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Inaccurate depiction of Native Americans


Letter: Inaccurate depiction of Native Americans

 

It has been a long, long time since I have seen these extremely important words on someone's website or blog, "Ceremonies are very sacred to us and should never be done for publicity. Our spirituality is not a sideshow, nor should it ever be used for self-recognition."

I offer pray to Creator for a blessing shower on you and your people Yolonda Blue Horse because you and your people are holding on to your culture and your ancestors!

Posted: March 27, 2015 - 4:48pm | Updated: March 28, 2015 - 12:06am

Re: The news article “Favorable Winds.” A-J, March 23.

My name is Yolonda Blue Horse, and I am an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux tribe.

Letter: Inaccurate depiction of Native Americans


"I read this article about the sunrise ceremony in Post, and I and others in the community are completely outraged by this event. There are so many things wrong with what this group has done but most importantly, this is a gross misrepresentation of who Native Americans are.

I could give you a list of things that were wrong, but I will just say it is known by any tribe, tribal member or someone who truly respects our cultures, that any ceremony is not to be put in the media for any reason.

Ceremonies are very sacred to us and should never be done for publicity. Our spirituality is not a sideshow, nor should it ever be used for self-recognition.

I assume you did not know a lot of what this group has done wrong, such as mixing two tribes together (Sioux and Comanche) to conduct a ceremony, which is just outlandish. Here we have a group of individuals who do not respect our spirituality and attempt to morph it into something it is not.

In summary, it is because of groups like these Native Americans are depicted in an incredibly inaccurate way. The activity by this group, not a federally or state-recognized tribe, has outraged many people in the Native American community and also has saddened many because this is not who we are."

YOLONDA BLUE HORSE/Dallas

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