As someone who lived on a reservation for a time, I can attest that many non-Indians (their phrase, not mine) make this mistake of stereotyping native people, either with ill or ostensibly good intentions. It is all too easy for people to see native people as irresponsible wards of the state or mystical earth fathers who have daily, in-depth philosophical discussions with pine trees.
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In truth, the native population of the U.S. is as diverse in thought, politics, goals, and aspirations as any other group. They do the same things other people do, use the same products, and have the same concerns as anyone else. And their kids pester them for the same expensive, stupid crap as other people’s kids. This may
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