KA> Don't be put off if at first the people you contact seem less than 
 KA> enthusiastic about your offers to volunteer; nowadays they tend to be 
 KA> inundated with less-than-sincere people who show up 
 KA> a few times then vanish 
 KA> when it becomes clear that volunteer work in indian 
 KA> organizations is real 
 KA> work, not sitting around learning ancient wisdom 
 KA> from the elders. So sometimes
 KA> the organizers get a little jaded.
I understand. I guess it's like other causes,people are more show than go. I 
am concerned that Indians dont have a strong voice,like the other minorities 
do. Seems Indians are the last people to get respect. BTW,what tribe are you? 
I am 1/4 Cherokee.
                                      Dean
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