Gee, Colin, I have been trying to say what you just did for a long time. Thank you. Someone knows! I'm not trying to give any law breaking Alaska Natives a free pass, but I have always believed that it must really be hard for these people to live with one foot in their traditional lifestyle & another foot in a, for the lack of a better word, "white" lifestyle. Can you just imagine what it is like for the young people to be watching all the action going on in the world & then step outside their homes to see what their reality is. I'm not sure if you also are thinking like I am on the point I just made. I sometimes have a feeling of desperation when I picture myself in their shoes. I seem to recall that when we showed up on the shores of Alaska the natives were supposed to be "assimilated" into the white culture, but it didn't happen. So they were faced with living in two cultures unable to go back. I like to look for a reason or understanding, but still may disapprove of the behavior.