Source: The Indianapolis Star
On December 26, 1999, The Indianapolis Star published an
article on Native American youths and the preservation of
their Native American identity. According to the U.S Census, as of
October 1999 there are 2,031,000 people reporting American Indian
descent, which is less than 1 percent of the population. Allison
Codynah, a 13-year-old Indian from Indianapolis, stated: "Staying in
our own race is basically the only way you can keep it alive...My
grandma and grandpa always said, 'Marry your own race, especially if
you have kids....
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