Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask

&quot;I had a profoundly well-educated Princetonian ask me, &#39;Where is your tomahawk?&#39; I had a beautiful woman approach me in the college gymnasium and exclaim, &#39;You have the most beautiful red skin.&#39; I took a friend to see Dances with Wolves and was told, &#39;Your people have a beautiful culture.&#39; . . . I made many lifelong friends at college, and they supported but also challenged me with questions like, &#39;Why should Indians have reservations?&#39;&quot;<br /><br />What have you always wanted to know about Indians? Do you think you should already know the answers&mdash;or suspect that your questions may be offensive? In matter-of-fact responses to over 120 questions, both thoughtful and outrageous, modern and historical, Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist Anton Treuer gives a frank, funny, and sometimes personal tour of what&#39;s up with Indians, anyway.<br /><br />&mdash;What is the real story of Thanksgiving?<br /><br />?&mdash;Why are tribal languages important?<br /><br />?&mdash;What do you think of that incident where people died in a sweat lodge?<br /><br />White/Indian relations are often characterized by guilt and anger. Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians but Were Afraid to Ask cuts through the emotion and builds a foundation for true understanding and positive action.