Is blood thicker than culture?

The aboriginal magazine Spirit ventures onto controversial ground in its current issue (marking two years of publishing), by exploring the question of "out-marriage". It's when Indians marry non-status, white or non-Indian partners. Spirit's publisher, Harmony Rice, says its something that her audience talks about all the time, so it's time the magazine did, too:

“It’s a question that we are asked a lot as publishers of a ‘Native’ magazine and we know it’s a touchy subject but we believe it is time to explore the subject that our people have been talking about for a long time.”

“The discussion that happens among Aboriginal circles about mistaken identity is exhausting,” says Rice. “I’m tired of explaining my bloodline and tired of listening to others explain how they get confused for being Spanish or Japanese. Why do we get off on that? 1/8, 1/4 or half. Does it matter? It does to some.”