After reading “The Way to the Rainy Mountain,” I thought about my contact with Native American people. In the Pacific Northwest, the most notable Native American group is probably the Tulalip. Their reservation, located in Snohomish County, near Marysville, has several miles of frontage on Interstate-5. From the freeway, I can see their casino. I have noticed that they are even adding a hotel to it. Looking at the casino, I think of Las Vegas, and the wonderful buffets. I know people who have tried the buffets served at the Tulalip Casino, but as far as I know, the quality of the food isn’t as great.

Adjacent to the casino, there is an outlet mall called Seattle Premium Outlets. I have only been to mall once, but it was quite an interesting experience. I was able to find something I liked too. When I walk through the stores there, it is evident that some of the items they sell are products exclusively to the outlet version of the store. Other items there are clearly stuff that the main stores don’t want, so pretty much it’s their excess product. Other times I see that place is when I head up to Vancouver, about every three months or so. We drive by the area twice each time, once heading up, and once coming back down.

Overall, I have noticed everyone in this world trying to develop their land and make the world a more eventful place. The new development in the Tulalip area is no more than ten years old. Such developments usually represent prosperity and to do so, one must adapt to one’s environment. This is evident in “The Way to the Rainy Mountain” about the Kiowas moving and fighting to adapt change. Personally, I see change as good. I like seeing new buildings pop up and more things to do.