Elitist...no. I am tired of the whining. Take a look around you. Ann Thrope comments about white men...this isn't about whites or Native people. Its about getting over the pain. I really don't think an apology at this point is ever going to turn around the pain but we can choose not to wear our sorrows. I have no skilled help. I am just tired of hearing about the generational pain, If you want to rise above it you can and should. If you choose to stay mired in it, you are welcome to. But don't attack me or call me elitist because I don't want to. For some reason there is a segment of our population who believe that they are the only ones who have this kind of pain. And this isn't about drugs or alcohol... at least it wasn't until you made it that way. I never equated one with the other.