These new men are not looking out for the future generations, or including their people. They have completely forgotten the duty of carrying the bones of the ancestors . With the new instant leadership shirking the common man s responsibility, Indian nations are now in turmoil. Many of the children and youth are being adversely influenced by major economies controlling the world today. Examples of this are the sale of guns and the thriving drug trade by organized groups.
Young people involved in gangs are armed and easy money through illegal means is readily available.
These circumstances affect not only the Native American Indian population but people worldwide, as testified to by school shootings and drug overdoses. The common man used to walk ahead of the women and children to protect, guide and make the trail easier to tread. Eventually, the women caught up and the two of them walked together which benefited the family, the community and the entire world. The man must begin to accept his responsibility and proceed with the duty of carrying the bones of the ancestors , work in his homeland, and willingly and wholeheartedly share the struggle the woman has carried for so long and from which many have become weary. As one elder, Erma Bear Stop, from South Dakota said, A lot of us women are very aggressive, we think we know it all.