The answer would depend on who you ask, and whether you wished a technical/genetic/geographic reply or one based on personal knowledge, belief or history. Sometimes they coincide, sometimes they do not. Sometimes it’s just a feeling or so I’ve been told, and I’ve not disagreed with those who feel they are native in spirit, but […]
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“If I could live one moment this is it!” Indie Ink Challenge
This entry is a response to my challenge from another writer, which takes place weekly in the Indie Ink Challenge. “The dance is the voice of your people, and on your steps, your movements, your attention to traditional forms you are the emissary of everyone watching you. The personal fierceness you give to your […]
“Two Spirit”: Tradition, History and Future
Update: The term “Two Spirit” since its agreed creation in the 1990s, like other Native concepts and beliefs, has been appropriated and misunderstood by non-Natives. It is a term for certain Native American people, and misappropriating or using it for others disrespects Native traditions whether the person intends to or not. It is not a […]
Red Haircrow 