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Lynda wrote:

> Ah, Bill, just FYI, that used to be the case.  Until 1928 Indians
> were legally classified as animals with no *human* rights which
> included no rights under the law to protest any actions in court nor
> could they legally testify in any court case.

Yup, and I have adopted friends whose birth certificates are stamped in
red with the word "bastard", but that's another issue.  I would say that
we have come a long way, but I think that might be too optimistic
considering the standard of living on reservations and the number of
adoptees who are in jail today.

Bev
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