A True Traditional
Native American never has to brag or show off in public.
If, you are in fact
a true Native American?
Allow the blessings
to come down to you from your Grandfather (Creator) never from Trickster!
Blessings always
come down from Creator after a prayer from the heart and never up to Creator!
While we are talking
‘blessings,’ the ‘audacity of humans’ (creations), to assume the power of
Creator to bless anything or anyone!
I may be writing so
much about this round table that, like politics, you get sick of reading about
it?
One major
difference, there are many, but the big one is that I am not trying to get into
your wallet;
I am trying to get
into your native heart.
Blame this posting
on our friend John.
I like it when
people write to me with questions/statements; it tends to shake off some dust
from my memory.
While writing my
last reply I was reminded of my first school visit invited at Uncas Elementary
in Norwich Connecticut.
NO, I will never
forget that day!
"Teach yourself
first, if you do not like the teaching, why should anyone else"?
My grandfather gave
me one of his old regalia’s a short time before and of course the clan mothers
had to do massive amount of cutting and stitching to fit.
I did not like the
first visit to a school and could tell that I was losing the children, you see
I dressed to the 9's with everything native I could get my hands on, I guess to
show, "I am a Native American"!
Well the first
thing, everyone in the school knew me;
I had made many
visits with my father and grandfather so I'm guessing I must have looked a
little foolish?
Second thing, it was
July!
Every time I walked
around the stage I felt that I might pass out from the heat, Skin Regalia is
meant for the winter!
I never allowed to
be stuck on a stage again; I want to talk eye to eye.
It is now important
to mention at this time that no one in my tribe in modern time ever killed!
This regalia came as
a donation from a foolish driver in the middle of the night!
I stopped the visit
begged for a few moments and left to change into July street cloths.
Point being, I
quickly found that dressing to fit in while at a round table and having your
native things around for teaching was the correct way to go, follow the lead of
your elders!
Every time I see a
"Medicine man" or "Medicine woman" or "Spiritual
teacher" in the limelight dressed to the 9's I am reminded of that first
day!
A True Traditional
Native American never has to brag or show off in public, if you are in fact a
true Native American?
Allow the blessings
to come down to you from your Grandfather (Creator) never from Trickster!
So many times I
watch a "Professional Reporter" interviewing a " Professional
Native American" dressed in what they must believe the public wants to see
(Hollywood costume) I must giggle!
“Been there done
that”!
I wonder if this
costume is also worn at work, at play and at each meal also or is it just for
show and tell time because that person has doubts.
