A little over a week ago, I was assisting a Sault Tribe Elder in sorting through a pile of new prescriptions to be called in. During a call to the office of one of the Elders physicians to inquire about the status of a particular drug, I was told that we would not likely be able to pick up the necessary prescriptions from the Sault Tribe pharmacy that day because it had been broken into.
News travels fast in the Soo's small community and by the next day several tribal members were discussing the break-in and the likelihood that it was an inside job. Since the pharmacy is located on the second floor and the facility is normally closed after regular daytime office hours, how did the thief gain access? Was entry gained by damaging doors or windows from the main level? Are there workers in the building after hours? Are there alarms or motion detectors as one would expect and, if so, were they tripped? What sort of drugs were stolen?
So the question remains, why was the break-in not reported in the local newspaper? If this were any other local pharmacy, this break-in would have been newsworthy enough to find a place in the otherwise boring Sault Evening News. Who is the source of the cover-up and why?
Recently, news through-the-grapevine spoke of the indictment of Joe McCoy, tribal chairman, for malicious destruction which apparently stemmed from an incident where a young person was said to have been a victim of assault at the hands of McCoy. I suppose someone could obtain the actual paper proof but why bother?
If we can't rely on the local newspaper, the local police or the Sault Tribe to report serious business regarding our tribe,then the only alternative is to discuss it amongst ourselves, create our own details and decide for ourselves whether it's fiction or non-fiction. Watch it though...the evil doers among you will tell on you.
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