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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Scott Christian" data-source="post: 8869060" data-attributes="member: 6901101">I am curious, did you grow up in America? Half the films depict Indians as oppressed. Many of the films, even series, like Gunsmoke, depict many of the Indians as wiser than the settlers, stronger and braver, and more in touch with nature. The movies later often made them the heroes. In real life, by the 80s, over 1/2 of American households claimed to have Native American lineage. Think about that? More than 1/2! People generally don't want to claim lineage if they hate that particular group of people. And referring to the game of cowboys and Indians, where most people I knew wanted to be the Indian, isn't a telltale sign of racism. No more than re-enactors that get together to re-enact Norman vs. Saxon. I fear you are both generalizing an enormous amount and pigeonholing a group of people as racists.</blockquote>