First of all, as mentioned on page 3, this study was built upon a limited number of small focus groups representing a limited sample of the available 4+ million Native American responses. While some representative opinions may have been captured, it is unlikely that the predominant opinions and positions of all American Indians are represented here. The same is true for non-Indian opinions, however, the fact that both sides paraphrased historic generalizations about each other is both interesting and culturally revealing. I can’t find fault with any statement from either side in this paper, and therefore it represents an excellent platform from which to launch the conversations in this course.
