Yes Azizi. I know that part too. Some bad things were done to Native People. But that joke surfaced in a much more innocent time(the fifties, I think) where guys like Milton Berle and Red Skelton were on stage. You can twist any topic and look at the dark side of things if you want. Can we not laugh at our foibles from time to time?

I happen to be a big fan of Indian Art and Culture. In fact, my earliest childhood memories of being here in Canada were of being in Caugnawaga(hope I spelled it right, but I think not) and having my picture taken with an "Indian Princess" in front of a teepee. She was beautiful. What a thrill and one of my fondest memories. I mean, when you're a kid and you get to meet a real Indian Princess.. WOW. I was, I think, 7. My Dad and I would go into the woods and build birch-bark canoes, light fires and cook outdoors. Still have a tattered piece of the beaded pincushion we got there. The beaded part is still good, the rest worn away after over 50 years of use. The Great Spirit has been with me..

Respect and Love to All...BR