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Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Patawomeck acticle

I found this article rather interesting. I was not aware that there was a specific tribe that inhabited Stafford nor that John Smith would stop here, although, flabbergasted I’m not. What I did find quite interesting was to learn of the difficulty that Green is having with the State to recognize the Patawomeck as a state tribe. I'm sure that the need for clear records is a wise law, considering people would be like, "I'm Indian! Now let me open a casino and get scholarships for college!"

Ahem, well, I was also interested to learn that many people that are ancestrally Indian still live here and how they were linked to Pocahontas. Well, lets hope they get the recognition they deserve.

4 Comments:

Blogger AJ said...

"I'm Indian! Now let me open a casino and get scholarships for college!"

Nice and sensitive William.

4:55 PM  
Blogger TomM said...

Woah there, "open a casino"? Don't you think that's a bit of a hasty generalization? Well I agree with the part about scholarships, but since the tribe isn't federally recognized anyways I'm not sure if it would make much of a difference at the moment.

4:18 PM  
Blogger CaseyD said...

I agree with proper background information, but thats kind of harsh, and a little stereotypical. No Kudos.

8:17 AM  
Blogger SarahS said...

I agree Casey boo for Will.

8:15 AM  

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