It's the title, greg. I could barely get past that insulting title to even look at the lyrics! First, the word 'Indian' is an example of colonial ignorance - the people of NA are not from India (obviously).

Second, the natives of North America had neither the concept or word 'weed' in their vocabulary. All plants and animals were considered 'relatives' to human beings, and all were useful.

And third, the song denigrates Tobacco, a sacred ceremonial herb used healthfully and respectfully by the native peoples for millenium, until the arrival of Europeans turned it's use and cultivation into a recreational, commercial enterprise. The sentiments expressed in that song are about as attractive as a song denigrating the Christian 'breaking of the bread', in my opinion.

daylia