Indian Country weighs in on professor's Native claim Churchill has few defenders, many detractors DENVER CO Native American Times 2/8/2005 The controversy over University of Colorado professor Ward continues to generate strong opinions ranging from the dismissive to the outright confrontational. While the national media has focused on Churchill’s essay regarding the 9/11 tragedies, Indian County appears more intrigued by the fact that Churchill, who for years has positioned himself as a spokesman for Native issues, very likely does not even have any Indian heritage. One of the few to defend Churchill is Don Trent Jacobs, an associate professor at...