(I know I shouldn't do this, really I do) I can't say that I find it terribly sinister when the Native American groups expect that we will represent their creation stories in as straightforward and non-biased way as we represent scientists' creation stories. Just because the former has great turtles and holes in the sky and the latter includes an ape-like creature named Lucy and a mythological land bridge between Asia and North America... Janice Klein Director, Mitchell Museum of the American Indian, Kendall College [log in to unmask] www.mitchellmuseum.org >It is truly sinister that increasingly vocal political pressure is being >brought by such small, but apparently ever more powerful, groups on those in education, libraries and museums to demand "equal representation" of >their "alternative" views - no doubt as a prelude to the eventually banning of scientific orthodoxy. Patrick Boylan ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).