While walking down the dirt road one day a tribal council delegate is tragically hit by a truck and dies.
His soul arrives in heaven and is met by Spiritual guide at the entrance.
"Yaahteeh and hey bro!! welcome to heaven," says Spiritual guide.
"Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high tribal official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."
"No problem, just let me check it out," says the council man.
"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from the guy who is higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in CHIDI TAH ------ and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity."
"Oh geez this is great, really? I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the tribal council official.
"I'm sorry, but we have our rules, regulation and procedures."
And with that, the Spiritual guide escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to Chidi tah . The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a huge tribal casino banquet hall. In the distance he sees an exclusive tribal official VIP room. Standing in front of it are all his friends and other council delegates who had worked with him.
Everyone is very happy and in evening dress and western outfits. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the tribal funds and it tribal people.
They play a friendly game of slots, black jack; and then dine at the buffet with steak dinner, mexican food and good ole' "traditional" food and frybread. Drinking budlight, coors, and all kinds of mixed drinks to their delight.
Also present is the Chidi himself, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling gross chei and masani jokes. They are having such a blast that before he realizes, it is time to go.
Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and they wave and tell him to come back if he has time all the while the elevator rises...
The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where the Spiritual guide is waiting for him.
"Now it's time to visit heaven."
So, 24 hours pass with the tribal delegate joining a group of contented native brothers and sisters souls moving from REZ to REZ, playing tribal traditional games and handdrumming and singing. They have a good time.
Before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and Spiritual guide returns.
"Well, then, you've spent a day in Chidi tah and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity."
The Tribal council delegate reflects for a minute, then he raises his hand and looks about and answers: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been nice and quiet, but I think I would be better off in Chidi tah ."
So Spirtual guide escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to Chidi tah .
Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren place covered with waste and garbage and foul smell.
He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.
The Chidi comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder and smiles. "I don't understand," stammers the Tribal delegate. "Yesterday I was here and there was a Huge tribal Casino and Tribal VIP room. We ate steaks and Mexican food, drank all that beer and mix drinks, danced and had a good ole' time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable sick and they smell bad. What happened?"
The Chidi looks at him, smiles and says, You know bro!!!
"Yesterday we were doing our tribal campaigning...... Today you voted."
