Riverswild, I respect your opinion because of your expiences, but I bet those three guys you knew were in Alaska, right? Native Land Claims Settlement checks? I've never heard of any Indians getting big cash here in Washington. The ones I know don't even get social security. And before you decide how an entire race should live, maybe check with them? They might have some opinions on that. Stillybum and flyfisher, you're both ignorant. I have a Tulalip friend whose grandmother was beaten in boarding school for speaking her own language. You try to tell him its ancient history. I can't tolerate racism in any of its subtle forms.