Visual Art Jun 7, 2010 at 12:10 pm

Instead of Chihuly Museum, How About Rightful Duwamish Takeback?

Jen Graves
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I love this.

Either that or a Helen Thomas Pavilion of Truth. We could fill the latter with glass sculptures by Chihulhy and use it for batting practice.
Will in Seattle on June 7, 2010 at 12:20 PM Report this
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My job involves getting large numbers of people to do things in Seattle.

I could sell the fuck out of a Northwest Native Cultural Center. White guilt should be used for good.
Toasterhedgehog on June 7, 2010 at 12:25 PM Report this
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"How About Rightful Duwamish Takeback?"

What, a casino?
on June 7, 2010 at 12:28 PM Report this
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"I could sell the fuck out of a Northwest Native Cultural Center"

So, yes, a casino!
on June 7, 2010 at 12:29 PM Report this
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"My job involves getting large numbers of people to do things in Seattle."

Do they prefer black jack or poker?
on June 7, 2010 at 12:39 PM Report this
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"white guilt should be used for good"

Speak for yourself whitey.

BTW I'm 1/16th Chipaquaw, can I get a freeebie?
on June 7, 2010 at 12:41 PM Report this
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Sorry @6, you're SOL. But, whichever of your parents is 1/8 "Chipaquaw" (I'm guessing you really meant Chappaquah) can get the freebie for you...
COMTE on June 7, 2010 at 12:51 PM Report this
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LOVE the idea.

And the unregistered commenter needs to educate themselves. Casinos do not pay out to or benefit the tribes who open them. Decades of oppression do not result in financial expertise or unbiased sharing of wealth and opportunity. Throwing money at problems doesn't solve them on reservations or anywhere else.
sammielu on June 7, 2010 at 1:09 PM Report this
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@8 - Depends on the tribe. Some times when the tribe pools the money they share it with everyone, or vote on how to spend it, or it goes into operators pockets. It just depends.
Soupytwist on June 7, 2010 at 1:25 PM Report this
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That's perfect!! A casino, a discount cigarette shack, fireworks vendors in July, and a few broken down single-wides for decor. It would be wonderful.
kinaidos on June 7, 2010 at 1:47 PM Report this
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@8: then why would you open them? the muckleshoots increased the payout to tribe members from 2k to 20k/year due to the casinos.
Max Solomon on June 7, 2010 at 1:58 PM Report this
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How many broken down cars will they leave outside on the grass?

"the muckleshoot"

The Muckleshoot are well known as the rejects from the other tribes.
on June 7, 2010 at 2:19 PM Report this
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one of the other benefits of the casinos is that the tribes are now able to hire the lawyers that are experts in land/water/treaty issues so they can effectively remedy past wrongs and treaty violations; oh and also, they often hire biologists, teachers and health care and social workers.
pissy mcslogbot on June 7, 2010 at 2:29 PM Report this
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Just think of it.

It's springtime and the kidlings have a class on native culture. They get on the bus or monorail to Seattle Center, and then spend the day sitting outside amongst the totem poles and grass listening to the oral traditions of Seattle's founding culture.

Sweet.
Will in Seattle on June 7, 2010 at 2:40 PM Report this
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" Decades of oppression do not result in financial expertise or unbiased sharing of wealth and opportunity."

So why not tax them?

"they often hire biologists, teachers and health care and social workers."

White folk!

Actually I'd support another INdian casino at the Seattle Center, it's a great way to distribute money from Cambodians, Vietnamese, Chinese, black and poor whites to Indians. An idiot tax, like the lottery, for po' folk.

Ain't income redistribution sweet!
on June 7, 2010 at 2:42 PM Report this
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" spend the day sitting outside amongst the totem poles and grass listening to the oral traditions of Seattle's founding culture."

You can do that already at Victor Steinbrueck Park with the added traditional native practice of the passing of the malt liquor bottle.
on June 7, 2010 at 2:45 PM Report this
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Well, at least it's not some stupid Asian center. All they ever gave us was tacky houses, car wrecks, and public health problems.
on June 7, 2010 at 4:23 PM Report this
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@17 Yes, but the food is great and except for the Cambodians, the Asians aren't all on welfare!
on June 7, 2010 at 5:15 PM Report this
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I would love it if they'd bring the duck hunting part of their history to the Seattle Center.
Duck hunting aside, it might help the Duwamish get their federal tribal status--aren't they still hung up in court over that?
alight on June 7, 2010 at 6:07 PM Report this
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Want.
erly on June 7, 2010 at 9:42 PM Report this
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The Canoe Center on Lake Union sounds awesome.
Greg Barnes on June 7, 2010 at 10:02 PM Report this
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Sounds like it might be inetersting for a few visits, but the KEXP idea might keep people coming back for longer.
yuiop on June 8, 2010 at 1:20 AM Report this
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Much better idea than KEXP.
threnody on June 9, 2010 at 10:12 PM Report this
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Duwamish can speak for themselves and I would rather hear from them directly
Seattle San on June 10, 2010 at 12:42 AM Report this

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