> On 6 Aug 2005 at 19:54, Ken Kretsch wrote:
>
> I remember hearing an individual on TV once - I believe he was on
> Charlie Rose - and as I recall the argument goes something like this:
>
> The European Americans did their utmost to exterminate Indian Culture
> on the North American continent, from which the Indians never have,
> nor probably ever will recover. What the Indians find offensive is
> that, as they see it, the only thing we palefaces seem to value is
> their stereotype for aggression as a symbol of our sports teams.
> (Building dioramas of Indian villages to decorate casino lobbies
> doesn't count.)
>
>
As most of us know that this was true back in the 1860's, its part of our
history. Yep our ancestors Committed a lot of horrendous crimes against native
people. However, none of us Should have to take the blame for these peoples
acts because none of us were
Not alive during that time period, also I am pretty sure times have changed and
For the most part native students are treated with respect and human dignity
(sp). UND is one of the leading campuses in the country for Native American
programs.

However, the hate America first hand wringing Liberal While college professors
want you to believe that using Indian names is nothing more than a red face
minstrel is out of touch too.