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To: CharleyMike who wrote (60193)	7/20/2001 10:11:22 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 71178

Number one embracing diversity isn't about blending, necessarily- it is about coexisting in peace and respect. But I think blended people are lovely- and I have no particular romantic attachment to my heritage. It is interesting but it is in the past. I happen to think the most beautiful people are mixed race people- that's just a personal preference. >Are all variants of the current Humanity equal in skills, intelligence, dexterity, ambition, and assorted other capabilities?< All variants are clearly not equal. Our founding fathers were wrong. People are created unequal within their own ethnic groups and without them. But there is no need to exacerbate the inequality of birth by rejecting people, or drawing lines between them, merely because of their color.

To: CharleyMike who wrote (60193)	7/20/2001 7:35:56 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

People seem to leap to the conclusion that whites are the ones opposed to the crossing of races. In 1978, the INdian Child Welfare Act was passed to "strengthen and preserve Native American families and culture." Adoptions, placements, all are heard in a tribal council. The tribe has to give permission to remove a child from a home, and then it requires placement with extended family or another tribe member. The US courts have to turn all cases over to the tribal council. I don't know enough about this to have a legitimate opinion. I just read about it last night, but I was sort of nonplussed to learn of it. A few years ago there was a lot of hoopla here in Texas when blacks were demanding that black children only be adopted by blacks families. Unfortunately, there weren;t enough black families willing to do this, and so the children languished in the foster care system. Adoptive parents, willing to love any child, regardless, were furious. It's an interesting question. Yesterday, I heard on the Dallas news that the Indian Guide and Indian Princesses, groups that almost all the kids we know participated in with their fathers and loved it, were sued by Native Americans and are now forced to change their names ( I think to Y Guides and Princesses). This was such a positive organization, and really a tribute to Native Americans as it exemplified GOOD qualities. What were they upset about? The stereotype, I guess-- but doesn't it seem like if you want to preserve your culture so purely, it is bound to lead to stereotyping in some ways?