tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post4799387353015065504..comments2007-10-06T13:43:59.347-07:00Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-83348496514229549522007-10-06T13:43:00.000-07:002007-10-06T13:43:00.000-07:00Thanks for bringing the ICT article to my attention.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps Ware wrote the second article because she didn't like how the reporters spun her remarks in the first article.Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-82337221098365427372007-10-05T13:11:00.000-07:002007-10-05T13:11:00.000-07:00Whoops, didn't finish before I posted...<BR/><BR/> A more in depth approach to the academic and not how a local reporter transposed her discussion is probably relevant before casting her work aside...<BR/><BR/>Sorry, folks!Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01959289224478795967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-69106025125542929882007-10-05T13:05:00.000-07:002007-10-05T13:05:00.000-07:00This is a quote I found from Mrs. Ware(article in Indian Country) about Will being perceived white by whites...<BR/><BR/><BR/>"Although this story is known to many Cherokees, Rogers' tribal ties are not recognized by most Americans. At the time, the public was troubled at the prospect of accepting an Indian who did not fit their expectations. He led a life that seemed non-Indian to his white fan base: he was a cowboy; he was wealthy; he ran largely in non-Indian political circles; and, according to his blood quantum, he was more Scotch and Irish than Cherokee"<BR/><BR/>http://www.indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096415328 <BR/><BR/>The title of the article is "Will Rogers Overlooked Cherokee Roots"<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I think Ware is pointing out the obvious - White America doesn't perceive Rogers as Indian, merely as a vaudeville star, film star and humorist...It seems as if Ware is "fleshing out" the Cherokee connection with her research. A more in depth approach to the academic and not how a local reporter transposed her discussion.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01959289224478795967noreply@blogger.com