In a message dated 10/9/00 12:04:02 PM Central Daylight Time, Tsalagi02@aol.com writes: << officially recognize today's date as "NATIVE AMERICAN DAY" >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> Yes if the Government wont do it then we have to, It is Our responsibility to do so we have to stand up and be counted or be steeped on and ignored, what has happened here is the historians have boxed them selves into a corner and the truth is seeping out little by little history clearly shows that long before Columbus was born people had already inhabited this land, so how could Columbus have discovered it or Americas or the French or any one for that matter, people already were here living life and not having any problems doing so May your Waters Run Gentle, With Love Care And Concern, Alece, Little Hawk,