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Dogpile on Ward Churchill

I had written about Ward Churchill before because he was already getting a lot of press for his "Little Eichmanns" description of the victims of the 9/11 middle-east attack on US Soil. What I had written was this: Professor not what he says he is...

Now isn’t that special — from the Rocky Mountain News:

Prof’s Indian roots disputed The United Keetoowah Band Cherokee says University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill is not a member of their tribe. “He’s not in the database at all and is not a member of the Keetoowah,” said Georgia Mauldin, the tribal clerk in Tahlequah, Okla. In his books and articles, Churchill has described himself as a member of the Keetoowah Cherokee tribe in Oklahoma. In past interviews, he’s claimed to be one-sixteenth Cherokee. But the Keetoowah say that’s not true. And here is the delightful story of a student who challenged Churchill’s pedigree:

Many eyes are looking into the life of Mr. Churchill these days and they are not seeing anything authentic or good: Denver Radio Station 630KHOW has photos of this moke's office: PirateBallerina has some links And Hog on Ice is offering: bq. NEW, From Ward Churchill and Ron Popeil! Now You, too, Can be a Boy Named Sioux bq. Hey, white kids, are you self-hating? Do you wish you had an interesting ethnic background so you could get affirmative action and sweet government handouts? Do you want to be a Native American just like your idol, Ward Churchill, also known as Ward Least Meat Buffoon? Would you enjoy fishing without a license, selling tax-free cigarettes, and running a casino? bq. Well, THIS IS YOUR LUCKY DAY! Now, you, too, can be an American Indian, with the WARD CHURCHILL INSTANT INDIAN KIT! bq. Here's what you get: A package of L'Oreal "Natural Black" hair coloring! A can of St. Tropez Bronzing Mist (recommended by Woman’s Day)! A genuine simulated plastic tomahawk! There are lots more stories about this character if you want to go through Google. An authentic product of our academic system... Oh yeah -- he has been given Honoary Priest status by the Raelians... Maybe they can clone him or something... Posted by DaveH at February 10, 2005 11:44 PM