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In a message dated 01/08/2001 9:55:22 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
monroe at mpm.edu writes:

<< But you were right about those German "Indian" films, kai.  Is is a
 stereotype to note the fascination with Native Americans in Germany?  It
 does seem common amongst the tourists here, at any rate.  One might
 argue that modern anthropology to some extent begins with this
 fascination, though I believe that seminal figure here Franz Boas was
 actually Austrian.  No doubt rooted in that famed German Romanticism? >>

I remember seeing a story on Deutsche-Welle (English Version) TV about a 
group of Germans who like to dress up like cowboys & Indians, having mock 
battles, some of which are remarkably accurate in a superficial way.  It was 
fascinating & a little unsettling to see how well they could mimic the 
atmossphere of the Wild West.