[terry]

The 55 people who signed the petition in 1972 undoubtedly made up a "substantial" portion of Stanford's Native American community. As of 1968, there were only 4 Native American students at Stanford. Native American enrollment increased in the early 1970s, but I'll bet the number of Native American students still was significantly under 100 in 1972. Today, Stanford's Native American undergraduate enrollment is 63. In that context, the 55 people who signed the petition seem like a substantial number. I don't think it's right to say it's "pure myth" that substantial numbers of Native Americans objected to the Indian.

[terry]

The 55 people who signed the petition in 1972 undoubtedly made up a "substantial" portion of Stanford's Native American community. As of 1968, there were only 4 Native American students at Stanford. Native American enrollment increased in the early 1970s, but I'll bet the number of Native American students still was significantly under 100 in 1972. Today, Stanford's Native American undergraduate enrollment is 63. In that context, the 55 people who signed the petition seem like a substantial number. I don't think it's right to say it's "pure myth" that substantial numbers of Native Americans objected to the Indian.