Title: Re: Ethnic urban legends
I agree with Paul that care must be taken when seeming to treat such
an amorphous group as "Indians" as a single entity. However, when
the source is respectful (Teresa LaFramboise is herself a respected
researcher and belongs to an American Indian tribe whose name
escapes me - that source is around here somewhere... ;-) ) my
inclination is to think that while it would have reflected more
careful writing to specify which tribe(s) practice(s) the customs
discussed, I don't doubt the veracity of the information.
But then, maybe no one doubted Margaret Mead either, eh?
Beth Benoit
University of Massachusetts Lowell
>>>I'd have questions about _any_ attempt to treat 'Indians' as a signle
homogenous group. There's some linguistic and anthropological evidence
that there may have been as many as three separate Asian migrations from
Siberia, as well as some recent speculation (again) about a possible
southern migration route (some recent preÇlovis South American artifacts
would support this).
* PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
* Psychology Dept Minnesota State University, Mankato *
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