God's Country

Sandra : Hey.

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Here you go.

Here ya go.

Sometimes it feels like things never change.

But I promise you.

They do. They have to.

And I'm not saying it's easy.

Change comes with feelings of loss.

And...

We might feel resistance.

Like there's so much in the world that needs changing.

Where am I supposed to start?

Right?

When you feel that way,

that is the moment to begin work.

On whatever fires you up, you just start chipping away.

And if you look around this room,

you'll see that you're not alone.

Don't ever feel like there's nothing you can do.

Please.

That's my wish for you.

And now you've taken this class

I know you won't be afraid to use your words.

- (students laugh) - All right.

That's all I've got. You have 90 minutes.

Make me proud.

Well done.

Uh, Professor Guidry,

I just wanted to say thank you for dealing

with my crazy schedule.

Gretchen, that is so sweet of you,

but you're the one who made it work.

I wish you had another class I could take.

I like teaching the basics.

Arthur : As the popular aphorism goes,

"Those who can't do teach,"

and those-- those who can't teach become deans,

'nother conversation.

George has played a critical role

in building the culture of this department

over the years and we have all benefited from his wisdom

and we have had our spirits lifted by his good humor.

And man, on a-- on a more personal note,

I am just humbled and grateful

to call you a colleague, a mentor and a fishing buddy.

Seriously, folks, this guy can cast a fly.

I have seen him get a rise out of a brown trout in one

foot of stillwater, I am not kidding you.

Anyway, I've embarrassed the man enough.

To George.

(clapping and congratulatory chatter)

Thanks, man.

It's gonna be hard to fill your shoes, George.

Tell ya that much.

Sandra : Hey, Arthur.

Sandra, how ya holdin' up?

You doin' okay?

- Sandra : I'm good, I'm good. - Arthur : Yeah.

I didn't want to put you on the spot in the meeting,

but my sincere condolences.

Sandra : I'm just glad that she's not suffering anymore.

Yeah. Yeah. She's in a better place now.

I-- I-- I did have a quick question.

Arthur : Yeah. Okay, well, walk with me,

'cause I got to get home.

Hey, Gretchen, can you find a tote bag

for some of this stuff?

Sandra : Did you see a red truck this morning?

Arthur : I see a red truck every time I open my eyes,

it's practically the state car.

- Hey, Todd. - Todd : Nice holiday.

Arthur : See ya, merry Christmas.

Sandra : I mean, in the canyon.

It was parked in my driveway.

Arthur : Probably hunters, right?

Sandra : I don't know.

Um...

You know, Susan lost her mom a few years back.

It-- it brings up all of the unresolved shit.

Takes time. Just go easy on yourself. Okay?

Yeah, you're probably right.

And I expect to see you at the Christmas party!

There's gonna be eggnog!

(distant music playing on car radio)

Come on!

C'mon, baby.

- Nathan : Morning, ma'am. - Sandra : Good morning to you.

Nathan : It's a prime spot you got here.

Hey, we just figured we'd walk up into the woods.

We won't be any trouble for ya. We'll stay out of your hair.

You must have got my note, though.

I put it on your truck yesterday.

That's the first I heard of any note.

What-- What did it say?

It said I'd prefer you not park here.

Uh-huh.

It's just there's not a lot of good jumping

off points around here.

Sandra : You could always come in from the other side.

The other side?

How far is that?

Sandra : About 15 miles.

Fifteen miles.

Nathan : (clearing throat) Ma'am, we're not gonna put a bullet

in anyone's house or shoot anybody's cow.

Sandra : I didn't think you were.

Yeah, but you're telling me you want us to walk

15 miles in the snow.

That's not what I said

and I'm not telling you to do anything.

All I'm saying is before you park

on someone's property, you have to ask.

- (hunter spits) - Hunter : I heard about you.

Just didn't know it was this canyon.

Nathan : All right. Forget about her.

Get in the truck.

Too much.

(motor roaring, music playing on radio)

Look, obviously, nobody objects

to the basic concept.

I just think, first and foremost,

we need to look at cold, hard qualifications.

Arthur : So, like we said, in the beginning,

our job is to present the three best candidates to the dean.

Period.

Well, I guess I'm just confused

about what we mean by best.

I don't think we should be trying to fill

some kind of quota.

Arthur : Oh, course not. No one is forcing our hand.

These are just factors we should consider

among many others.

Um, did anyone else want to chime in?

Yes. Faith, you have a comment?

To me, learning is about

asking questions and challenging yourself.

Over the years, some of my very best students

have been Indians from the reservation

because they bring this whole other experience into class.

I think we could all stand to listen more and learn

more from people who don't have the same perspective as us.

You can call it diversity. I don't know.

It just seems like the right thing to do

to bring in different sorts of people when we can,

rather than doing the same old thing we've been doing.

I think your point's very well taken, Faith.

Let's make it a priority.

Um... all right.

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