AZL General Discussion, page-18413

Perhaps those who don't understand that silence is a means of communications favored by Native Americans should see "Killers of the Flower Moon," which may win the Oscar for Best Picture this year, and Best Director for Martin Scorsese. Has it been released in Australia yet? The review in the New Yorker magazine recognizes the theme of silence. "Silence both runs through the action like a poison and serves as its own antidote. There’s a way of looking at this movie, a colossal tale of the sociopathy of American history, that’s a matter of listening to what’s said and what isn’t. The movie raises the idea of silence to a nearly transcendent pitch of passion."

It is a mistake to expect the elected Hualapai leaders to be yapping about their continued opposition to Big Sandy. It is a mistake to expect the elected Navajo leaders to be yapping about the projects their coal mining company, with only 25% Native American employment, might have to accept to stay in business. The Hualapai and the Navajo, and every other Indian tribe in Arizona, remain opposed to drilling near Hakamwe Spring. If imagining they don't soothes the pains of major financial loss, then keep dreaming. Just don't expect any of it to come true.