EricEagle

Metcalf, IL

Region's homeless shelters awarded grants

I live at Don & Melanie Bosdell's home. I asked Melanie to type what I said on here, All these words are from my heart, and those who live here at Don & Melanie's, such as Marvin, Beaver Michael, Gigi, Clarabelle, Joyce, Steve. Jerry, George, Fred, Sonny, Ryan, Joe, June, Jeremy, Waylon and so on...They opened up their private home, to help the people, not just the Homeless, the Needy, The Stranded, Anyone who comes to their home is Welcomed. Yes, as a Sicangu Full Blood Lakota, My People are treated very badly by the White People here, as well as those Apples too. We are constantly harrasted, threatened by locals. Kind of like down south, whites towards blacks, but here whites towards Lakota's. Don & Melanie Bosdell are wonderful and beautiful people, this should have happened 60 years ago. They are very good Christian people, very honest, compare to the White Folks and Apples. The nearest store is 70 miles away, if you want to shop at Walmart, because the Wigwam & other stores across the reservations do have a tendancy to raise their prices on the 10th of every month, because they know that the Native American's are going to buy on Foodstamp day. So Don & Melanie take us all shopping at Walmart. Most of us who live here do not have a home. But Don & Melanie provide us homecooked meals 3 times a day 7 days a week, we have living arrangments and a living room with a tv and cable, books especially Bibles for Biblestudy and church, a roof over our heads. The Whites & Apples of White River, don't care what happens to us Lakota People. The saying they have here is "A Indian is better dead then alive," this is true. Many people have died here, before the Bosdell's came, they froze to death, families, men and women. If it wasn't for these wonderful and beautiful people, coming here to White River, we'd have frozed & starved to death, exposed to the elements. We live at their home for FREE, they charge us nothing. All their services are for FREE. There is No Alcohol or Faul Language tolerated in their house, we don't have parties here, like according to this White person or Apple, who has made this rude uncalled comment, that isn't true. Don & Melanie have get togethers and picnics and invite everyone to come, they do it right outside their home. There are many meanings of the word HOME: A dwelling place house, dwelling, residence, habitation, habitat, tenement, abode, lodging, quarters, homestead, hospice, hostel, domicile, dormitory, seat, berth, apartment, condominium, flat, living quarters, messuage (British), palace, shelter, asylum, pied à terre (French), hut, haunt, resort, cabin, bungalow, cottage, chalet, mansion, castle, summer home, rooming house, country home, place, address, diggings, shanty, wigwam, igloo, topek, hovel, cave, isba (Russian), lodge, villa, hotel, inn, manor, tepee, farmhouse, tavern, resthouse, barrack, tent, pad*, hide-out*, dump*, hang-out*, headquarters*, parking place*, digs*, nest*, condo*, where one hangs one's hat*; apartment, trailer. Yes, we did have someone die here. He went upstairs to answer the door, because we lock the door at 10pm every night. When he opened the door, the person outside was in a wheelchair, pushed his way in. George LeadingCloud and Sam First In Trouble lost their balance and fell down a flight of stairs, where George LeadingCloud was injured and died. All an accident. It can happen to anyone, any where, and anytime. If you want to know more about Don & Melanie and their home, or about how we Lakota's are treated, ask Us, not someone who doesn't know the facts. Thankyou and God Bless ~Eric Eagle~  (Jul 15, 2009 | post #10)

Metcalf, IL

Region's homeless shelters awarded grants

I live at Don & Melanie Bosdell's home. They opened up their private home, to help the people, not just the Homeless, the Needy, The Stranded, Anyone who comes to their home is Welcomed. Yes, as a Sicangu Full Blood Lakota, My People are treated very badly by the White People here, as well as those Apples too. We are constantly harrasted, threatened by locals. Kind of like down south, whites towards blacks, but here whites towards Lakota's. Don & Melanie Bosdell are wonderful and beautiful people, this should have happened 60 years ago. They are very good Christian people, very honest, compare to the White Folks and Apples. The nearest store is 70 miles away, if you want to shop at Walmart, because the Wigwam here in town jack's up their prices double to triple the amount on Foodstamp day. So Don & Melanie take us all shopping at Walmart. Most of us who live here do not have a home. But Don & Melanie provide us homecooked meals 3 times a day 7 days a week, we have living arrangments and a living room with a tv and cable, books especially Bibles for Biblestudy and church, a roof over our heads. The Whites & Apples of White River, don't care what happens to us Lakota People. The saying they have here is "A Indian is better dead then alive," this is true. Many people have died here, before the Bosdell's came, they froze to death, families, men and women. If it wasn't for these wonderful and beautiful people, coming here to White River, we'd have frozed & starved to death, exposed to the elements. We live at their home for FREE, they charge us nothing. All their services are for FREE. There is No Alcohol or Faul Language tolerated in their house, we don't have parties here, like according to this White person or Apple, who has made this rude uncalled comment, that isn't true. Don & Melanie have get togethers and picnics and invite everyone to come, they do it right outside their home. There are many meanings of the word HOME: A dwelling place house, dwelling, residence, habitation, habitat, tenement, abode, lodging, quarters, homestead, hospice, hostel, domicile, dormitory, seat, berth, apartment, condominium, flat, living quarters, messuage (British), palace, shelter, asylum, pied à terre (French), hut, haunt, resort, cabin, bungalow, cottage, chalet, mansion, castle, summer home, rooming house, country home, place, address, diggings, shanty, wigwam, igloo, topek, hovel, cave, isba (Russian), lodge, villa, hotel, inn, manor, tepee, farmhouse, tavern, resthouse, barrack, tent, pad*, hide-out*, dump*, hang-out*, headquarters*, parking place*, digs*, nest*, condo*, where one hangs one's hat*; apartment, trailer. Yes, we did have someone die here. He went upstairs to answer the door, because we lock the door at 10pm every night. When he opened the door, the person outside was in a wheelchair, pushed his way in. George LeadingCloud and Sam First In Trouble lost their balance and fell down a flight of stairs, where George LeadingCloud was injured and died. All an accident. It can happen to anyone, any where, and anytime. If you want to know more about Don & Melanie and their home, or about how we Lakota's are treated, ask Us, not someone who doesn't know the facts. Thankyou and God Bless ~Eric Eagle~  (Jul 8, 2009 | post #6)