[Chad Fairbanks]

Finally, a level-headed post from someone about indians, and AIM... I'm actually shocked.

My grandfather, and his brother, were active AIM in the 70s - They weren't thugs, or criminals, or anything like that, either...

[Chad Fairbanks]

I have to add that they had a reasonable dislike of the federal government, and I don't blame them one bit - I distrust it too, for the most part. The bureaucracy, mostly. Probably explains why I'm a conservative ;0)

[Ladypixel]

Finally, a level-headed post from someone about indians, and AIM... I'm actually shocked.

Why? Is it all that uncommon here? Eek. Maybe I should hide now. ;)

Seriously, though, I know enough AIM folk (although I'm not AIM myself - I don't want to get in the middle of that stuff) that I have a rather unusual view of how things go with 'em. They're, as a general rule, good people who just want things to get straightened out, and they've had some good effects over time.

Now I'm half wondering if I've run across your relatives somewhere, though. It's a small world in Indian country. :)