On Thu, 20 Apr 1995, Stuart MacKay wrote:

>I think there is a lot to be said for tribal peoples (American Indians
spring to mind) , respect for the animals hunted. Not much evidence for
that in red-blooded white males :-))


Stuart -

A minor flame:

Pretending that the Native American community is more environmentally
correct than us 'white red-blooded males' is condescending and is a form
of racism in its own right.

Historical running of bison by Lakota hunters over a cliff, resulting in
meat being wasted is not appropriate by contemporary standards. The
current use of gillnets and purse seines by the Lummi Nation to harvest
sockeye salmon is mostly motivated by economics - not by some 'connection
with the land' acsribed to native peoples by guilt-tripped WASPs.

People are people. Different cultures often have varying perspectives on
the world, but please do not assume that a people are 'better' or 'worse' or
more or less environmentally-correct by virtue of their race or culture.
That is as much a disservice to the one race as it is to the other.

Jon. Anderson
Olympia, WA
anderjda at dfw.wa.gov