-=> Quoting Sondra Ball to Robin Arnhold <=-
Hi, Sondra,
 >A white person may not like what many Native people think and may
 >not agree with it at all, but in knowing those opinions, he or she will
 >know exactly what 'time' it is in Indian Country (other than Indian
 >Standard Time)--they are less likely to wander onto the nearest rez and
 >say something like 'Hey, Chief, take me to your sweat lodge'.
 SB> 
 SB> Or wander up to their local Indian, and make the same request.  I know
 SB> a couple who just came back from a summer touring the west, including
 SB> the Grand Canyon.  They went to a couple of Indian rezes, and,
 SB> apparently, picked up literature to read while there.  They came back,
 SB> telling me "Did you know that the Navajo don't like to be called
 SB> Navajo; and that only the Hopi should make Kachina dolls?"   "Yes," I
 SB> grinned.  And I thought, "It took a tour of the West, and probably a
 SB> few blunders on a reservation, but at least they're finally learning
 SB> something." 
Better late than never.  This couple has a leg up on most non-Indian
people in that they actually know something valid, no matter how little
that something is.
Take care,
Robin
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