Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Melinda Gopher for U.S. House of Representatives - Time for Historic Change, Vote Melinda Gopher

Who is Melinda Gopher?

Melinda Gopher is the seventh of eight children born to Robert and Dorothy Gopher, of Great Falls, Montana. She grew up in a two room house on Hill 57. Melinda Gopher is a paralegal, and hopes to at some point in the future, continue toward law school and earn a JD in law.

Melinda Gopher is a candidate for Montana’s sole congressional district in the U.S. House. She is seeking this position as someone who hopes to make progressive laws that better people’s lives. Melinda Gopher believes there is too much grid lock in Washington DC, and that people are often overlooked as a result.
Melinda is taking this time to seek this seat in the U.S. House based upon her personal life experiences. Melinda Gopher believes she is uniquely qualified to navigate the bureaucracy in Washington DC; having continually having dealt with the nation’s oldest bureaucracy; the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Melinda loves and is proud of Big Sky Country, she is proud of her country and proud of this nation’s flag. Her ancestors received one of the earliest treaty flags given to Indian nations at this nation’s founding. She believes oral history and written history verifies her Ojibwe ancestors did in fact; contribute to the early nation building. History seems to bear out the Ojibwe as an influential Great Lakes ally to the U.S. As a tribal person, she is well aware of the need, and has the skills to succeed in representing Montanans of every walk of life.

Melinda Gopher's family and tribal origins are rooted in public service dating back to the founding of this nation. Her late father assisted in gaining state constitutional protection of the “cultural integrity of tribal people “ in the state’s educational mandates.
Melinda Gopher's father founded Opportunities, Inc. in Great Falls during the War on Poverty era. He founded Loud Thunder, Inc. in 1986 and would spearhead an environmental movement that would lead to the successful banning of new cyanide mines in Montana. Robert Gopher galvanized the effort to preserve Montana’s waters.

Melinda Gopher for U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - Montana
Gopher for Congress
Montana Political News

Thursday, October 1, 2009

MT Democrat Gopher to compete in U.S. House race

A third Montana Democrat, Melinda Gopher is joining the race for the U.S. House of Representatives.

Blackfeet tribal member Melinda Gopher is a writer and blogger seeking her first political office.

Melinda Gopher, 44-year old joins former MT Democratic Party Chairman Dennis McDonald and Missoula lawyer Tyler Gernant in seeking the party's nomination to run against incumbent Dennis Rehberg.

A statement on Gopher's Twitter page says she will officially announce her candidacy in the Great Falls area on Saturday.

Time to Align with the Indian Nation. We the People All the People, No one Left Behind. Get Ready To Learn a Whole lot about Melinda Gopher.

they Took the Whole Indian Nation
Locked them all on the Reservation



Their Way of Life
Was Taken Away...
Their Native Tongue
Taken Away.


Their Lifestyle, Customs,
their Everything was Brutally Taken,
they were beaten, whipped, kicked, and killed.
The were Dis-Empowered...

Their Way of Life for
generations to come
Was Changed Forever.

Natives of the Land
Made to Wear a Shirt Tie..

It was a Genocide...
ya Think?

Your Way of Life is Next..

We The People,
All People Rise Together


Without the Tribe we Rise with No Soul.
With Out Giving voice to the Indian Nation
We are But Fighting for our Rights
On Hollow Ground.

They Took their Voice
They Took their Pride,
Betrayed their Tradition…

They took these things
Without Justice, without any kind
Of Right Due Process,
without respect for their
Way of Life.

So Proud to Live
So Proud to Die
Just like the Tribes,
Just Like They Took this
From the Indian Nation
Now they Take This
From Us

They Came to this Land
And took the Indians Native Tongue,
Forced their beliefs to either
Be Gone Forever or Not Shown,
Not Practiced..

A Suppressed Indian Nation
By a "They" and Now
to Heal as a One Nation
under God, under The Great Spirit
We Must Heal Together.


They took their way of life and tools
They now are Taking This from Us…

They were forced their Medicine,
Their language, their clothes…
This is Happening to You..


Time to Align with the Indian Nation
You Will Hearing a Whole Lot about a Woman
named Melinda Gopher on My Sites, my Blogs,
My Montana News by the People for the People.
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She is Running Against Denny Rehberg
and many will certainly NOT Approve,
However, I Stand Behind Melinda Gopher
and our Montana Moxy Network
will have the Guts to do the Right Thing
and Stand Now With the Indian Nation
to Lead us All to Peaceful Days,
back to Tradition, to Respecting Common Ground,
to Never Disrespect the Spiritual Beliefs, Way of life,
way of Dressing of others..
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We all Deserve to Truly Be Free
TO Truly Be treated Equal
and we Should NOT be Persecuted
for our Faith, Our Lifestyle, our Clothes,
what we like to eat, or who we choose to
"Hang Out" with.
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Check Out Melinda Gopher on FaceBook
and Expect to Hear a Lot about this on
my Sites Coming Soon...
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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Melinda-Gopher/76867658224?_fb_noscript=1
Join Melinda Gopher
Become a Fan on Her Facebook Page

This is Not About Party
This is About People..
All People..
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Not Just Rights for One "Color"
One "Race" - One "Political Party"
Rights for All "We the People".
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I am in Alliance with the Indian Nation
I am in Great Support of Melinda Gopher.
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Our Montana News by the People
for the People will Be in Strong Alliance and Support
with Melinda Gopher Running For
U.S. House of Representatives
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American Police Force Corporation Takes Over Small Town Police Force and Prisoner-Less Jail

"HARDIN, Mont. (CBS/AP) This is the strange story of how American Police Force, a little known company which claims to specialize in training military and security forces overseas, has seemingly taken control of a $27 million, never-used jail, and a rural Montana town's nonexistent police force. After arriving in this tiny city with three Mercedes SUVs marked with the logo of a police department that has never existed, representatives of the obscure California security company said preparations were under way to take over Hardin's jail, which has no prisoners.

Significant obstacles remain - including a lack of any contracts to acquire prisoners from other jails or other states. And on Friday came the revelation the company's operating agreement for the facility has yet to be validated - two weeks after city leaders first unveiled what they said was a signed agreement. Still, some Hardin leaders said the deal to turn over the 464-bed jail remained on track.

The agreement with American Police Force has been heavily promoted by members of the city's economic development branch, the Two Rivers Authority. Authority Vice President Albert Peterson on Friday repeated his claim to be “100 percent” confident in the company.

The lead public figure for American Police Force, Michael Hilton, said more than 200 employees would be sought for the jail and a proposed military and law enforcement training center. That would be a significant boost to Hardin, a struggling town of 3,500 located about 45 miles east of Billings. An earlier announcement that a job fair would be held during the last week never came to fruition.

The bonds used to pay for the jail have been in default since May, 2008. Hilton also said he planned a helicopter tour of the region in coming days to look at real estate for a planned tactical military training ground. He said 5,000 to 10,000 acres were needed to complement the training center, a $17 million project.

But the company's flashy arrival this week stirred new questions. The logo on the black Mercedes SUVs said “City of Hardin Police Department.” Yet the city has not had a police force of its own for 30 years. “Pretty looking police car, ain't it?” Hardin resident Leroy Frickle, 67, said as he eyed one of the vehicles parked in front of a bed and breakfast where Hilton and other company representatives were staying. “The things you hear about this American Police, I don't know what to think.”

Hilton said the vehicles would be handed over to the city if it forms a police force of its own. The city is now under the jurisdiction of the Big Horn County Sheriff's Office. After meeting briefly with Hilton on Friday, Mayor Ron Adams said he wanted the police logos removed. “This helps, but it doesn't answer everything until the contract is signed,” Adams said. “Talk is cheap.” Hilton said the company's arrival in Hardin would help allay such concerns.

And he promised that on Feb. 1, 2010, Hardin would receive its first check under a deal said to be worth more than $2.6 million annually. Little has been revealed to date about American Police Force. The company was incorporated in California in March, soon after Hardin's empty jail gained notoriety after city leaders suggested it could be used for the Guantanamo Bay terrorism detainees. Members of Montana's congressional delegation say they have been closely monitoring the events in Hardin, but the city has largely been going it alone. "
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