING TOO CRITICAL. THEY FELT I SHOULD TONE IT DOWN A BIT AND BE KINDER AND MORE RESPECTFUL, SINCE I VALUE MY READERS , I WILL ENDEVOR TO DO THAT.
Friday, August 8, 2008
MTGA THIRD QUARTER RESULTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008
CHECK OUT PAGE THREE IN WUSKUSO DATED AUGUST 6, 2008.
FIRST OFF THE EARNINGS BY THE CASINO ARE A DISASTER.
SECOND I WAS INFORMED BY AN UNDISCLOSED SOURCE THAT THE WUSKUSO STAFF DID NOT MAKE UP THE ARTICLE. IT WAS SUPPOSELY GIVEN TO THE WUSKUSO BY THE TRIBAL COUNCIL.
TO GET THE FULL STORY, CHECK OUT WWW.FEATHERNEWS.BLOGSPOT.COM
FIRST OFF THE EARNINGS BY THE CASINO ARE A DISASTER.
SECOND I WAS INFORMED BY AN UNDISCLOSED SOURCE THAT THE WUSKUSO STAFF DID NOT MAKE UP THE ARTICLE. IT WAS SUPPOSELY GIVEN TO THE WUSKUSO BY THE TRIBAL COUNCIL.
TO GET THE FULL STORY, CHECK OUT WWW.FEATHERNEWS.BLOGSPOT.COM
PRAYERS FOR FIDELIA
EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER YOU READ THIS STORY CHECK OUT THE BACK PAGE OF VOLUME 13, NUMBER 31,AUGUST 6, 2008 WUSKUSO. THE BACK PAGE IS CALLED PRAYERS FOR FIDELIA, IT IS THE LATEST WUSKUSO.
SECONDLY, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE WUSKUSO HAS A POLICY THAT WHEN MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICE THAT THE WUSKUSO WILL NOT PRINT THEIR NAMES OR TAKE THEIR PICTURES. I BELIEVE THAT IS SO NO ONE HAS A POLITICAL ADVANTAGE, BUT AS YOU WILL SEE IN THIS ARTICLE IT DOES A GRAVE INJUSTICE TO THE TRIBE IN THE COVERAGE OF WHAT HAPPENS HERE IN UNCASVILLE.
THIRDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THE PERSON WORKING UNDER THE ABOVE MENTIONED GUIDE LINES DID A TERRIFIC JOB. HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY PROFESSIONAL IN HIS DUTIES FOR THE TRIBE. HE IS ALWAY CO-OPERATIVE, KIND AND UNDERSTANDING. HE IS A CREDIT TO US THE MOHEGAN PEOPLE. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE HIM. I THINK OF HIM AS A FRIEND.
SO FINALLY HERE IS THE STORY.
STEPHANIE FIELDING E-MAILED ME THE DAY BEFORE AND NOTIFIED ME THAT SHE WAS DOING SOMETHING FOR FIDELIA. SHE CONTACTED EVERYONE SHE COULD THINK MIGHT COME ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE. I TOLD HER I WOULD TRY TO MAKE IT. SHE WALKED INTO ANOTHER PERSONS" OFFICE THE VERY MORNING OF JULY 18TH AND ASKED THE PERSON TO COME AND THE PERSON SHE ASKED CAME.
THERE WERE ELEVEN PEOPLE THERE: STEPHANIE FIELDING, , FAITH DAMON DAVISON, CHARLIE "TWO BEARS" STRICKLAND, BILL GUCFA, SANDI PINEAULT, ANGELA SOULOR, PATRICK MUGFORD,,JUSTIN SCOTT, CHELSEA RUSSELL, CHARLENE HARRIS, .AND MYSELF. SO FOUR OF THE PEOPLE THERE WERE RUNNING FOR THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS. IF YOU ARE DOING THE STORY UNDER THE ABOVE GUIDE LINES WHAT PICTURES CAN YOU TAKE AND WHAT CAN YOU SAY?
STEPHANIE FIELDING PROVIDED A SMUDGE FOR US. SHE THEN SAID SOME WORDS ABOUT HOW SHE FELT CONNECTED TO FIDELIA BECAUSE OF HER WORK AS THE TRIBES" LINGUIST. FAITH DAMON DAVISON SAID A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE LIFE OF FIDELIA. THEN STEPHANIE SAID A PRAYER IN MOHEGAN FOR FIDELIA. SHE THEN TOLD US WHAT IT MEANT. WE FINISHED WITH THE TOBACCO PROVIDED, ALL OF US OFFERING TOBACCO TO FIDELIA.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND SIMPLE CEREMONY.
SECONDLY, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE WUSKUSO HAS A POLICY THAT WHEN MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICE THAT THE WUSKUSO WILL NOT PRINT THEIR NAMES OR TAKE THEIR PICTURES. I BELIEVE THAT IS SO NO ONE HAS A POLITICAL ADVANTAGE, BUT AS YOU WILL SEE IN THIS ARTICLE IT DOES A GRAVE INJUSTICE TO THE TRIBE IN THE COVERAGE OF WHAT HAPPENS HERE IN UNCASVILLE.
THIRDLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THE PERSON WORKING UNDER THE ABOVE MENTIONED GUIDE LINES DID A TERRIFIC JOB. HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY PROFESSIONAL IN HIS DUTIES FOR THE TRIBE. HE IS ALWAY CO-OPERATIVE, KIND AND UNDERSTANDING. HE IS A CREDIT TO US THE MOHEGAN PEOPLE. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE HIM. I THINK OF HIM AS A FRIEND.
SO FINALLY HERE IS THE STORY.
STEPHANIE FIELDING E-MAILED ME THE DAY BEFORE AND NOTIFIED ME THAT SHE WAS DOING SOMETHING FOR FIDELIA. SHE CONTACTED EVERYONE SHE COULD THINK MIGHT COME ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE. I TOLD HER I WOULD TRY TO MAKE IT. SHE WALKED INTO ANOTHER PERSONS" OFFICE THE VERY MORNING OF JULY 18TH AND ASKED THE PERSON TO COME AND THE PERSON SHE ASKED CAME.
THERE WERE ELEVEN PEOPLE THERE: STEPHANIE FIELDING, , FAITH DAMON DAVISON, CHARLIE "TWO BEARS" STRICKLAND, BILL GUCFA, SANDI PINEAULT, ANGELA SOULOR, PATRICK MUGFORD,,JUSTIN SCOTT, CHELSEA RUSSELL, CHARLENE HARRIS, .AND MYSELF. SO FOUR OF THE PEOPLE THERE WERE RUNNING FOR THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS. IF YOU ARE DOING THE STORY UNDER THE ABOVE GUIDE LINES WHAT PICTURES CAN YOU TAKE AND WHAT CAN YOU SAY?
STEPHANIE FIELDING PROVIDED A SMUDGE FOR US. SHE THEN SAID SOME WORDS ABOUT HOW SHE FELT CONNECTED TO FIDELIA BECAUSE OF HER WORK AS THE TRIBES" LINGUIST. FAITH DAMON DAVISON SAID A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE LIFE OF FIDELIA. THEN STEPHANIE SAID A PRAYER IN MOHEGAN FOR FIDELIA. SHE THEN TOLD US WHAT IT MEANT. WE FINISHED WITH THE TOBACCO PROVIDED, ALL OF US OFFERING TOBACCO TO FIDELIA.
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL AND SIMPLE CEREMONY.
HOME COMING AND MOHEGAN NAMES
THIS COMING SUNDAY AUGUST 10, 2008 IS OUR HOME COMING AT FORT SHANTOK IN UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT.
THE NAMING CEREMONY WHEN MOHEGANS TAKE THEIR NATIVE NAMES TAKES PLACE AT ELEVEN AM.
WE (THE MOHEGAN TRIBE) SHOULD TRY TO ATTEND. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE LIVES OF THE MOHEGANS WHO ARE GETTING THEIR NAMES AND FOR US TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT AND LOVE FOR THEM BY BEING THERE AND WITNESSING IT WITH THEM.
MAYBE WE SHOULD ALL BE CALLING EACH OTHER BY OUR MOHEGAN NAMES. FOR EXAMPLE WHO CALLS LAWERANCE SHULTZ--LARRY OR LAWERANCE DO WE? NO WE DO NOT. WE CALL HIM RED MOON. WE CALL BRUCE "TWO DOGS" BUZSUM TWO DOGS. WE HAVE SOME GREAT NAMES IN THE TRIBE LIKE MORNING STAR, EVENING STAR, RED FEATHER, UNCAS, WINGED HEART, SUNFLOWER,TWO BEARS, WOLF WHO WALKS SLOWLY JUST TO NAME A FEW. AGAIN MAYBE WE SHOULD START USING OUR TRIBAL NAMES.
IT IS ALWAYS A GREAT TIME. THE FOOD IS ALWAYS GOOD TASTING AND PLENTIFUL. THE COMPANY AND CONVERSATION IS STIMULATING. SEEING THE CHILDREN RUNNING AND PLAYING IS TERRIFIC.
COME AND JOIN US. AGAIN SUNDAY AUGUST 10, 2008. SEE YOU THERE.
THE NAMING CEREMONY WHEN MOHEGANS TAKE THEIR NATIVE NAMES TAKES PLACE AT ELEVEN AM.
WE (THE MOHEGAN TRIBE) SHOULD TRY TO ATTEND. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE LIVES OF THE MOHEGANS WHO ARE GETTING THEIR NAMES AND FOR US TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT AND LOVE FOR THEM BY BEING THERE AND WITNESSING IT WITH THEM.
MAYBE WE SHOULD ALL BE CALLING EACH OTHER BY OUR MOHEGAN NAMES. FOR EXAMPLE WHO CALLS LAWERANCE SHULTZ--LARRY OR LAWERANCE DO WE? NO WE DO NOT. WE CALL HIM RED MOON. WE CALL BRUCE "TWO DOGS" BUZSUM TWO DOGS. WE HAVE SOME GREAT NAMES IN THE TRIBE LIKE MORNING STAR, EVENING STAR, RED FEATHER, UNCAS, WINGED HEART, SUNFLOWER,TWO BEARS, WOLF WHO WALKS SLOWLY JUST TO NAME A FEW. AGAIN MAYBE WE SHOULD START USING OUR TRIBAL NAMES.
IT IS ALWAYS A GREAT TIME. THE FOOD IS ALWAYS GOOD TASTING AND PLENTIFUL. THE COMPANY AND CONVERSATION IS STIMULATING. SEEING THE CHILDREN RUNNING AND PLAYING IS TERRIFIC.
COME AND JOIN US. AGAIN SUNDAY AUGUST 10, 2008. SEE YOU THERE.
TICKET PRICES
MY DAUGHTER AND I RECENTLY WENT TO THE MOHEGAN SUN ARENA TO SEE SHERYL CROW. THE PRICE OF EACH SEAT WAS SIXTY DOLLARS. TOTAL PRICE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DOLLARS. THE SHOW WAS GREAT. THE ARENA WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY.
MY DAUGHTER SAID "WHY DOESN'T THE TRIBE ADD AN EXTRA FIVE DOLLARS TO THE PRICE OF THE TICKET AND IT COULD HELP THE FINANCES OF THE TRIBE?"
I HAVE BEEN TOLD ON SOME SHOWS WE EITHER BREAK EVEN OR LOSE MONEY ON THE SHOWS. THE IDEA IS THAT THE CASINO WANTS TO GET PEOPLE TO STAY AFTER THE SHOW AND GAMBLE. ANY ARENA IN THE COUNTRY WOULD NOT DO A SHOW THAT WAS NOT MAKING THE ARENA MONEY. SO WHY SHOULD WE?
I WAS TOLD THE PERFORMER OF THE EVENTS AT THE ARENA SETS THE TICKET PRICES. I DO NOT THINK ANY PERFORMER WOULD CARE IF WE ADDED FIVE DOLLARS TO THE PRICE THEY CAME UP WITH. IT COULD JUST BE ADDED IN THE TICKET PRICE. THE MONEY WOULD THEN COME DIRECTLY TO THE TRIBE.
MAYBE SOME EVENTS LIKE THE CONNECTICUT SUN BASKETBALL GAMES, WE WOULD LEAVE THE PRICES ALONE, SO THAT THE FAMILIES THAT COME TO ENJOY THEM WOULD NOT BE STRAPPED BY THE HIGHER PRICES. SOME OF THE GAMES ARE NATIONALLY TELEVISED BY ESPN AND HAVING THE ARENA FULL IS A GOOD THING FOR US. IT IS GOOD ADVERTISEMENT TO SEE THE ARENA ON TV. IT WILL MAKE PEOPLE WANT TO COME AND EXPERIENCE THE MOHEGAN SUN.
THINK ABOUT IT ABOUT TWO HUNDRED SHOWS A YEAR AT FIVE DOLLARS A TICKET, AROUND TEN MILLION A YEAR.
I URGE THE TRIBAL COUNCIL WHO I BELIEVE HAVE VISITED THIS SUBJECT BEFORE, TO RECONSIDER THIS.
DO YOU REALLY THINK IF SOMEONE WANTS TO SEE SHERYL CROW IT MATTERS WHETHER THE TICKET PRICE IS SIXTY DOLLARS OR SIXTY FIVE DOLLARS?
MY DAUGHTER SAID "WHY DOESN'T THE TRIBE ADD AN EXTRA FIVE DOLLARS TO THE PRICE OF THE TICKET AND IT COULD HELP THE FINANCES OF THE TRIBE?"
I HAVE BEEN TOLD ON SOME SHOWS WE EITHER BREAK EVEN OR LOSE MONEY ON THE SHOWS. THE IDEA IS THAT THE CASINO WANTS TO GET PEOPLE TO STAY AFTER THE SHOW AND GAMBLE. ANY ARENA IN THE COUNTRY WOULD NOT DO A SHOW THAT WAS NOT MAKING THE ARENA MONEY. SO WHY SHOULD WE?
I WAS TOLD THE PERFORMER OF THE EVENTS AT THE ARENA SETS THE TICKET PRICES. I DO NOT THINK ANY PERFORMER WOULD CARE IF WE ADDED FIVE DOLLARS TO THE PRICE THEY CAME UP WITH. IT COULD JUST BE ADDED IN THE TICKET PRICE. THE MONEY WOULD THEN COME DIRECTLY TO THE TRIBE.
MAYBE SOME EVENTS LIKE THE CONNECTICUT SUN BASKETBALL GAMES, WE WOULD LEAVE THE PRICES ALONE, SO THAT THE FAMILIES THAT COME TO ENJOY THEM WOULD NOT BE STRAPPED BY THE HIGHER PRICES. SOME OF THE GAMES ARE NATIONALLY TELEVISED BY ESPN AND HAVING THE ARENA FULL IS A GOOD THING FOR US. IT IS GOOD ADVERTISEMENT TO SEE THE ARENA ON TV. IT WILL MAKE PEOPLE WANT TO COME AND EXPERIENCE THE MOHEGAN SUN.
THINK ABOUT IT ABOUT TWO HUNDRED SHOWS A YEAR AT FIVE DOLLARS A TICKET, AROUND TEN MILLION A YEAR.
I URGE THE TRIBAL COUNCIL WHO I BELIEVE HAVE VISITED THIS SUBJECT BEFORE, TO RECONSIDER THIS.
DO YOU REALLY THINK IF SOMEONE WANTS TO SEE SHERYL CROW IT MATTERS WHETHER THE TICKET PRICE IS SIXTY DOLLARS OR SIXTY FIVE DOLLARS?
Thursday, August 7, 2008
WHERE ARE THE DANCERS
IF YOU VISIT WILD WEDNESDAYS AT THE MOHEGAN SUN YOU MAY NOTICE SOMETHING IS DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS YEARS,
THE TRIBAL DANCERS ARE NOT DANCING ANYMORE.
AS I REMEMBER AND I COULD BE WRONG, WHEN ASKED ABOUT THIS SITUATION AT THE QUARTERLY MEETING IN JULY 2008, WE WERE TOLD BY A MEMBER OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE NO ONE TO DO IT. THEN ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL ASKED DOES ANYONE WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO DO IT?.
AS I REMEMBER IT AND AGAIN I COULD BE WRONG, SHANE LONG HAD JUST GIVEN A PASSIONATE APPEAL TO THE TRIBE SAYING HE WAS NEVER CONVICTED OF ANYTHING AND THAT EVEN THOUGH HE FELT WRONGED BY THE TRIBE HE WAS STILL WILLING TO HELP THE TRIBE IN ANY CAPACITY THAT IT WANTED HIM TO.
THE INTERESTING FACT ABOUT THIS IS THAT SHANE LONG WAS THE CHIEF DANCER AT THE WILD WEDNESDAY EVENTS.
THIS IS A CASE OF THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG. IF THIS WAS A BUSINESS, THE BOSSES (IN THIS CASE THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS) WOULD ORDER THE SUBORDINATES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND IT WOULD.
I URGE THE TRIBAL COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
IT IS A GOOD WAY FOR PEOPLE TO RELATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC SEEMED TO ENJOY IT AND THE MOHEGAN DANCERS ALSO LOVED TO DO IT. BRING BACK THE DANCING.
THE TRIBAL DANCERS ARE NOT DANCING ANYMORE.
AS I REMEMBER AND I COULD BE WRONG, WHEN ASKED ABOUT THIS SITUATION AT THE QUARTERLY MEETING IN JULY 2008, WE WERE TOLD BY A MEMBER OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE NO ONE TO DO IT. THEN ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL ASKED DOES ANYONE WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO DO IT?.
AS I REMEMBER IT AND AGAIN I COULD BE WRONG, SHANE LONG HAD JUST GIVEN A PASSIONATE APPEAL TO THE TRIBE SAYING HE WAS NEVER CONVICTED OF ANYTHING AND THAT EVEN THOUGH HE FELT WRONGED BY THE TRIBE HE WAS STILL WILLING TO HELP THE TRIBE IN ANY CAPACITY THAT IT WANTED HIM TO.
THE INTERESTING FACT ABOUT THIS IS THAT SHANE LONG WAS THE CHIEF DANCER AT THE WILD WEDNESDAY EVENTS.
THIS IS A CASE OF THE TAIL WAGGING THE DOG. IF THIS WAS A BUSINESS, THE BOSSES (IN THIS CASE THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS) WOULD ORDER THE SUBORDINATES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND IT WOULD.
I URGE THE TRIBAL COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.
IT IS A GOOD WAY FOR PEOPLE TO RELATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.
THE GENERAL PUBLIC SEEMED TO ENJOY IT AND THE MOHEGAN DANCERS ALSO LOVED TO DO IT. BRING BACK THE DANCING.
TREES IN THE POND AT SHANTOK
RECENTLY WHILE WALKING ON THW WALK AT SHANTOK, I NOTICED TWO TREES THAT HAD FALLEN DOWN IN SHANTOK POND.
I NOTIFIED ONE OF THE TRIBAL COUNCILORS ABOUT IT. HE SAID HE WOULD DO WHAT HE COULD. TWO WEEKS WENT BY AND THE TREES WERE STILL THERE. SO I APROACHED THE COUNCILOR AGAIN HE SAID HE WOULD AGAIN SEE WHAT HE COULD DO. TWO WEEKS LATER I APROACHED HIM ABOUT IT AGAIN. HE SAID PUBLIC WORKS SAID THEY COULD NOT GET BIG ENOUGH MACHINARY NEEDED TO DO THE JOB DOWN THERE. HE AND I BOTH THOUGHT THAT A PERSON STANDING IN SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SIX INCHES AND A FOOT OF WATER, COULD STAND IN THE WATER AND USE A CHAIN SAW TO CUT THE TREES UP.
IF PUBLIC WORKS CAN NOT DO IT, AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY, THEN WHY NOT CONTRACT IT OUT AND HAVE A LANDSCAPE COMPANY DO IT?
I MENTIONED ABOUT THE TREES TO OTHER TRIBAL MEMBERS AND THEY THINK THEY HAVE BEEN DOWN FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. I REALLY DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG BUT IT HAS BEEN SOME TIME.
WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY, INTO THE MILLIONS TO ENLARGE THE POND . MONEY TO PUT A LINER AND SAND IN THE POND. MONEY TO BUILD A DAMN, WATERFALL, BRIDGES AND A WALKWAY FOR THE TRIBE AND THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY SHANTOK.
SO WHY CAN NOT THE TRIBAL COUNCIL GET TWO TREES OUT OF THE POND?
EDITORIAL NOTE: THE SAME TRIBAL COUNCILOR THAT I ASKED ABOUT THE TREES WAS ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE RUTS IN THE WALKWAY AT SHANTOK WHICH HE DID A GOOD JOB AND GOT FIXED.
I NOTIFIED ONE OF THE TRIBAL COUNCILORS ABOUT IT. HE SAID HE WOULD DO WHAT HE COULD. TWO WEEKS WENT BY AND THE TREES WERE STILL THERE. SO I APROACHED THE COUNCILOR AGAIN HE SAID HE WOULD AGAIN SEE WHAT HE COULD DO. TWO WEEKS LATER I APROACHED HIM ABOUT IT AGAIN. HE SAID PUBLIC WORKS SAID THEY COULD NOT GET BIG ENOUGH MACHINARY NEEDED TO DO THE JOB DOWN THERE. HE AND I BOTH THOUGHT THAT A PERSON STANDING IN SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SIX INCHES AND A FOOT OF WATER, COULD STAND IN THE WATER AND USE A CHAIN SAW TO CUT THE TREES UP.
IF PUBLIC WORKS CAN NOT DO IT, AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY, THEN WHY NOT CONTRACT IT OUT AND HAVE A LANDSCAPE COMPANY DO IT?
I MENTIONED ABOUT THE TREES TO OTHER TRIBAL MEMBERS AND THEY THINK THEY HAVE BEEN DOWN FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. I REALLY DO NOT KNOW HOW LONG BUT IT HAS BEEN SOME TIME.
WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY, INTO THE MILLIONS TO ENLARGE THE POND . MONEY TO PUT A LINER AND SAND IN THE POND. MONEY TO BUILD A DAMN, WATERFALL, BRIDGES AND A WALKWAY FOR THE TRIBE AND THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY SHANTOK.
SO WHY CAN NOT THE TRIBAL COUNCIL GET TWO TREES OUT OF THE POND?
EDITORIAL NOTE: THE SAME TRIBAL COUNCILOR THAT I ASKED ABOUT THE TREES WAS ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE RUTS IN THE WALKWAY AT SHANTOK WHICH HE DID A GOOD JOB AND GOT FIXED.
UPDATE POSSIBLE ROCKS FLYING AT SHANTOK
AN UNDISCLOSED SOURCE APROACHED ME THE OTHER NIGHT AND GAVE ME SOME INFORMATION. HE ALLEGES THAT A WORKER FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WAS THERE WHEN THE ROCK HIT THE RAILING ON THE BRIDGE AT SHANTOK, THAT HE EITHER HEARD IT HIT OR SAW IT HIT THE BRIDGE. HE THEN SUPPOSEDLY DROVE OFF IN HIS PICK UP TRUCK AND TOLD NO ONE ABOUT IT.
I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY THIS STORY. HOWEVER I FEEL THE TRIBAL COUNCIL SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND REPORT TO THE TRIBE WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT SHANTOK.
PLEASE CHECK THE PREVIOUS STORY ROCKS FLYING AT SHANTOK.
I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO VERIFY THIS STORY. HOWEVER I FEEL THE TRIBAL COUNCIL SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND REPORT TO THE TRIBE WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT SHANTOK.
PLEASE CHECK THE PREVIOUS STORY ROCKS FLYING AT SHANTOK.
UPDATE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF CONNECTICUT CASINOS
ACCORDING TO THE NEWS MEDIA WE ARE IN A RECESSION AND DIFFICULT ECONOMIC TIMES ARE GOING TO CONTINUE FOR SOMETIME.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE CASINO CAN NOT GENERATE ENOUGH REVENUE TO COVER THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET?
I THINK THE TRIBAL COUNCIL WILL BE LEFT WITH THREE POSSIBILITIES
1 BORROW MONEY TO MAKE UP THE SHORT FALL
2 BORROW MONEY AND CUT SERVICES AND EMPLOYEES
3 CUT SERVICES AND EMPLOYEES
IN TALKING TO ONE OF THE TRIBAL COUNCILORS HE STATED THAT THE TRIBAL COUNCIL IS DOING EVERYTHING IN ITS POWER TO NOT TOUCH THE STIPENDS.
ANOTHER COUNCILOR SAID MAYBE WE SHOULD NOT BE BUILDING THE GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING. HIS REASONING, IT ONLY TAKES MONEY AWAY. IT DOES NOT ADD MONEY TO THE TRIBE BUT JUST THE OPPOSITE
MUNDU HAS BLESSED THIS TRIBE. HOPEFULLY WE WILL WEATHER THE STORM IF ONE IS COMING. LET US PRAY THAT THE MEDIA IS WRONG. .
PLEASE CHECK PREVIOUS STORY ON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF CONNECTIUUT CASINOS.
WHAT HAPPENS IF THE CASINO CAN NOT GENERATE ENOUGH REVENUE TO COVER THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN MILLION DOLLAR BUDGET?
I THINK THE TRIBAL COUNCIL WILL BE LEFT WITH THREE POSSIBILITIES
1 BORROW MONEY TO MAKE UP THE SHORT FALL
2 BORROW MONEY AND CUT SERVICES AND EMPLOYEES
3 CUT SERVICES AND EMPLOYEES
IN TALKING TO ONE OF THE TRIBAL COUNCILORS HE STATED THAT THE TRIBAL COUNCIL IS DOING EVERYTHING IN ITS POWER TO NOT TOUCH THE STIPENDS.
ANOTHER COUNCILOR SAID MAYBE WE SHOULD NOT BE BUILDING THE GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY CENTER BUILDING. HIS REASONING, IT ONLY TAKES MONEY AWAY. IT DOES NOT ADD MONEY TO THE TRIBE BUT JUST THE OPPOSITE
MUNDU HAS BLESSED THIS TRIBE. HOPEFULLY WE WILL WEATHER THE STORM IF ONE IS COMING. LET US PRAY THAT THE MEDIA IS WRONG. .
PLEASE CHECK PREVIOUS STORY ON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF CONNECTIUUT CASINOS.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
YEARS AGO SITTING IN THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL COURT ROOM I LISTENED AS TWO ATTORNEYS ARGUED OVER WHETHER THE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL COULD CLAIM SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM A LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY A TRIBAL MEMBER AGAINST THEM.
I THOUGHT THIS IS ABSURD. HOW CAN A RULE OF LAW, SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY MEANT TO PROTECT TRIBES FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTS AND OUTSIDE INTERESTS OR COMPANIES BE USED TO PROTECT THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT FROM A LAWSUIT BY A TRIBAL MEMBER.
THE CASE ACCORDING TO THE PETITIONER WAS ALLEGED THAT SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL CONSPIRED TO GIVE A CONTRACT TO ONE OF ITS MEMBER'S RELATIVES. THE CONTRACT WAS FOR WORK TO BE DONE AT THE CASINO.
WEEKS LATER SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL AT A WEDNESDAY COFFEE HOUR ANNOUNCED THAT LAWSUIT HAD BEEN DISMISSED BECAUSE OF LACK OF EVIDENCE.
THE PETITIIONER WHO FILED THE SUIT SAID IT WAS DISMISSED BECAUSE OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.
I DO NOT KNOW THE REASON FOR THE FINAL DECISION. I DO KNOW HOWEVER THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAPPEN. IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. EVERY TRIBAL MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO HIS DAY IN COURT. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO STOP A LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY A TRIBAL MEMBER ON THE GROUNDS OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.
I URGE THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS WHO DISBANDED THE CONSTITUTION REVISION COMMITTEE TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBE OF CONNECTICUT TO FIX THIS FLAW, THAT EVIDENTLY IS IN THE CONSTITUTION.
UPCOMING STORIES: THE PROBLEMS WITH CONSTRUCTION OF THE FORT HILL ELDER HOUSING BUILDING AND THE UPCOMING ELECTION OF THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS.
I THOUGHT THIS IS ABSURD. HOW CAN A RULE OF LAW, SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY MEANT TO PROTECT TRIBES FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTS AND OUTSIDE INTERESTS OR COMPANIES BE USED TO PROTECT THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT FROM A LAWSUIT BY A TRIBAL MEMBER.
THE CASE ACCORDING TO THE PETITIONER WAS ALLEGED THAT SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL CONSPIRED TO GIVE A CONTRACT TO ONE OF ITS MEMBER'S RELATIVES. THE CONTRACT WAS FOR WORK TO BE DONE AT THE CASINO.
WEEKS LATER SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL AT A WEDNESDAY COFFEE HOUR ANNOUNCED THAT LAWSUIT HAD BEEN DISMISSED BECAUSE OF LACK OF EVIDENCE.
THE PETITIIONER WHO FILED THE SUIT SAID IT WAS DISMISSED BECAUSE OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.
I DO NOT KNOW THE REASON FOR THE FINAL DECISION. I DO KNOW HOWEVER THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HAPPEN. IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. EVERY TRIBAL MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO HIS DAY IN COURT. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO STOP A LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY A TRIBAL MEMBER ON THE GROUNDS OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.
I URGE THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS WHO DISBANDED THE CONSTITUTION REVISION COMMITTEE TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBE OF CONNECTICUT TO FIX THIS FLAW, THAT EVIDENTLY IS IN THE CONSTITUTION.
UPCOMING STORIES: THE PROBLEMS WITH CONSTRUCTION OF THE FORT HILL ELDER HOUSING BUILDING AND THE UPCOMING ELECTION OF THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
THE ECONOMIC STATE OF THE CASINOS IN CONNECTICUT
SLOT MACHINE PAYMENTS MADE BY THE MOHEGAN SUN AND FOXWOOD RESORTS CASINO TO THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 2008 WAS DOWN NINETEEN MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
AT THE END OF JUNE CASINO REVENUE AT MOHEGAN SUN SLOTS WAS DOWN A LITTLE UNDER NINE PERCENT. FOXWOOD RESORTS CASINO WITH THE OPENING OF THE MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS WAS OFF A LITTLE UNDER NINE PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE MID DAY WEEK TRIPS FROM NEW YORK TO THE MOHEGAN SUN HAS SEEN A DROP IN BUSINESS.
TWIN RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND SEEMS TO BE CASHING IN ON CUSTOMERS FROM RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS THAT USED TO GAMBLE AT THE CONNECTICUT CASINOS.
WITH HIGHER GAS PRICES , PEOPLE MAYBE NOT HAVING FAITH IN AN EARLY ECONOMIC RECOVERY COULD BE HAVING A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON CASINO EARNINGS.
WILL OUR PATRONS AT THE MOHEGAN SUN CONTINUE TO PATRONAGE US OR WILL THEY SEEK CLOSER GAMBLING VENUES IN NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY AND RHODE ISLAND? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AND IF MASSACHUSETTS OPENS CASINOS THERE?
CLYDE BARROW, THE DIRECTOR OF OF THE CENTER FOR POLICY ADJUSTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, DARTMOUTH, IS QUOTED AS SAYING "I WOULDN'T SAY WE' VE HIT THE BOTTOM YET.'
JEFF HARTMAN, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OT THE MOHEGAN TRIBE GAMING AUTHORITY SAID 'I'M NOT AN EONOMIST, BUT WE PROBABLY HAVE ANOTHER YEAR TO WORK THROUGH THIS."
AT THE END OF JUNE CASINO REVENUE AT MOHEGAN SUN SLOTS WAS DOWN A LITTLE UNDER NINE PERCENT. FOXWOOD RESORTS CASINO WITH THE OPENING OF THE MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS WAS OFF A LITTLE UNDER NINE PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE MID DAY WEEK TRIPS FROM NEW YORK TO THE MOHEGAN SUN HAS SEEN A DROP IN BUSINESS.
TWIN RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND SEEMS TO BE CASHING IN ON CUSTOMERS FROM RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS THAT USED TO GAMBLE AT THE CONNECTICUT CASINOS.
WITH HIGHER GAS PRICES , PEOPLE MAYBE NOT HAVING FAITH IN AN EARLY ECONOMIC RECOVERY COULD BE HAVING A NEGATIVE EFFECT ON CASINO EARNINGS.
WILL OUR PATRONS AT THE MOHEGAN SUN CONTINUE TO PATRONAGE US OR WILL THEY SEEK CLOSER GAMBLING VENUES IN NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY AND RHODE ISLAND? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AND IF MASSACHUSETTS OPENS CASINOS THERE?
CLYDE BARROW, THE DIRECTOR OF OF THE CENTER FOR POLICY ADJUSTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, DARTMOUTH, IS QUOTED AS SAYING "I WOULDN'T SAY WE' VE HIT THE BOTTOM YET.'
JEFF HARTMAN, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OT THE MOHEGAN TRIBE GAMING AUTHORITY SAID 'I'M NOT AN EONOMIST, BUT WE PROBABLY HAVE ANOTHER YEAR TO WORK THROUGH THIS."
DREAMS AND LIFE
ABOUT A YEAR AGO I WENT TO A MEMBER OF THE WUSKUSO STAFF AND ASKED IF THE FOLLOWING WRITING BY ANOTHER TRIBAL MEMBER COULD BE PRINTED IN THE WUSKUSO. I WAS REFUSED. NOW THAT I HAVE MY OWN BLOG I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE HER WRITINGS WITH MY READERS.
DREAMS AND LIFE
JANUARY 27, 2006
THIS MORNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK I WAS THINKING OUT LOUD ABOUT WHAT IS MISSING IN MOHEGAN. WHAT CAME TO ME IS THE IMPORTANCE OF REMEMBERING OUR CULTURE AND WHERE WE CAME FROM, AND HONORING THE ANCESTORS AND WHAT THEY HAVE LEFT BEHIND. A LARGE BALD EAGLE CAME FROM THE EAST AND FLEW OVER MY HEAD AS I WAS SAYING OUT LOUD THE THOUGHTS THAT WERE GOING THROUGH MY MIND. I TOOK THIS AS A SIGN OF GREAT HOPE THAT THE EAGLE IS STILL HERE IN SPITE OF MAN, AND WE ARE STILL HERE IN SPITE OF OURSELVES. JUST AS THE EAGLE HAS RETURNED, TOGETHER WE CAN RETURN TO A MOHEGAN THAT STILL LIVES IN OUR HEARTS, AND WE CAN GIVE THAT TO OUR CHILDREN SO THEY MAY GIVE IT TO THEIR CHILDREN, AND THAT IS HOW MOHEGAN WILL LIVE ON.
GRANNY AHSUP
DREAMS AND LIFE
JANUARY 27, 2006
THIS MORNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK I WAS THINKING OUT LOUD ABOUT WHAT IS MISSING IN MOHEGAN. WHAT CAME TO ME IS THE IMPORTANCE OF REMEMBERING OUR CULTURE AND WHERE WE CAME FROM, AND HONORING THE ANCESTORS AND WHAT THEY HAVE LEFT BEHIND. A LARGE BALD EAGLE CAME FROM THE EAST AND FLEW OVER MY HEAD AS I WAS SAYING OUT LOUD THE THOUGHTS THAT WERE GOING THROUGH MY MIND. I TOOK THIS AS A SIGN OF GREAT HOPE THAT THE EAGLE IS STILL HERE IN SPITE OF MAN, AND WE ARE STILL HERE IN SPITE OF OURSELVES. JUST AS THE EAGLE HAS RETURNED, TOGETHER WE CAN RETURN TO A MOHEGAN THAT STILL LIVES IN OUR HEARTS, AND WE CAN GIVE THAT TO OUR CHILDREN SO THEY MAY GIVE IT TO THEIR CHILDREN, AND THAT IS HOW MOHEGAN WILL LIVE ON.
GRANNY AHSUP
MOHEGAN LANGUAGE
IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE MOHEGAN COUNCIL OF ELDERS CUT THE MONEY BEING SPENT ON THE LANGUAGE PROGRAM BY SIXTY PERCENT.
ONE PERSON IN THE LOOP SAID THAT IT WAS CUT BECAUSE OF LACK OF PARTICIPATION BY TRIBAL MEMBERS IN THE PROGRAM.
UPON CONTACTING ONE OF THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS HE STATED THAT IS WAS INDEED TRUE THAT THE BUDGET FOR THE PROGRAM HAD BEEN CUT. HE STATED IT WOULD BE UP TO THE NEW COUNCIL OF ELDERS TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THE PROGRAM. HE WAS ASKED TO HAVE THE ELDERS SEND TO ME A STATEMENT ON WHAT THEIR POSITION IS ON THIS MATTER. HE SAID HE WOULD. TO BE FAIR IT WAS ASKED ONLY THIS MORNING AND IT MAY TAKE SOMETIME FOR THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS TO RESPOND.
THE PRESENT COUNCIL ELDERS DID A VERY GOOD THING STARTING THIS PROGRAM BUT IT IS DISHEARTNING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.
MY POSITION IS THAT IF SEVERAL OF OUR MEMBERS CAN BECOME FLUENT IN THE MOHEGAN LANGUAGE THEN IT WILL BE WORTH DOING. WE ARE TALKING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO A TRIBE THAT HAS A GOVERNMENT BUDGET OF ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
ONE PERSON IN THE LOOP SAID THAT IT WAS CUT BECAUSE OF LACK OF PARTICIPATION BY TRIBAL MEMBERS IN THE PROGRAM.
UPON CONTACTING ONE OF THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS HE STATED THAT IS WAS INDEED TRUE THAT THE BUDGET FOR THE PROGRAM HAD BEEN CUT. HE STATED IT WOULD BE UP TO THE NEW COUNCIL OF ELDERS TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THE PROGRAM. HE WAS ASKED TO HAVE THE ELDERS SEND TO ME A STATEMENT ON WHAT THEIR POSITION IS ON THIS MATTER. HE SAID HE WOULD. TO BE FAIR IT WAS ASKED ONLY THIS MORNING AND IT MAY TAKE SOMETIME FOR THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS TO RESPOND.
THE PRESENT COUNCIL ELDERS DID A VERY GOOD THING STARTING THIS PROGRAM BUT IT IS DISHEARTNING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING.
MY POSITION IS THAT IF SEVERAL OF OUR MEMBERS CAN BECOME FLUENT IN THE MOHEGAN LANGUAGE THEN IT WILL BE WORTH DOING. WE ARE TALKING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO A TRIBE THAT HAS A GOVERNMENT BUDGET OF ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
Monday, August 4, 2008
SECURITY CONCERNS AT FORT HILL ELDER HOUSING
RECENTLY CAMERAS WERE INSTALLED AT FORT HILL ELDER HOUSING. THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE SYSTEM. ..
THE CAMERAS WERE INSTALLED INSIDE THE BUILDING FACING TOWARDS THE EXTERIOR DOORS. THERE IS ONLY ONE CAMERA FACING OUT AT THE PARKING LOT FACING SOUTH TOWARDS THE MAIN GATE.
THE PROBLEMS I SEE WITH THE SYSTEM IS YOU HAVE A SECURITY GUARD WATCHING THE DOORS ON A MONITOR AND A RESIDENT COULD FALL OR BE ATTACKED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND NO ONE WOULD KNOW. AS I SEE IT THEY ARE WATCHING FOR RESIDENTS BRINGING VISITORS INTO THE BUILDING WITH OUT SIGNING THE VISITORS AT THE MAIN DESK. THERE IS NO SECURITY FOR THE TENANTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR WHICH EACH HAVE WINDOWS AND PATIO DOORS.
THE CAMERAS ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING DO NOT PROTECT THE CARS PARKED NORTH OF THE CAMERA . WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ANOTHER CAMERA IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED. THE SYSTEM IS ON A STAGGERED PICTURES SYSTEM. IT SHOWS EACH DOOR FOR TEN SECONDS. SINCE IT TAKES TEN SECONDS FOR EACH CAMERA . IT TAKES NINETY SECONDS TO GO THROUGH THE SEQUENCE.
AS A TEST, WE VIOLATED THIS SYSTEM THREE TIMES IN ONE NIGHT. THE SECURITY PERSON NEVER SAW US COMING IN OR OUT OF THE BUILDING SO THE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK VERY WELL.
THERE SHOULD BE CAMERAS PUT ON THE OUTSIDE OFTHE BUILDING TO PROTECT THE BUILDING FROM AN OUTSIDE HOME INVASION. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO WAY A SECURITY PERSON COULD SEE SOMEONE COMING IN FROM THE WOODS TO FORT HILL ELDER HOUSING.
AT THE SAME TIME ELDERS AT FORT HILL ELDER HOUSING WERE DENIED ACCESS TO THE FAX COPIER. RESIDENTS MAY NOW ONLY USE THE FAX COPIER DURING BUSINESS HOURS, IN OTHER WORDS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM EIGHT AM TO FOUR PM. MY QUESTION WAS ON A SNOW DAY, THE GOVERNMENT IS CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, THE WORKERS ARE OFF AND A RESIDENT NEEDS TO MAKE A COPY OR FAX SOMETHING HE HAS TO GO OUT IN THE SNOW STORM WHEN A FAX COPIER EXISTS IN THE BUILDING. THE REASON GIVEN FOR THE RESIDENTS NOT BEING ALLOWED TO USE THE FAX COPIER IS THAT IT IS IN A BUSINESS AREA AND THAT THEY ARE AFRAID OF WHAT A RESIDENT MIGHT DO. IS NOT THE FAX COPIER THERE FOR THE RESIDENTS?
ON CONTACTING THE TRIBAL COUNCIL I GOT SEVERAL RESPONSES THE MOST ALARMING WAS FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL WHO SAID "THE SECURITY WAS SUFFICENT." HE SAID HE WOULD BUY A FAX AND THAT WE COULD INSTALL IT IN THE MEETING ROOM AT FORT HILL WHICH HAS AN OUTSIDE PHONE LINE. TO DATE THEY HAVE NOT DONE THIS.
I THINK THE TRIBAL COUNCIL SHOULD RELOOK AT THIS SITUATION AND DO SOMETHING TO IMPROVE THE SECURITY SITUATION.
THE CAMERAS WERE INSTALLED INSIDE THE BUILDING FACING TOWARDS THE EXTERIOR DOORS. THERE IS ONLY ONE CAMERA FACING OUT AT THE PARKING LOT FACING SOUTH TOWARDS THE MAIN GATE.
THE PROBLEMS I SEE WITH THE SYSTEM IS YOU HAVE A SECURITY GUARD WATCHING THE DOORS ON A MONITOR AND A RESIDENT COULD FALL OR BE ATTACKED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND NO ONE WOULD KNOW. AS I SEE IT THEY ARE WATCHING FOR RESIDENTS BRINGING VISITORS INTO THE BUILDING WITH OUT SIGNING THE VISITORS AT THE MAIN DESK. THERE IS NO SECURITY FOR THE TENANTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR WHICH EACH HAVE WINDOWS AND PATIO DOORS.
THE CAMERAS ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING DO NOT PROTECT THE CARS PARKED NORTH OF THE CAMERA . WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ANOTHER CAMERA IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED. THE SYSTEM IS ON A STAGGERED PICTURES SYSTEM. IT SHOWS EACH DOOR FOR TEN SECONDS. SINCE IT TAKES TEN SECONDS FOR EACH CAMERA . IT TAKES NINETY SECONDS TO GO THROUGH THE SEQUENCE.
AS A TEST, WE VIOLATED THIS SYSTEM THREE TIMES IN ONE NIGHT. THE SECURITY PERSON NEVER SAW US COMING IN OR OUT OF THE BUILDING SO THE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK VERY WELL.
THERE SHOULD BE CAMERAS PUT ON THE OUTSIDE OFTHE BUILDING TO PROTECT THE BUILDING FROM AN OUTSIDE HOME INVASION. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO WAY A SECURITY PERSON COULD SEE SOMEONE COMING IN FROM THE WOODS TO FORT HILL ELDER HOUSING.
AT THE SAME TIME ELDERS AT FORT HILL ELDER HOUSING WERE DENIED ACCESS TO THE FAX COPIER. RESIDENTS MAY NOW ONLY USE THE FAX COPIER DURING BUSINESS HOURS, IN OTHER WORDS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM EIGHT AM TO FOUR PM. MY QUESTION WAS ON A SNOW DAY, THE GOVERNMENT IS CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, THE WORKERS ARE OFF AND A RESIDENT NEEDS TO MAKE A COPY OR FAX SOMETHING HE HAS TO GO OUT IN THE SNOW STORM WHEN A FAX COPIER EXISTS IN THE BUILDING. THE REASON GIVEN FOR THE RESIDENTS NOT BEING ALLOWED TO USE THE FAX COPIER IS THAT IT IS IN A BUSINESS AREA AND THAT THEY ARE AFRAID OF WHAT A RESIDENT MIGHT DO. IS NOT THE FAX COPIER THERE FOR THE RESIDENTS?
ON CONTACTING THE TRIBAL COUNCIL I GOT SEVERAL RESPONSES THE MOST ALARMING WAS FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL WHO SAID "THE SECURITY WAS SUFFICENT." HE SAID HE WOULD BUY A FAX AND THAT WE COULD INSTALL IT IN THE MEETING ROOM AT FORT HILL WHICH HAS AN OUTSIDE PHONE LINE. TO DATE THEY HAVE NOT DONE THIS.
I THINK THE TRIBAL COUNCIL SHOULD RELOOK AT THIS SITUATION AND DO SOMETHING TO IMPROVE THE SECURITY SITUATION.
POSSIBLE ROCKS FLYING AT SHANTOK
IT WAS REPORTED BY AN UNDISCLOSED INSIDER THAT WHILE BLASTING ON RT. 2A, A ROCK FLEW OVER RT. 2A SOUTH AND HIT THE WOODEN BRIDGE AT SHANTOK POND SOMETIME LAST WEEK.
ONE OFFICIAL SAID HE SAW A BROKEN RAILING AND A ROCK ON THE BRIDGE. THE FIRST SECURITY GUARD RESPONDING SAID HE FOUND A PILE OF SPINDLES AND A BROKEN HAND RAIL, WHICH HE ATTRIBUTED TO VANDALS.
THE QUESTION IS: IF VANDALS DID IT, WHY DID THEY PILE THE SPINDLES ON THE BRIDGE. AND IF VANDALS DID REALLY DO IT, WHY DO SECURITY GUARDS NOW HAVE TO KEEP VISITORS AWAY FROM THE POND BECAUSE OF BLASTING ON RT. 2A.
TO THE TRIBAL COUNCIL: CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND FIND OUT WHAT REALLY DID HAPPEN AT SHANTOK POND?
IF ANY TRIBAL MEMBERS KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE INCIDENT, PLEASE POST A COMMENT.
ONE OFFICIAL SAID HE SAW A BROKEN RAILING AND A ROCK ON THE BRIDGE. THE FIRST SECURITY GUARD RESPONDING SAID HE FOUND A PILE OF SPINDLES AND A BROKEN HAND RAIL, WHICH HE ATTRIBUTED TO VANDALS.
THE QUESTION IS: IF VANDALS DID IT, WHY DID THEY PILE THE SPINDLES ON THE BRIDGE. AND IF VANDALS DID REALLY DO IT, WHY DO SECURITY GUARDS NOW HAVE TO KEEP VISITORS AWAY FROM THE POND BECAUSE OF BLASTING ON RT. 2A.
TO THE TRIBAL COUNCIL: CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND FIND OUT WHAT REALLY DID HAPPEN AT SHANTOK POND?
IF ANY TRIBAL MEMBERS KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE INCIDENT, PLEASE POST A COMMENT.
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