One of my great-grandpas was a full-blooded American Indian. He left the reservation to go to trade school, and he became an electrician. From then on he had plenty of work, because right then, in the early 20th century, all the rural areas of the country were getting electricity.

Still a young man, he returned home for a couple of weeks to visit his folks and the tribal chief asked him for a favor. A single electric line had been run out to the "rez" by the government, but power hadn't been brought to many of the buildings yet - including the public restroom at the tribal headquarters. Would he get some electric lights up and working in there, please?

He did it - and so he became the first guy to ever wire a head for a reservation.