going gets tough. Some of the claims are probably true but alot surely is pure delusion, suddenly claiming to be indian cos family stories tell of a great aunt twice removed that had dark hair and went a bit brown in the sun. What also makes me cringe are the websites many of these "cherokees" have with pictures of wolves and sexy illustrations of Indian ladies standing in some misty landscape and tribal wisdom and stories when they were not brought up as an indian yet are suddenly an authority. Then theres pictures on geneology sites of "full blooded cherokee" g g g grandmothers/grandfathers who look about as indian as my ass (bad example as my ass actually does look very indian). Plus the powwows with the fat bloated whiter than white whites dancing in their "authentic" tribal regalia, the many plastic shamans with their fake ceremonies and money making scams, celebrities claiming vague indian ancestry...list goes on... The cherokees especially need to tighten up their membership requirements, I'm not sure I would even let myself in. The way indian culture has been twisted, used and abused saddens me alot. I wonder if alot of them have ever met a real native American. I don't have beef with all white people with any native blood, just the wannabes and BS peddlers. I also wonder if its down to them wanting to distance themselves from the white man's crimes against blacks and indians, even if subconsciously. Although saying that I've met