Please don't pass by this article just because your interest ranges far beyond our back yard. Sharing common real estate only sharpens the contrast between the value structures of middle-class Americans and American Indians; similar cleavages exist between the middle-American ethos and the ideals of most other peoples. Professor Jennings has given us, in his comparative summations of values, a further tool for understanding ourselves — the indispensable first step in communicating with others.
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