Main Entry: reverse discrimination
Date: 1964 : discrimination against whites or males
I don't use reverse discrimination when talking about discrimination. Because simply put, discrimination is discrimination no matter who is doing it. And on that note let me tell you what has upset me to a point where I am still strongly debating about contacting the Arch Diociese of Omaha and the Accrediation Organization for one of the Tribal Colleges.
The first issue was my son. He didn't get to go down to Omaha to the Joyclin Art Center with his Drum Group. They gave me a bogus excuse that he was misbehaving during Drum Circle on Monday's and Fridays. Even the Administrator said that was bogus and if that was the case, then the majority of the boys wouldn't be allowed to go. The Drum Circle is for all the boys in school, K-8th grade. And what really torked off Donnie (the school adminstrator) was the fact the priest went along with the Drum Circle Leader on banning my boy from going. We also came to find out that the lil Kindergardner that wasn't allowed to go either was also banned from going! He was devasted more so than Coltin because he lives with his Great Grandparents and they don't get out much. So when I take Coltin on a day trip, we have invited him along so he can go someplace also.
After Donnie and I did a lot of digging to find out the reasons as to why my boy and this other lil boy was banned from going by the Drum leader, it became apparent that it was because Coltin is a full white boy and the lil Kindergardner is 3/4s white. The Drum Leader is of the Snake Clan. Now from what I understand of the Snake Clan in the Bago Tradation, is they are NOT Leaders and are NOT to hold any major title and such with in any aspect of the tribe or various tribal workings. And to be quit honest the majority of them don't they follow tradation as much as possible. But this particular gentleman decieded that he didn't want a full white boy and a lil 3/4 white boy even though the lil guy is an enrolled member of the Bago tribe to be seen at this fund raiser! And what I find extermly funny is one of DeLaney's class mates and his older brother's are 3/4s white also even though they look full indian! How do I know this? Well their mom is half white and their dad is full white! But they got to go even though they are the lil trouble makers of the school and the drum circle because they were related to the Drum Circle leader! Donnie the school administrator is half Omaha and half white so he completely understands why my boy and this lil guy was extermly upset! He has been discriminated against by non indians and indians alike!
My mom is on her Church Board and informed some of her church members (where my kids also go to mass and is apart of the Mission and the Mission School) and a couple of the board members (which Donnie is on also) took MAJOR offense to the fact my boy and the lil guy wasn't allowed to go. A couple of the older members both none indian and indian took it up with their Priest who realized he better take it up with the Head Priest at the Mission. My boy and the lil guy have yet to recieve an apology but the older indian ladies and the older none indian ladies have managed to convience the head preist who went along with the drum circle leader that he will be coming up with some money so Donnie, his wife, Randy, and I can take Coltin and the lil guy out for a day on the Missioin's Dime. And my mom rather enjoyed with her older indian lady friend who is the priesdent of the church board in Bago, the dressing down that a 94 year old indian man from the Macy parish gave the Head Priest for allowing the Drum Circle Leader to be out right discrimintory towards two young men of the communities who are both being taught that everyone bleeds the same! We even had a couple of middle age men and women who are Asian from the Homer Mission Parish get in on the dressing down of the Priests and Drum Circle Leader! They are donating some treats for our day out when we can get it planned and get the lil guy's great grandparents to agree to it! Cathy, Donnie's wife and Mission Secratary/School Secratary, and I are more excited for the treats I think! One of the couples donating the treats owns an Asian Bakery in the city and that is what the treats will be!
Now on to what happened to me just in this last week. The college I have been strongly debating about going to is a Tribal college. It is accredited and only a two year college but a lot of people both none indian and indian alike go here. Which means since they are accredited they are held to the same standards as public colleges and recieve public and gov't funding! Well about 10 years ago they redid the majority of their small campous and when they did this, they included a library. A library that is also the town's public liberary. Well my girl Tab and I decieded that we had some time to kill before we pickedu p my kids last week from school to go get library cards and check out some books. They even had a HUGE sign outside of the building and a smaller sign in the builddingthat said "Public Welcome to Get Library Cards." Well I picked out a couple of books that I didn't want to buy but wanted to read and attempted to get a library card.
Before I go much further: "IF YOU IMMIGRATE TO THIS COUNTRY GREAT! PLEASE PLEASE BEFORE YOU TAKE A COMMUNITY SERVICE OR CUSTOMER SERVE TYPE JOB, LEARN TO ENNOUCEATE YOUR WORDS WITH YOUR ACCENT! IT DRIVES ME AND YOU BATTY WITH ME OR YOU CONSTANTLY ASKING WHAT THE OTHER IS SAYING!" Thank you!
The lady refused me a library card! I asked her why. She left the station and went into the Library Director's office and came back and asked me a seris of questions.
Are you an enrolled member of any Indian tribe?
Me: Do I looke indian to you?
yes.
Me. Well, no I am not indian nor am I an enrolled member of any tribe.
Do you work in Bago?
Me. No. Why.
I can not give you a libary card then.
Me. Why?
Because you are not a indian and you do not work in bago.
me. my kids go to school here and i live on one of the two reservation communities and have my entire life minus a few years.
I am sorry. The library is for only enrolled members of tribes and for none indians who work in bago.
Me. I see so your discriminating against me due to the fact i am not indian and i do not work in bago is that correct
Yes. I am sorry and I actually don't agree with it.
Me. Then I guess I won't be going to school here next year like I was planning on it. Thank you.
My girl Tab is enrolled member of the Omaha tribe. She heard the by play of what happened. Put her book down and walked into the Director's Office and promptly told them off for being bigets, racists, and assholes. And that she was also thinking about returning to school to the college next year when I did and now she will NOT and she will also inform the Omaha Tribe of how the Bago Tribe is NOW discriminating against EVERYONE and not just Omaha people. And walked right on out, while the director of the library was trying to inform her that she was more than welecomed to recieve a library card.
I was LIVID! I calmed down a few days later and when I did, I contacted teh President of the newly elected Bago Tribal Council and informed them what was going on up at that college. I also contacted the CEO of a major Tribal company and left a message. I know the CEO through our family's even though I don't know him personally. His assistant got back to me took down what happened and Lance passed on his thoughts and what happened to the Tribal President also and the College President. See the CEO is half white and is also enrolled in the Bago Tribe. He gets it both ways like Donnie the school administrtor that my kids go to school at. The Tribal Council President knows my mom so she went and talked to my moms. Got some input there and then called me that evening. The College isn't going to like some of the new policies that the new president of the tribal council is going to suggest. Meaning if it says open to the Public it is going to mean the entire reservation communities public! Indian, White, Black, Asian, Hispanic, Purple, Pink, or Blue! And if they can't take everyone's money for a library card then the sign will come down that says Public welcomed and go back to being just a Tribal College Library for the students only!
See discrimination happens to all races by all races. There is NO SUCH THING as reverse discrimation. Stop using words that men have put int he dictonary that means the same thing for all races!
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But yes, discrimination is still discrimination. 
