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My Easter Week

Easter season is the holiest of holidays plus my youngest son was born on Easter so it’s a special time for me.  On April 10, 2017 “Homeward Bound” located at the money pit building on Kenilworth Ave hosted a Native Easter dinner and for the first time I decided to attend.  We arrived a bit early and seeing Yvonne Maracle working hard on the dinner preparation and still took the time to greet us was exceptional.  Our group then waited outside which gave me the opportunity to look around the building perimeter.  What was written in the Hamilton Spectator about the building is accurate it's a total mess.  Anyway the dinner served buffet style was delicious filled with ham, turkey and all the fixins.  The native guests and staff in attendance couldn’t be any more friendly and sociable at the gathering.  At the end I approached the hostess Yvonne Maracle and thanked her for the feast and the leftover takeout tray.  :)
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The next day while sitting in the courtyard tenant Pete mentioned he has a problem with his Apple IPod it freezes during start up so I offered to look at it.  After spending time diagnosing the problem I had to upgrade the software and restore operations.  All his music files were deleted but Hey! I got it working.  Later tenant Pete said his IPod performs more efficiently and was grateful.  This is why I enjoy helping out a fellow tenant. :)

Last Thursday something unusual happened at KMHC, after the noon hour as I left my unit I notice HOW Lynda Jones wearing her winter coat carrying numerous gift bags into the building and when she saw me she rushed toward the elevator.  I thought how nice UNH’s is delivering Easter gift bags to the tenants yet why avoid detection.  Later I found out approximately five or more tenants including myself didn’t receive Easter gift bags.  When word got out the excluded tenants were devastated, one female tenant sobbed, others were furious and some claim they don’t give a shit.  I know their feelings were hurt.  So here’s the big question who gets to be “The Have Nots” in this place and why!  KMHC is not Big Brother Canada these are native elders who deserve the utmost respect and should be treated equally.  At the time of this writing no general explanation was given by the KMHC office and my biggest disappointment is toward the Urban Native Homes Inc. aboriginal staff.  Did they speak out and say this is not fair to the elders!  I assume they didn't, all they care about is their mundane jobs.  :(

Easter Sunday I was fortunate to be invited outside the native community to a dinner hosted by friends then the next day I received a Facebook message from my next door neighbor Sweet grass woman.  She prepared a Easter dinner and offered me a huge plate of food.  Gosh!  I was totally surprised and thankful, her generosity helped ease my disappointment with Urban Native Homes Inc.

Tk.

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Tony King said…
This just in folks..Hot off the presses. Urban Native Homes accountant Lisa has quit her job. according to my sources she was disrespected and verbally abused by head office and had enough. We didn't interact much yet the young lady reminded me of Mary Tyler Moore you know the bubbly, perky type with the funny wit. Why is it the good ones quit UNH's.
Good Luck Miss Lisa.
April 19, 2017 at 12:51:00 PM EDT
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