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  1. Newsgroups: alt.rush-limbaugh
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  3. From: nate@psygate.psych.indiana.edu (Nathan Engle)
  4. Subject: Re: Columbus vs Indians (was Re: PC lives)
  5. Message-ID: <nate.989@psygate.psych.indiana.edu>
  6. Sender: news@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu (USENET News System)
  7. Nntp-Posting-Host: mushroom.psych.indiana.edu
  8. Organization: Psych Department, Indiana University
  9. References: <nate.988@psygate.psych.indiana.edu> <1hd02iINNbi5@cronkite.Central.Sun.COM>
  10. Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 19:15:37 GMT
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  12.  
  13. dbernard@clesun.Central.Sun.COM (Dave Bernard) writes:
  14. >Actually, the reports I've read indicate that the missionairies were very
  15. >concerned with the Indians, at least those who converted and were under
  16. >their charge.  There are constant reports of their complaints to the king
  17. >regarding ill-treatment of Indians by the civil authorities & armies.  Like
  18. >missionaries- medical, spritual, teaching- everywhere, they seem to have taken
  19. >the welfare of their people very seriously.
  20.  
  21.     Right, I chose my words poorly. I didn't mean to imply that the 
  22. missionaries were oblivious or uncompassionate towards Indians, but 
  23. unfortunately the task of collecting and recording census data was still 
  24. beyond their capabilities. There are some regions like the Amazon basin 
  25. for which accurate census data has never been collected even to this day.
  26.  
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  28. Nathan Engle                        Software Juggler
  29. Psychology Department               Indiana University
  30. nate@psygate.psych.indiana.edu      nengle@copper.ucs.indiana.edu
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