I’d like to thank you and the rest of the North Coast Journal staff for printing Jim McVicker’s “Keep Singley Safe” letter in the June 10 edition. I haven’t laughed so hard while reading the NCJ in a long time.

A white person concerned about possible breaches of agreements and/or contracts with a federally recognized Native American tribe? Absolutely classic.

In reference to the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria - of which I am a member - Mr. McVicker proclaims in his letter, “Big business has moved to our neighborhood ….” Hilarious. Imagine how we Natives felt when Europeans - really big business! - moved to our neighborhood.

If you wouldn’t mind, I would greatly appreciate it if you could forward the books I’ve included with this letter to Mr. McVicker. Perhaps he can peruse their contents while enjoying his Bon Boniere sundae on Native land.

After reading the books, Mr. McVicker might have “a way of seeing” things from a different perspective. Maybe, in a moment of inspiration and clarity, he could paint an interpretation of the land his house is currently on, pre-European invasion.

The books are Mr. McVicker’s to keep. I suggest Mr. McVicker and the Singley Hill Homeowners Association form a reading group. History can be a wonderful and enlightening endeavor.