Dear Miss Hofmann,
As an American Indian I must point out to you that unless you are one yourself you can only surmise the insult and I must suggest that your surmise is incorrect. I, on the other hand, am not so immature nor thin-skinned as self-appointed patricians such as yourself seem to believe.Sincerely,
From my perspective the real insult is the campaign by leftists to remove the image and name of the tribes from everything and every place in America. Unlike you, I am proud to be a citizen of this, the only nation founded on the ideals of the enlightenment [you have heard of the enlightenment at St. Cloud State haven't you?].
What is a much bigger insult to American Indians such as myself is that academe, in its unfettered racism, offers a plethora of scholarships to American Indians, but only to study soft subjects like "Native American [sic] Studies", Anthropology and Sociology. Apparently academicians believe that beyond selling cigarettes and running casinos we are only qualified to contemplate our own navels and should not bother to pursue Engineering or the Sciences.
Please do everyone a favor and keep your race-pity to yourself.
prambo
As of 10 years ago when I was there, they offered a full ride to anyone that can prove 1/8 blood. And there was no limit to the programs. It was a result of the Penobscot Land Claims agreement in the 70s.
As a matter of fact, the only person that I know that graduated as a result of the program was in Electrical Engineering.
Unfortunately, I knew a lot more kids that came in on the program and partied their way off the campus. Let me state strongly that I think that this is more a function of immature 17 and 18 year olds with nothing at stake in their education, than any racial commentary of any sort.