09/13/2021
To the individuals that set fire to the Illegal dump in Crow Agency. You individuals should not have the right to call yourselves Apsáalooke. You harm our lands, our people, and our Nation's image. The Crow Nation will find these individuals and prosecute them to the full extent of the LAW. I hope you Individuals understand the trouble and harm you have cause the Crow Nation. No longer will the Crow Tribe take responsibility of these individual's actions with the state of Montana. To the individuals if found, you will be charged with all the fees that the Crow Nation pays every time you set flame to trash. YOU WILL BE FOUND AND YOU WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR ACTIONS.
To all those that think that burning trash is harmless: You force our people to breathe toxic fumes... once trash is burned, toxic contaminants travel faster into the water table, making our ground and water unusable. You indirectly aid in poisoning the land of our people. Yet, the worst part, you rob the Nation's money that must be paid for violating EPA standards of the Clean Air Act, which drain tribal resources that are offered as assistance to the Nation's people. Your careless action devastates the surrounding communities causing irreparable damage to the health of our youth and our elders. Know this, the Crow Nation will not look at this as a common nuisance any longer, but will deem it as a radical act against the Nation and its people.