Guest guest Posted October 17, 2000 Report Share Posted October 17, 2000 Rainbolily wrote: > Hiya Andrew, I know you offered these with love... > "opinions are like ... ... everyone has one" *g* > > I just wanted to say hi and was a good excuse :-) > > Love, > Annette > Hi Annette, Yes but if people are going to discuss the issue and its roots and possible solutions and all, it's good to read what the people on both sides are writing and thinking. The information we get through the americanadian media is pretty well chewed up digested and run through a whole other bunch of opinions I think. And that's my opinion. Ho ho. Interesting to hear what the chiefs said. love to you and Nicholas, andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2000 Report Share Posted October 17, 2000 In a message dated 10/17/2000 7:06:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mmealer writes: << While it is true, traders were allowed to travel across the lands that were held by most tribes. There were many borders and a significant amount of violence (some ritualised) to maintain them. This lack of unity among Native Americans was exploited time and again by many to significant effect. Mace >> True Mace, and it seems that they are now uniting, or doing their best to do so. Friday, I saw a document presented by one of the Indian Chiefs which had been signed at Sundance this year by over two dozen Indian Chiefs stating a "Bill of Rights" they were requesting. Many have decided that Chief Leonard Crow Dog Lakota in the Dakotas shall be the Chief of 260 tribes from Canada to Mexico. The President, who had to cancel his meeting with them due to the Mid Eastern conflagarations, has rescheduled the meeting. They wish to establish a legal system, whereby they outline their laws for themselves. Yesterday I met with someone to ask their help in creating a fund for this. He was in favor of it which hugely surprised me, so, we're beginning. I have to run or I'll be late, please say prayers, it could be significant as the Indians I met with were very, very spiritual people, living very close to the Earth. They relied a great deal on telepathy, which I must confess was difficult for me after meeting with them almost all day and into the night ... in other words, I caught what I could but by 9:00 p.m. my ears were dropping more than my mind could catch. But, let me leave you with this thought the love and integrity of Chief Oscar Moreno and Chief Leonard Crow Dog are breathtaking. Please say prayers, some of the work is extraordinarily difficult and political (and I have sworn all my life to stay out of politics and here I am in the thick of it). Mace and Everyone, if you know information on NAs and their ways or websites, I'd appreciate it. Thank you very much for your insightful post, Mace, truly, it means alot as I'm carrying a bit of a load here. Much Love, Annette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2000 Report Share Posted October 17, 2000 Rainbolily wrote: > > > The Native American Chiefs I met with last week said, "your GATT > Free Trade Treaty is something we have done for centuries." They, > the Indians, never had borders, they were falsely created here by > the English. > While it is true, traders were allowed to travel across the lands that were held by most tribes. There were many borders and a significant amount of violence (some ritualised) to maintain them. This lack of unity among Native Americans was exploited time and again by many to significant effect. Mace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2000 Report Share Posted October 17, 2000 Probably can't help much, but in simple coversation the following might be of microscopic assistance. 1. Don't point,(with your finger) this can be taken as an insult.(especially among the Navaho). 2. Respect long silences in a conversation, this is normal and not nessasarily an invitation to interupt. 3. Don't touch unless invited, this can be taken as inapropriate and disrespectful. 4. Avoid spiritual topics,as these can be regarded as deeply personal (unless of course, invited) 5. Avoid a tendency to rush anything, It is rarely appropriate. In all likelyhood, these elders are well aquainted with the foibles of white folk and will make generous allowances for the same. Enjoy yourself, and remember you are witnessing history. Mace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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