Re: unique legal status of Native Americans

[Reese <reeza@flex.com>]

At 09:10 PM 27/03/00 -0600, Carrie Ann wrote:
>To whom it may concern

Uh oh,,,,

>    I am doing a senior thesis on the historical relevance to the legacy of
>poverty among reservation Indians. I need to define the unique legal status
>of the American Indian because it is what makes them different from any
>other underrepresented group. Can you give me this definition?

Yet another class of protected welfare recipients.  Can you say apartheid?
We call it segregation here, but only in reference to another ethnicity.

>Thanks

You are welcome.

Look for the root of problems with FDR's welfare state in earlier treatment
of blacks and indians.