Maybe the colour of one's skin doesn't make someone more insightfull
as far as the interpretation of a site is concerned.  However,
someone who has been brought up in the United States with darker skin
has felt the prejudice inflicted upon him/her which has developed
over the past centuries.  Someone who hears stories from their
grandparents about the horrors inflicted on their ancestors will have
a different view point than those of us who haven't.  This is not
just a matter of skin colour, it is a matter of conditioning and
social standards which are ingrained into the American psychie
whether anyone wants to admit to it or not.  Granted, an education is
important, but the lack of one does not mean someone can't have an
opinion and an important input.  Keep your options open.
 
Sandra Sauer
Dept of Archaeology
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, B.C.
V5A 1S6
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