One thing that has always irked me is the belief that all Indians are the same. For example, the idea that all indians are liberals (groups like AIM and stuff are certainly no help in that regard)... I wont' even go into the other stereotypes ;0)
I've visited a lot of rez's over the years and a majority of the people I have spoken with have said pretty much the same thing - they just want to be left alone to live their lives. A few have said they wanted more "assistance" from the government, but the majority had a big distrust of the government.
I would love to see more American Indian outreach by the republicans - I think ti would pay off, and really eat into the left's voter fraud ;0)
Conservatives should definately take an interest in Indian people since they share a distrust of big government. That's the thing I remember, is the lack of faith in government. If anyone is still interested in AIM, it's because they want to get peyote :D
Have you sent that suggestion to RNC?