In a message dated 08/29/2000 9:13:34 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
Laura.G@141.com writes:
<< Pretty amzing,eh? Especially when one considers that in some schools in
Southern California, they had their classes in Spanish, English and
Vietnamese! (My cousins in Santa Ana/Tustin went to a school like
that-everything took forever as it had to be translated over and over!)
My friend didn't say anything to me about taxes on the reservation-and I
used to live a mile from the Apache reservation in Arizona-and I don't
remember. Though reservations are generally considered to be lands of that
Nation.
Hope this helps...
Laura G. >>
Thanks Laura,
I am quite interested in Indian history and lore, and have a great respect
for historical indians as warriors and as a people.
I guess the old reactionary in me get riled when they do things like our
local tribe did like contibute $100,000.00 to a local lady running for office.
To me, that is like another nation, Mexico, Russia, China, etc. dabbling in
our politics.
I just seems that sometimes the current Indians, er...Native Americans...er
that can't be right can it? did they know the Italian mapmaker? anyway..it
seems that sometimes they want it both ways. Treat me as separate when it
suits me, and as the same when it suits me.
I admire your friend for wanting to preserve the history of his people, but I
am not sure the school teachers (paid for with federal money I'm sure) should
be the one's charged with doing this.
My families came from Germany, Scotland, and many other places, and I love
the history of those places, but I don't think it's my taxes that should
preserve the history for me. I also think that my ancestors did me a favor
by blending themselves into an "American" people, even though it took a few
generations.
Whatever, I don't mean to preach, and thanks for the reply. keeps an old man
busy.
RH
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