The Shack

 

There is a shack lost in the woods, it's close to the road, but the nearest neighbour is 5 miles away. 

It's not far from the middle of nowhere.  

Tule Elk near Tupman, California

Tule Elk aka California Reindeer

The Tule Elk is unique to the state of California.  Smaller than other species of North American elk, yet larger than any deer, it is estimated they numbered 750,000 to 1,000,000 distributed throughout the state.  The elk played a significant role in the food chain for Native Americans, and by 1874 it was believed the species was driven to extinction.  It was in that same year the California state legislature, in their timeless wisdom, declared a ban on killing Tule Elk.  

These animals were as docile and easily exterminated as the Indians who wore their skins and ate the meat during the 1000 years of peace before the conquistadors began exploring the interior.  

In 1874 a breeding pair was discovered living in a marsh on the shore of Lake Buena Vista.  A landholder graciously designated a thousand acres of land near Tupman, Ca. for the preservation of the species and by 1900, the elk numbers had increased to a herd of 28.  Today there are more than 4000 animals thriving in protected habitats throughout the state, but without the Tule Elk Preserve, which began right here, this species would have become extinct.  

The Tule Elk, for the California Indians, was what the buffalo was for the tribes living on the planes, but reparations are being discussed for other ethnic groups?  I think not.  

Without the elk, the people who survived the native genocide up to that point became totally dependent on the white man's way of life and were forced from their homes.  By the turn of the 20th century, the number of Indian holdouts who refused to accept the white man's life had been reduced to nothing. 
So you all need to be quiet about payments for African Americans who were never slaves in a state where slavery was never legal, but genocide was.  I'd be glad to pay black people all the money they want right after they collectively acknowledge and apologize for the genocide of California Indians.  I don't give a rat's ass if they didn't participate in exterminating women, children, and old people because I feel like they are just as guilty as the white devil for living on stolen Indian land and refusing to speak the language or honour the native customs and traditions.  Fuck you pay me.    

Take a knee for that shit, Jack!  

Then, since you're down there, why don't you go ahead and blow me.  

Hey, why don't we let black folks in Cali operate casinos and pay Indians a large sum of money, huh?    

 The local Indians are owed so much more than a casino business. It is insulting to think the government would rather see the people promoting vices like gambling and liquor in lieu of giving them back their way of life through land grants.  Very insulting.  They murdered an entire race and told them, endeavour to persevere.  It means nothing.