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OK, I feel I must chime in again. I am actually astounded at the number of posts by people who are not ashamed to spout their ignorant biases. And by intelligent people who raise such illogical parallels. However, BH,”Shidduchproblem,” you can also sift through all these messages and find you have broad-minded friends and supporters. As with any and all issues which can be PERCEIVED as disadvantages, it does help you figure out who your friends are. Same with people with handicaps, stutterers, BT backgrounds…the issues which people can harp on and look down on are as diverse as life itself. May I make a little-known announcement that may actually make a whole slew of these posters fall down in a dead faint and maybe doubt their own Judaism, inasmuch as we are required to pledge allegiance daily to 13 attributes of faith which includes belief in MOshe Rabbeinu as being our unparalleled leader and Navi, who brought us our Torah (our LAW for LIVING folks)Will you people be able to do this wholeheartedly after learning of this fact?!: Moshe Rabbeinu (drum roll…try to breathe…) was married to a black woman!!! Ok, she wasn’t part Indian, but always remember the bright side, Mr. Shidduchproblem: In the USA you as a Native American are entitled to free higher education and so will all your kids be entitled. Maybe mention that to your perspective in-laws and see if money talks. Otherwise, in all seriousness, make sure your potential kallah can really emotionalluy handle this conflict, and plan to live far away form the I-L’s. hatzlacha.