blindchameleon

I thought it was appropriate to call tribes "Nations" in Canada? I'm not Canadian, so pardon my ignorance!

Thanks for this response! I was going to ask the same thing, actually. I've been thinking about applying to get citizenship in the Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb (it doesn't have federal recognition yet, only state), but I felt weird about it because I didn't grow up in the culture and my great-grandmother never really talked about it (and it's not like she didn't have the opportunity, since she didn't die until I was 21).

I'm mostly just a big genealogy person and am interested in learning more about the culture.

I used to work at Sarah T Reed and lived in New Orleans for most of my life. The Recovery School District seemed like it was supposed to be a temporary solution for after Katrina.

Questions:

Is there going to be any return to normalcy for the district?

Do you think the charter system is good? Isn't it just another name for privatizing the schools?

Do you think standardized testing is an effective means for gauging education effectiveness, especially for younger grades?

The issues in RSD run deep and start in the students' homes and communities. What is the school board doing to engage communities and create better environments for education?

Thanks for the AMA!

How do you feel about Russell Means and his trying to get the Sioux to secede? Do you think tribes have the right to secede when their rights aren't respected by the federal government? (Since, let's face it, the fed hasn't exactly been kind to the American Indians...)