[Mpls] Black representation for Ward 8?

[Laura and lloyd]

On Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 08:39  AM, 
Justin.Huenemann at co.hennepin.mn.us wrote:

> I have to disagree with Mr. Graham.  American Indian people are not 
> "people
> of color."  The term or label negates our unique dual citizenship and
> political/sovereign status,  a status that no other "people of color"
> enjoy.  Many American Indian folks dispel this homogenizing label,
> recognizing that our cultural and political struggles are very 
> different
> then many of our "relatives of color".  Of course this is a complex
> subject, so I will end here.

Beyond dispelling, the Minnesota Tribes have said emphatically, and 
voted on the question, that tribal members are not "people of color." 
Rather they are politically defined populations belonging to two 
nations. This declaration has been recognized and confirmed in 
Minnesota law in the Health Disparities Act which refers to populations 
of color and American Indians as the descriptive term for the 
populations experiencing health disparities.

This is not meant to cast a negative reflection on any group that 
wishes to label itself as people of color. However, American Indians 
are not included when that term is used.

Best wishes,

Laura






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