Doug Cuthan is a write for the two largest newspapers in saskatchewn. He is an advocate for First Nations People. This was in the paper this morning and something about it irks me - maybe it is written tongue in cheek but I find the casino and gun references disrespectful of First Nation's people. Here it is and what do you think?I know there are political references but something feels off to me.

Twas the night before Christmas

And all through the tipi

Not a creature was stirring,

It was downright creepy.

The children were lined up

Asleep on their mats

Rolled up in their blanket

And wearing their hats.

With ma home from the band office

And me from the casino

We counted my winnings

From an evening of keno.

When up on the top

There was such a commotion

That ma jumped out of bed

With enormous emotion

Whoa Donner and Blitzen

And Stephen and Brad

Who pulled to the right

Which was clumsy and bad.

On Lawrence and Chuck

To the top of the hill

Don't stop and debate

Leave that up to Phil

The tipi was shaking

It rattled and rolled

And down the smoke hole

A fat man dropped out of the cold.

He jumped to his feet

With  his pants red with fire

He ran in small circles

Losing his winter attire.

Next came the raindeer

They plunged one by one

Into the Tipi

 Not looking like fun.

The children awoke

My wife was in shock

To see all the mayhem

Before 10 o clock.

The dogs were awake

They quickly gave chase

The fat man got up

And he quickened his pace

The reindeer joined in

And followed his lead

Racing to safety

With both fear and speed

The dogs loudly barked

I looked for my gun

The fat man departed

On a dead run.

I carefully aimed

The reindeer ran fast

The sleigh dragging behind

Leaving the fat man at last.

"Don't shoot me", he yelled

And I put down my rifle

And let him escape

Without so much as a trifle.

Things went back to normal

Over the course of a week

So we took our winnings from Keno

Down to Martinique.