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echo: indian_affairs
to: JIM CASTO
from: SONDRA BALL
date: 1997-03-22 20:46:00
subject: Re: what are we? part 1

JC> SB> Ah yes, the man who tried to get the US government to close down some
  > SB> Indian casinos, and one of his arguements against the casinos was 
hat
  > SB> the Indians running it "don't look like Indians."
JC> I think he was talking out of some other "bodily orifice" than his mouth. 
I
  > suspect that he is intelligent enough to know better. The comment does 
make
  > a good "sound bite" that other people can relate to easily, however. All
  > someone has to do around here is attend a powwow or two. You'll see lots 
of
  > people that don't "look like Indians".
Actually, most of the time I probably don't look properly Indian,
either. Hey, I'm sitting here at the computer right now wearing sweat
pants, a sweat shirt, and sneakers.  No feathers at all.  Not even any
jewelry right now, except my wedding ring.   But I *do* have my long
black braids.  (g)
                      Sondra
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