I agree with this Mike, but I also agree with Will, that we can do all the things he says, if we only start working on the ideals of the country. I am would add Indigenous Continent to the list of books as I am now to the time of Sioux/Lakota prominence. In a nasty thread I had with a person who says people should not say Sioux, but La…
I agree with this Mike, but I also agree with Will, that we can do all the things he says, if we only start working on the ideals of the country. I am would add Indigenous Continent to the list of books as I am now to the time of Sioux/Lakota prominence. In a nasty thread I had with a person who says people should not say Sioux, but Lakota, I try to be as accurate as possible. The book uses both, but of course, the author is a Finn who is a don at Oxford, so he has no right to write this history. In the thread this person who had about as English/ScotsIrish name as there is, told me I would be beaten and killed if I ever showed up on the Rez. The person whose page it was, blocked this individual and defended me. She is one of my husband's relatives through his Lakota ancestry. I understand the anger, but this was beyond the pale.
Agreed. I see nothing wrong with knowing our past, no matter who the author is, as long as that author is accurate and has done thorough and excellent research. The Finn has been criticized in some quarters because he is not Lakota; he is not Native American. The person I was referencing above wants all land returned. Isn't going to happen, so I celebrate the projects that have returned land and cooperative efforts between Native Americans and say, the Forest Service, in managing areas.
I agree with this Mike, but I also agree with Will, that we can do all the things he says, if we only start working on the ideals of the country. I am would add Indigenous Continent to the list of books as I am now to the time of Sioux/Lakota prominence. In a nasty thread I had with a person who says people should not say Sioux, but Lakota, I try to be as accurate as possible. The book uses both, but of course, the author is a Finn who is a don at Oxford, so he has no right to write this history. In the thread this person who had about as English/ScotsIrish name as there is, told me I would be beaten and killed if I ever showed up on the Rez. The person whose page it was, blocked this individual and defended me. She is one of my husband's relatives through his Lakota ancestry. I understand the anger, but this was beyond the pale.
Michele,
Recognizing the reality of our past in an accurate way only makes America stronger.
It, in now way, weakens.
Agreed. I see nothing wrong with knowing our past, no matter who the author is, as long as that author is accurate and has done thorough and excellent research. The Finn has been criticized in some quarters because he is not Lakota; he is not Native American. The person I was referencing above wants all land returned. Isn't going to happen, so I celebrate the projects that have returned land and cooperative efforts between Native Americans and say, the Forest Service, in managing areas.