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	It has become a habit for certain Free Republic folk to pose as Native Americans or members of other minorities, in the course of plying their propaganda and disinformation.		It has become a habit for certain Free Republic folk to pose as Native Americans or members of other minorities, in the course of plying their propaganda and disinformation.

	This is a portion of a user profile that I find difficult to credit as authentic:		This is a portion of a user profile that I find difficult to credit as authentic:

	"I am the user named Keetoowah. I am an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Keetoowah means "key" in Cherokee. I live in Houston, Texas. I am an investment banker, which means that I raise financing for corporations."		"I am the user named Keetoowah. I am an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Keetoowah means "key" in Cherokee. I live in Houston, Texas. I am an investment banker, which means that I raise financing for corporations."

	The Cherokee word for key is pronounced s di-i s di.		The Cherokee word for key is pronounced s di-i s di.

	He may be a registered Cherokee, but it's doubtful. There are Cherokee Dictionaries online, as well as extensive discussions of the Keetowah legends and history. Please avail yourselves of them rather than accepting my word, that of an unseen stranger.		He may be a registered Cherokee, but it's doubtful. There are Cherokee Dictionaries online, as well as extensive discussions of the Keetowah legends and history. Please avail yourselves of them rather than accepting my word, that of an unseen stranger.

	When people of our tribe speak or write in a harsh way to others, we do it with our own names. It's very un-Cherokee to hide behind an assumed name and sling dung, like a blind old drunk fighting smoke and echoes.		When people of our tribe speak or write in a harsh way to others, we do it with our own names. It's very un-Cherokee to hide behind an assumed name and sling dung, like a blind old drunk fighting smoke and echoes.

	I respectfully suggest that it's far more likely that this person intends to defame The Cherokee Nation and The Keetowah Band, than that he might actually be what he claims. Indeed, were he even a skilled provocateur, he'd have researched his cover story enough to learn the right words.		I respectfully suggest that it's far more likely that this person intends to defame The Cherokee Nation and The Keetowah Band, than that he might actually be what he claims. Indeed, were he even a skilled provocateur, he'd have researched his cover story enough to learn the right words.

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It has become a habit for certain Free Republic folk to pose as Native Americans or members of other minorities, in the course of plying their propaganda and disinformation.

This is a portion of a user profile that I find difficult to credit as authentic:

"I am the user named Keetoowah. I am an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Keetoowah means "key" in Cherokee. I live in Houston, Texas. I am an investment banker, which means that I raise financing for corporations."

The Cherokee word for key is pronounced s di-i s di.

He may be a registered Cherokee, but it's doubtful. There are Cherokee Dictionaries online, as well as extensive discussions of the Keetowah legends and history. Please avail yourselves of them rather than accepting my word, that of an unseen stranger.

When people of our tribe speak or write in a harsh way to others, we do it with our own names. It's very un-Cherokee to hide behind an assumed name and sling dung, like a blind old drunk fighting smoke and echoes.

I respectfully suggest that it's far more likely that this person intends to defame The Cherokee Nation and The Keetowah Band, than that he might actually be what he claims. Indeed, were he even a skilled provocateur, he'd have researched his cover story enough to learn the right words.