-=> On 03-11-98  01:37, Dog Patch <=-
 -=> spoke to Santos Iruegas about Re: heritage <=-
 DP> It's the wanna-be Indians I'm talking about . I am proud also to
 DP> have some blood and wish more could be done to preserve the culture ,
 DP> but I can only  see harm coming from the " I got a drop in me's" . I
 That depends on what they do with that drop.   Some will use that as a
 reason for expanding their personal consciousness and concern for the
 problems of others -- even though they do not directly share the same
 culture. Empathy for the feelings and difficulties of others is rarely
 a bad thing. Nor are attempts to understand the cultures and heritage
 of others.
 DP> know people who live in Chattanooga who can not go in public unless the
 DP> dress " indian" . Hey these are the same people who show up at the
 DP> gaterings to sale trinkets to the  public .  ( these are people with no
 DP> direct link to any tribe or proof of  ancestry) 
  That group of people is another matter.   They may well be exploiting
  both the native people and the others who are purchasing their goods
  by giving them a false sense of sharing and helping.  Things like
  dream catchers come to mind here.
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