The best way to do the radicals one in the eye is to publish some of the great stories of yore, of how Indians were extremely patriotic and loyal to the US in time of war.
“The Iroquois Confederacy, having declared war on Germany in 1917, had never made peace and so automatically became party to World War II. The Navajo and other tribes were so eager to go to war that they stood for hours in bad weather to sign their draft cards, while others carried their own rifles so they would be ready for battle when they joined up.
“Unwilling to wait for their draft numbers, one-fourth of the Mescalero Apaches in New Mexico enlisted. Nearly all the able-bodied Chippewas at the Grand Portage Reservation enlisted. In a story that has been attributed to many other tribes as well, Blackfeet Indians mocked the need for a conscription bill. “Since when,” their members cried, “has it been necessary for Blackfeet to draw lots to fight?”
The point being that Native American Indians have long earned their place at the Thanksgiving table, unless, of course, they are Republicans who still hold great animosity to “Ol’ Frank” Roosevelt, who made Thanksgiving a standardized national holiday.
It’s been observed that your typical American Indian is more redneck than redskin. He likes his guns, his pickup truck, and his freedom.