| RezInk : My life on the Reservation. |
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| I live on the Leech Lake Reservation. I am a tribal member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. I am a full time college student at Bemidji State University. I am a double major. My majors are in Mass Communications in Public Relations and Fine Arts degrees. I meet Choupique online at WBS Native Chat. We conversed online for 1 1/2 years before we met in person. We met and were enjoying our visit when my sister Diane (according to TJ, my nephew) made a pass at Choupique. He declined her invitation and she threw him out of our home. Because I refuse to tell him to leave our place, she threw me out of the house. Choupique and I moved into the one room log cabin located on the island where my parent's house was on. Choupique had just put all his money into the family van to get a new motor. The van broke down and Choupique paid for a complete overhaul. So, he was strapped for cash. He was hired at Northern Lights Casino as a coin changer and he worked to get money so he could move on. Which was our plan. He was only here for a two week visit and then he was going to Nova Scotia. We ended up moving in together in the one room log cabin that I used for my art studio. My mom and dad gave it to me so I could work on my art and sell it from the cabin. Choupique started work at the casino and I started looking for a job. He showed me a job opening for a new division for Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. The job called for someone who knew the ojbwe culture and had experiance and training in computer, media techology. This is something I was working on with Little Bay Arts & Crafts. I was building a Native Artist Co-op and Cultural preservation by hosting workshops, tradeshows, websites for local native artists. So, I applied for the job and hired in October 1998. But, I wasn't called to work until December 1998, due to politics. With both of us working, we were able to add on a kitchen and bathroom and winterize the cabin. We lived together and fell in love with each other. If it had not been for Diane's jealous actions that threw Choupique and I together, we would never have fell in love and married. As we prospered and began to make improvements to our home, Diane began to attack us. First, we thought a animal was coming into the cabin and ripping up Choupique's pillow. We later figured out it was Diane coming in and ripping up his pillow. Because after we moved to a different place, we would come home and find his pillow ripped up and she left a box of my UNDERWARE in our driveway!!! Fucking wacked woman. Click to continue the rest of the story..--> |
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| The Cajun House built by Choupique. |
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My Shit Lists Leech Lake Tribal Council Equaywug Justice Women Bemidji State University Indian Center Certain Family Members Community Members Leech Lake Tribal Members |
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