I guess whomever wrote the article does not think that Native children cannot learn more than one language. He states he doesn't speak his ancestral tongue. I don't expect him to write any articles dealing with languages if he can't even learn some of his own.
I believe it is important to respect the elders that continue to use the language and speak to them in their tongue if you can. Learning your family history & culture shows respect also. The native tongue will make a comeback & eventually they will need more teachers skilled in this.
I'm pleased to find this community on LJ. My heritage is Lakota on my father's side and Cherokee on my mom's. The last contact with my father's relatives was at the Redbud reservation in SD. My great-grandmother was a direct relative of Crazy Horse (Tashunke Witko) and that has always stimulated my interest in my Lakota heritage especially, even though I possess more Cherokee blood than Lakota. I hope to learn much from this community.
Hi everyone! My name is Lisa Jeffries, and I am from the Cohaire tribe, in Sampson COunty North Carolina. I actually live in Fayetteville, NC, wher I am President of the NASA. I don't look like to "typical" Indian, and often find myself abused by other wary Indians. I understand their views, and would like to know and share the views of other Indians in this community.
Hi, I'm new. My name is Lissa and I am from Texas. I am a Moonie, so I hope I am as welcome in your world as you are welcome in mine. It is often that Moonies have no voice in NA society because we are not "pure blood". This is very sad for those of us who are proud of our NA heritage. My exhusband is NA and my son and daughter are both Moonies. My son lives with his father in Arizona and my daughter lives with me. I am hoping to meet many NA's and Moonies here in LJ land, so feel free to friend me if you like.
yahoo am new to this community! thought you guys would like to see what i posted on my blog earlier.
i as a deaf person know what is it like to have hearies barge into our world without being invited. especially when ones want to learn to sign for wrong reasons. to be specific, in order to help us. what the heck? we need their help? not that we need their pity! however, some certain deafies like me do accept hearies who are motivated to learn our culture and language. with the understanding that their intentions are not harmful enough to destroy our world as many have in the past. without hesitation, we all know why some of us resist those who aren't part of us and some welcome with open arms. dont get me wrong, i have nuthin against hearies. for chrissakes, my boyfriend's a coda! a sneak peek: this is to compare with how i am learnin about the native americans as hearies with us.
to acquire our american sign language and culture, some go to classes. some gather as much info as they could from the books, internet and such resources. some befriend with the deafies. i cant really mention all the methods they do to acquire our language and culture for i did not grow up being a hearie.
okay, you may be thinkin’ ‘why is she blabbin’ all this and that we all have already whined about?’ hold onto your pants. I haven’t gotten to my point yet.
so how do they know if the information they gather are rightful and appropriate? or even better, any of them are written by us? we are aware of many many many books on the deaf world are written by hearies. not that we could always rely on their books.
now to get to my point of this is that right now i am walkin a mile in a hearie’s shoes. i wonder, will not the first nations peoples welcome me for i am white even though my great aunt dora is cherokee? am i acquiring the right information on the first nations peoples? not that i want to help the first nations peoples by converting them to the white's culture but to actually understand where they came from. and for me to fulfill my spiritually interest. i believe in their beliefs, morals, practices and cultures.
just as so much alike in the deaf world, i indeed first need to set a network with the first nations peoples. that way, i will be on a right path.
in both worlds, we are definitely on the same par. don’t you see?
we cant always believe everything we read. the bottom line, that is.
Hi, I'm a college senior majoring in American Studies with an interest in Native American culture. I attended a high school exclusively for people of indigenous heritage and would like to live and work on a Native American reservation somewhere upon graduation. If anyone has suggestions, please let me know! Thanks in advance! :)
Cameron Diaz is going to wear a leather Native American wedding dress to honour her mother's heritage complete with beaded white moccasins. She's even hired a designer to work on it.
I just joined the list and I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Shannon O'Brien and I am currently living in Dublin, Ireland (originally from Colorado). I do have some Cherokee blood (although not a lot) and I recently started a journey to get in touch with my Native American ancestry. I am currently taking Cherokee language classes online through the Cherokee Nation's website (www.cherokee.com) and trying to learn as much as I possibly can about Cherokee culture.
I'm glad I found a forum dedicated to Native Americans. Unfortunately, I don't know much about my Native American ancestry.
My biological father is Native American. (mixed with something else). My biological father's side of the family were ashamed of their heritage, so they tried to pass as 'white'. Unfortunately in the town they lived, they were ostricized and were dealt with as outcasts. I know it sounds strange...to this day, my biological father won't admit that he's native american, which is sad. I'm proud of my heritage and would like to know more. My mum is Scottish/Irish and Swedish.
I'm constantly being asked if I'm Russian or European, which is rather odd. I have Native American features, yet I'm lighter skinned. *shrugs*
I wish I knew where to start looking. My paternal grandmother gave me some names of their ancestors (but every search I've done, has turned up with no info regarding my ancestors.
Hey everyone, my name is T.S., I'm a 23 year old graduate student living in NYC, originally from CT, and I just joined this community. I joined because I have a bit of a strange dilemma and I was hoping to find some advice.
I am part Native American by my maternal grandmother, but I have absolutely no knowledge of my heritage whatsoever. I don't know if it was because my grandmother's father was ashamed of his heritage, or if the information was just not passed down, but we don't really know much about this part of our family. All I know is that I am part Native American. I don't know what percentage, what tribe we are from, and my grandmother doesn't even have any documentation to prove to the government that she is of Native American blood (and there went my chances of a free education).
So basically I am lost. I don't know where to start looking for information on our ancestry, I don't have the money to do any detective work, etc. I really don't even know the right questions to ask my grandmother. What I do know is that her father's last name was Buck and that she was born and raised in Virginia (I think Richmond maybe) until she met my grandfather and moved up to Connecticut.
Does anybody have any advice they can give me on where to start looking for information, what questions I might ask my grandmother that will help me in my 'investigation' or even any information on the Buck family from Virginia? I'm just trying to do anything I can before it is too late. I don't know any of my grandmother's family, and I don't think any of my mother's siblings know anything either. I don't want to see our heritage lost, especially when it is one of the ethnicities in my muttly blood that I feel any connection or emotion toward.
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