Plan to hunt wolves illustrates culture clash
July 1, 2012 at 12:27 pm in Grand Forks Herald
Native American bands around the state oppose the hunting and trapping of wolves on spiritual grounds, will prohibit wolf hunting on tribal lands and complain that the DNR and Legislature haven’t considered their views. Leaders of the Leech Lake, Red Lake and White Earth bands wrote similar letters of concern to the DNR when the Legislature was still debating a wolf hunting season.
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The Canadian Chippewa don’t seem to have any problems with hunting wolves.
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irrelevant; different tribe
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“Wolves are revered in American Indian culture.”
There is no such thing as a single culture called American Indian. There are hundreds of different cultures that are considered “American Indian” or indigenous people. They’re all separate nations with their own distinct language and culture. Poor wording such as this contributes to the invisibility of these distinct nations.
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I didn’t say “American Indian,” nor did the Herald. We both said “Native American.” You’re the one using “poor wording!”
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wait isn’t anyone who was born here a Native American? Just sayin. I will call the indigenous people of North America whatever they want to be called! Don’t know if they have a consensus.
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Ben Franklin thought the same thing. He wanted the turkey.
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Well, we have the turkey in the White House.
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No the Bald Eagle is a fishing bird. Its main prey is fish. I watched them for years catching fish from lakes, rivers, streams and the ocean. That does not mean they will not take rabbits, gophers and such they will hunt what is around. That does not mean they are not opportunistic, like all predators they will eat a fresh dead animal if they find it. But vultures feed almost exclusively of dead animals and do not really care how fresh it is.
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The bald eagle’s diet depends on its habitat. If it can live exclusively on carrion it will.
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Are airline passengers that careless that they leave their baggage laying around?
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Only if the TSA isn’t watching.
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The Ojibwe may revere wolves but they also hunted them, and still do. If they want reservation land closed that is their right but to condem others for what your culture also traditionally did.
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Their culture also traditionally hunted and killed bald eagles, but have been restricted from doing so. Granted, they probably shouldn’t be complaining about what is being done in other jurisdictions with wolves. But by the same token, Glen, wouldn’t you agree they should be allowed to hunt and kill bald eagles on their land?
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I can’t kill bald eagles on my land.
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Wow, three people wish I could kill bald eagles on my own land.
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A “vulture” is a distinct group of SCAVENGING birds. The eagle is a RAPTOR, which will OCCASIONALLY take carrion but it is primarily a very strong, efficient, hunting and killing machine. Vultures can only kill very sick or wounded creatures and could never dream of fishing, like the eagle. Your comment calling the Bald Eagle a “vulture” is ridiculous and just plain wrong.
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To clarify : technically, a vulture is also a raptor. The Bald Eagle is in a league of its own as the animal worlds most powerful, airborne killing machine. You get the point.
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Yes, you are correct. A vulture would be more like a democrat then.
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Funny people getting defensive about this bird because of political symbolism!
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Bring it on…I’d like to have some eagle for Thanksgiving for a change……Might taste interesting…Right next to my deep fried wolf stakes…….A little possom belly stew and some sour mash that we can lay out on that fancy ding table in that thing called a Billard Room (But no stuffed Billards from what I can see) Oooh dogy does that sound like some good vittles….Granny….Hey Granny…..Where did Granny go?
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Damn tough crowd….Just can’t stand a little toung in cheek……Have to take this stuff seriously huh? Naw…..I just have to walk through such a wide open door once in a while on here and have some fun…..
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tundra, I thought you were funny. I think there are just some people who once they have you labeled always click “Dislike” without bothering to read. I’ve thought about posting a comment saying that it’s nice to have an inch or two of gentle rain after a drought and see how many dislikes I got.
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Petey I respect your view on my eagle/vulture comment, as well as Glen’s. My real point is why protect the eagle and not the wolf? They are both off the endangered species list.
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You are always so civil, TJ, and your comments well reasoned, whether I agree with them or not. I hope you continue to contribute to AreaVoices, as it would be considerably less interesting without you. Have you ever considered writing for publication, print or otherwise (like a blog)? Or maybe you already do and I just don’t know about it! Anyway, it’s a pleasure…
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Thank you for your kind words. I am flattered by your opinion. I have written several books but I have never put any of them in print. They are just for my enjoyment.
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Everybody says that about me too.
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Not in Duluth they don’t Brain. ha ha
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Which is proof positive that you really have blinders on when it comes to what you read ther Brain…
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No, but my sense of humor is alive and well.
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Well you amuse me all to hell anyway so like in Goodfellows……”Hey….You are a funny guy”
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I think its disgraceful to go and hunt such beautiful animals…they were here way before man was and just like everything else we will dispose of it….you will have hunters out there setting traps to cause the animals great pain and suffering before they die….its just plain disgraceful to kill those beautiful creatures….
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Traps also catch dogs, other unintended animals, even people walk into them since they are covered with leaves, I am one that stepped on a trap on public property, They hurt like hell! Yes, I kept it, altered it. My boot saved my ankle, if it was a shoe it would have been very bad. wolves should not be hunted or trapped, they reached their natural population balance 12 years ago.
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