The Ungrateful Student / Person/ Ally - ?

Him:  I was wondering if you could read a paper I wrote pertaining research methodologies and let me know what you think.  I want to know if what I am saying makes sense from an outsider’s perspective.

Me:  Thank you, but I have vision limitations and don’t make a living.  You may want to ask a paid professor to do this for you – that is unless you are willing to hire me as a consultant?

Him:  Never mind the trouble!  Maybe I may never find an Indigenous person to lend a helping hand!  Enjoy making money in Colonial Empire!

Me:  Actually I don't have an income and have medical expenses for my eyes.  If you are being sarcastic, I could really do without this.  Really, I should not have to explain this as it is you who does not value the need for respect.

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Lynn Gehl, Ph.D. is an Algonquin Anishinaabe-kwe from the Ottawa River Valley.  She has a section 15 Charter challenge regarding the continued sex discrimination in The Indian Act, and is an outspoken critic of the Ontario Algonquin land claims and self-government process.  She has three books: Anishinaabeg Stories: Featuring Petroglyphs, Petrographs, and Wampum Belts, The Truth that Wampum Tells: My Debwewin of the Algonquin Land Claims Process, and Mkadengwe: Sharing Canada's Colonial Process through Black Face Methodology. You can reach her at lynngehl@gmail.com and see more of her work at www.lynngehl.com.

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