Found if Itype up what I wanna say on Word and quickly post it the new system will acceptit. We’ll see. It does run words together though but itsreadable.
Myobservation distills to what I’ve learned living in “Indian Country,”
at least inNavajo and Hopi country, for the last eleven years.
I’ve neverheard of Native American people disowning their relatives who move away fromtheir homeland/reservation. Those thatmove away for whatever reason are not considered somehow “less than Indian”just because they move away.
Evengenerations of Indians who have not lived in their homeland/reservation formany many years are still considered members of the tribe. They are not criticized for wearing theirtribes traditional garb. In fact, theyare encouraged to do so.
And Indianpeople celebrate their heritage with dancing, traditional food, traditionaldress, and their Native tongue at Pow Wows. Those Pow Wows have much in common with Highland Games.
Many PowWows are held “off rez”
I have oftenwished that my relatives back in Scotland had the same appreciation for ourkinship that Native American peoples have for the kinship of their relatives.
Blood – not geographyI the key.