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To: White Bear who wrote (3536)	1/29/2006 5:26:07 PM
From: haqihana	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

LBighorn, All I have done to become fairly familiar with American Indians, has been reading unbiased books that treat them treat them like any other group of human beings, and attend every pow wow that is within my range of travel. First, that is all they ask. That recognition puts them on the same basic playing field, and in many ways they have the advantage over white men, because of their history, sense of family among the tribes, and clans. I am a recovering alcoholic myself, and can understand how alcohol can take possession of a person's mind, and soul. The disadvantage the American Indians have, is that their body chemistry is prone to become alcohol dependent than most other groups. From what I learned at the drunk farm I went to in Minnesota, only the Irish are more vulnerable to alcoholism than the American Indians, so it is not a race thing at all. Education is their salvation, so to speak, and now they are getting it, and excelling in several fields. Actually, I have listened to the old men in several tribes, but spent the most time with the Washoe, and Paiutes, in north west Nevada. I lived in Carson City for over a year, and there was a site that had once been an Indian school where white men had tried to force their customs on the young boys of the nearby tribes. Now it is a gathering place, and trading post. I used to go out there, and there was always this weather beaten old man sitting on the porch, that was wise in many ways, and we had lengthy conversations that lasted for hours. I enjoyed them very much. Now, I am 70 myself, so know what it is to be an old man, and how the younger ones mock us. Tribes that once were enemies are joining together to keep their ancestry in their minds, and hearts, and soon almost all tribes will be of one accord. I don't know if you have heard about the Native American museum that was opened last year in Washington D.C. that holds artifacts, and histories, of all of the tribes. I haven't seen it yet, but hear it is very impressive.