Stacy Thacker is nonplussed by Johnny Depp's recent adoption by the Comanche tribe, which seems to relate to his having potrayed Tonto in The Lone Ranger:

Does that mean he can now apply for tribal scholarships? Can he list this on job applications and get jobs that have Native preference? (Not that he would need to of course....) While I love Johnny Depp and think that everything he has done with Tim Burton is pure magic I can't help but think that maybe this role is being taken a little too seriously. However if you decide to adopt a celebrity into your tribe, Johnny Depp is a good choice. Thank goodness Burt Reynolds wasn't adopted into the Navajo Tribe for "Navajo Joe."

Meanwhile, Dave Baldrige explains why, for many, the issue isn't merely a theoretical one: