Word: miniconjou
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...hyphenated identities are awkward, particularly 'Native American,'" Heston said. "I am a Native American, for God's sake. I also happen to be a blood-initiated brother of the Miniconjou Sioux...
...only the first line of skirmish. At issue is nothing less than how Americans define themselves. From a wall festooned with flintlock rifles, Heston takes down a skinning knife made from a deer antler. "It was given to me when I was made a blood brother of the Miniconjou Sioux in 1951," he explains. He fingers it lovingly. And then the actor, who traces his Scots ancestors back to 18th century Canada, exclaims with sudden passion, "I'm pissed off when Indians say they're Native Americans! I'm a Native American, for chrisakes...
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