Question from wife

[Braw Cathairneach]

Believing all my life that i have no celtic genes, (awaiting dna to prove other) should i not wear a kilt? Having a predominantly german heritage, i would think it should be lederhosen for me. NEVER GONNA HAPPEN. While im thankful to the scots for the kilt.....they must realize the wonder they created must be enjoyed by any real man.

Family lore oft mentioned our Scots line but we bear a Bavarian surname. Years ago I was the only Kass'aq (roughly the Yupik Eskimo equivalent of Sassenach) serving on the executive board of an Alaskan native association. I wore my leder bundhosen to an annual meeting. The association president asked what the %@#! I was wearing. With a grin, I replied, “why my native clothing!” Had I known more about my Scots lineage in those days before Internet research and email, I could have had more of a shock effect wearing a kilt to the Alaska native association meeting instead of my lederhosen. You gotta love the Scots diaspora’s effect on the American melting pot.

On a more solemn, respectful, and loving note, my late wife proud of her Yupik Eskimo ancestry was piped across the bar melding our diverse family culture.