JC>  Did anyone else receive a solicitaion in the mail for a school in
JC>  Manderson, South Dakota called "The Wounded Knee District School"?
Nope, I haven't gotten anything like that recently.  
 
JC>  The very nice poignant letter, signed by Hobart Yankton, is a plea to 
help
JC>  this school.
JC> 
JC>  The problem I have with this soliciation is that if my donation is for 
$30
JC>  or more, they will send me an authentic Lakota Sioux dream catcher made 
on
JC>  the reservation. They enclosed a copy of the old ("Long ago when the 
world
JC>  was very young...") Lakota Sioux legend of the dream catcher. (At least 
th
JC>  literature doesn't claim my bad dreams will _really_ go away.)
JC>  
JC>  Does this sound "phony" to anyone else in this echo?
 
Could be, but it would be a good idea to call the tribal offices and ask 
hem.
They may not know about it, but would more than likely have an interest in 
finding out about it.
 
JC>  I have no doubt a school on a rez in South Dakota needs help 
(particualrly
JC>  when school officals _allegedly_ abscond with $2.6 million) but 
selling"
JC>  dream catchers????
 
If it's legit, at least you'll get something besides a warm/fuzzy feeling for 
having donated to help the school.
 
Dennis Martin
 
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