By Charles Forgrave
Sault Ste. Marie, Mi...Head of the Sault Tribe Cultural Department, Cecil Pavlat, attacked AJC council member, Nathan Wright, at a recent meeting in the tribal culture building.
Were it not for Mr. Wright's prudent restraint, an ugly physical confrontation would have been the likely outcome.
Tribal employee Pavlat was allowed to continue his attack, without interference by tribal officials who were in attendance...leading this writer to believe that Mr. Pavlat was doing their bidding.
Mr. Wright was correct in his observation that were he the one doing the attacking, while in attendance at a tribal function and while being on the payroll, he would have been fired.
Unfortunately, the political implication here is that director Abramson and the other tribal officials in attendance had a stake in Mr. Pavlat's behavior. While she wouldn't make such a spectacle herself, certainly she was willing to step back and let someone else get away with it..who was doing her bidding.
A sorry situation to say the least.
Mr. Wright certainly has my admiration. He didn't let bullying or delinquency by tribal officials shape his behavior. Sticking to his principles, the council member refused to lower himself to their standards..
..and, because of it, in the end, he will win the day.
Thank you, Charles Forgrave
You can get fired for talking about public information, especially when it is about one of the tribal crooks, but not for violence against another member. After learning more details, it seems that Cathy Abramson, Sault Tribe director, stood by and watched while Nathan Wright was verbally abused, pushed several times and blasted with racial slurs.
Director Abramson did nothing to intervene or remind Cecil Pavlat that he was on the clock. When Wright asked her what she was going to do about what just took place, she gave her usual blank stare.
Lynne Weaver
Sault Ste. Marie, Mi...Head of the Sault Tribe Cultural Department, Cecil Pavlat, attacked AJC council member, Nathan Wright, at a recent meeting in the tribal culture building.
Were it not for Mr. Wright's prudent restraint, an ugly physical confrontation would have been the likely outcome.
Tribal employee Pavlat was allowed to continue his attack, without interference by tribal officials who were in attendance...leading this writer to believe that Mr. Pavlat was doing their bidding.
Mr. Wright was correct in his observation that were he the one doing the attacking, while in attendance at a tribal function and while being on the payroll, he would have been fired.
Unfortunately, the political implication here is that director Abramson and the other tribal officials in attendance had a stake in Mr. Pavlat's behavior. While she wouldn't make such a spectacle herself, certainly she was willing to step back and let someone else get away with it..who was doing her bidding.
A sorry situation to say the least.
Mr. Wright certainly has my admiration. He didn't let bullying or delinquency by tribal officials shape his behavior. Sticking to his principles, the council member refused to lower himself to their standards..
..and, because of it, in the end, he will win the day.
Thank you, Charles Forgrave
You can get fired for talking about public information, especially when it is about one of the tribal crooks, but not for violence against another member. After learning more details, it seems that Cathy Abramson, Sault Tribe director, stood by and watched while Nathan Wright was verbally abused, pushed several times and blasted with racial slurs.
Director Abramson did nothing to intervene or remind Cecil Pavlat that he was on the clock. When Wright asked her what she was going to do about what just took place, she gave her usual blank stare.
Lynne Weaver
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