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Trucking a big
part of Aboriginal
tradition
Dear editor:
I read with great interest your Aboriginal advantage article in Truck West’s October issue.
In addition to Wendy Featherstone’s excellent advice, may I add another perspective?
I am a person of historic Metis descent from Winnipeg. I can
tell you that with my experience working with Aboriginal youth from all First Nations across Canada, a connection with culture and tradition makes sense.
Metis traveled in caravans of Red River cart across the Prairies to carry on a lucrative trade business and even fought wars to protect their interests.
Traditional warriors, men and women, often went on a journey where they would seek other tribes and bring back new stories and news, knowledge, and new tech- nologies that would benefit their family groups.
Aboriginal people are very child-centered traditionally, and communitarian.
Everything revolves around
the sacred fire which warriors must tend. The children are the sacred fire giving the community a purpose.
Trucking does all that and more.
TW
Daniel Sioux Ranville
Any road can be dangerous if not properly trained
Dear editor:
The article on Western Canadian roads rang true for me. I origi-
nate in Saskatchewan: two lane roads, no shoulder, no rest stops for trucks, terrible truck stops (Regina), and most of our scales are closed all the time. Often, our high- ways suffer from lack of mainte- nance, but we have little surplus in our province, and we do our best.
I believe the article indicated inadvertently that roads and road conditions may have been a factor in the bus crash that devastated the whole province. This is not the case. I am a hardened trucker who holds strong opinions, and I look forward to the trial of the driver who was involved here.
A terrible mistake was made here, and the fact that the driver had
only two weeks experience is not
an excuse. Any road is dangerous if you don’t follow the rules. TW
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