Kevin Gowen wrote:

> He doesn't call himself a red Indian per se

But he says

>> all American Indians are indeed US citizens; this
>> *IS* our country, too.

What does "our" mean in this context if not "American Indians", of whom the
writer considers himself to be one?

> or say that he grew up on a reservation.

But he says:

>> I spent a reasonable part of my childhood there.

OK, "grow *up*" implies from infancy to adulthood, but if he spent *part* of
his childhood on a reservation he must have done *part* of his growing up
there.

> My guess is that he is a white guy whose parents ran a liquor store.

Well, maybe Mike will enlighten us...

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John
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