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To: jbe who wrote (64924)	12/3/1999 1:35:00 PM
From: nihil	Respond to of 108807

We Cherokees don't have an alphabet. We have a syllabary. Everyone calls it an alphabet. Its a syllabary like hiragana, but not as pretty. joyce.eng.yale.edu (takes ages to load) The Cherokee Alphabet and Pronunciation Guide

To: jbe who wrote (64924)	12/3/1999 2:19:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Prejudice against Indians was unimaginable to me until I experienced a tiny bit of it while working at Exxon Refinery in Baton Rouge. The machine that tested the octane level in the gasoline we were making did not belong to Exxon, but to a company that leased it to Exxon. The serviceman travelled all over the country, but hailed from the West, my recollection is Wyoming. I don't remember how the conversation started, but he was saying something negative about Indians, and I said, please don't talk like that in front of me, I am part Indian. And he got sarcastic, saying things like "How, Chief!" It was just plain weird, as I had seen plenty of prejudice against black people, but never had anyone prejudiced against me on the basis of race before. Can't imagine what it feels like to experience it every day.