| First Nations/Native American folks say hello!
Posted: 7/4/2006 9:43:14 PM |  WELCOME NATIVE AMERICANS....... This is wonderful. I am so excited to be apart of this Thread. It would be wonderful to learn about your culture and way of life. It takes all of us to make this world. Of course we do not agree with everyone all the time but that is where acceptance of out fellowman comes in.
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| First Nations/Native American folks say hello!
Posted: 7/13/2006 9:24:28 PM | hau eh! osiyo!
my mom is from south dakota and illinois and is irish and scottish. my dad was from oklahoma and was 1/4 quapaw, 1/4 miami, 1/8 cherokee and irish. i am somewhat traditional, depending on which tribal culture we are talking about.
i moved out to missouri from connecticut and am living with my white relatives here, so i don't know the native community round-about. i'll fix that someday when it feels like a good time to. i do miss the "at-home" feeling of powwows and being with native folks. | |
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| First Nations/Native American folks say hello!
Posted: 7/14/2006 6:23:23 AM | Oh, what a wonderful thread!!!
Hi everyone, so nice to meet you all. Cree woman here, with heritage from Cumberland House, Sask. (lots of Crees here, where there's trees, there's Crees!!!)
Worked almost exclusively for the last five years with the Mi'kmaq here in Nova Scotia. The greatest folks with the greatest sense of humour and willingness to accept any of the People.
LOL, come to think of it, that could be said of any of the Peoples.
nmulte's, l'nu Cree, Raven in Nova Scotia | |
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| First Nations/Native American folks say hello!
Posted: 7/14/2006 6:25:55 AM | Oh, p.s.
Where are you guys when the others start bashing us on the threads? Give the girls a hand here please. 'Specially Thundersong, amazing woman. Hey girl!!!
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| First Nations/Native American folks say hello!
Posted: 7/14/2006 11:07:49 AM | Aww Raven, now I'm blushing. ;)
Boozhoo!
I'm Ojibway from Nipissing, raised in Sudbury Ontario. I'm from the Black Bear Clan, and I've lived all over, from Calgary to Toronto to Christian Island and was active for many years in the Native community in Toronto through Anishinabek Health Toronto, their Street Patrol, Council Fire Native Cultural Centre, and Posawewejek, a women's hand drum group. I'm moved back to Sudbury now to get my education in Music.
Raven's right - the threads are getting bloody at times, and the ingnorance and ill-faith is sometimes intimidating, depressing and irritating, but I'm doing my best (and so are others, brown and otherwise) to share good information with a good heart and mind. Except for the occassional time when I just slash my opponent to bits without sharing anything, but this is reserved for when I lose my patience with the haters... ;) Wrowr!
Come on in! Share your information with the rest of us, and help us share our ideologies with the masses, who remain ignorant, sometimes willingly, and sometimes not.
Hola - did that sound like a commercial? ;)
~Thunder | |
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| First Nations/Native American folks say hello!
Posted: 7/14/2006 1:39:16 PM | Hey, Spudmama, does your name have anything to do with the Wild Potato Clan?
There's a pretty great powwow in Mammoth Spring (just missed this year's) sponsored by the Amonsoquath Tsalagi. I got info on them, if you want it.
And there was a pretty good one at Eureka Springs at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Reserve. Used to be one around Clinton, but haven't heard anything from them in a couple of years. Gas costs too much to try to make it to Tahlequah or points west or south for a granny playing "single mom", these days. Think we mixed-breeds could hit the boys in DC up with a Granny's Council and get things straightened out pretty quick? | |
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Posted: 7/14/2006 10:19:18 PM | i am stone sensitive, a grand old cherokee traditional gift, and i gathered stones for a ceremonialist who was making medicine bundles. cherokee was his first language but he hadn't spoken it since his childhood in north carolina.
because my family had not named me, he decided to thank me with one, but he was too vain to look anything up. in an attempt to name me "stone woman" (nuya ageya) he accidentally named me "potato woman" (nuna ageya).
years later when i came online (mid-90s) other cherokees told me. i actually rolled on the floor laughing. | |
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| First Nations/Native American folks say hello!
Posted: 7/15/2006 10:05:17 PM | Boozhoo,Aanii,Sago To all My Relations
I'm new to this site.I'm a single 55,with plans to move to Toronto.My daughter feels that I need to have a companion(lol)I'm comfortable and proud in who I am.I am from Chippewa Of The Thames First Nation.I practise my spirituality,culture.
Looking for a introduction,friendship,acquitance,intimacy and all else will follow with these four things in mind.I would like to offer my hand in friendship to those whom who have come forward in creating a circle of friendship.Meegwetch.
I am a counsellor-addictions worker,woman support worker,Personal support worker etc.
In Friendship
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| First Nations/Native American folks say hello!
Posted: 7/27/2006 4:38:19 PM | Hey, nIsh! I was a CD counselor for 12 years. Worked with women's issues, used some indigenous stuff (real basic things like feathering, minerals, herbs, etc) there and in the women's prison where I build on therapeutic community concepts in working with women who are about to parole in the Pre-Release program. Worked with a battered women's shelter, for 2+ years while going to college in the 80's (at 35). Trust I will be allowed to celebrate 22 years sobriety Aug 1, and I still attend meetings. Keep up the good work, ma'am! | |
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Posted: 7/30/2006 1:45:54 PM | July 30,2006
Boozhoo Hawkdream.I have worked with women,children whom come from abuse.Worked with a women's shelter for 3years.I have also had the opportunity to work with women from a early release programme.I also volunteer for a crisis line advocating for women,writing poetry for a women's newsletter.I am interested in children's,women, legal issues as well
It was great to read your response as I'm looking to greet,chat with people as I like to interact with a diverse population,cultures.
Congradulations on your sobrietry on Aug 1.I am a adult survivor of Alcholic Parents-Siblings so I do attend on occassions to these meetings as well.It is interesting to me to hear others journeys.Who knows what you might learn from people(there stories) who have ventured into Sobriety.
Looking to chat or e-mail Look forward to hearing from you
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| First Nations/Native American folks say hello!
Posted: 8/20/2006 6:30:52 PM | Hi...
I thought I'd throw my two bits in, as appropriate...
My mother's family is of Delaware descent, and father's is Welsh. Popular family rumour has it the great-grandparents met in Dunnville, Ont. - G-G-dad was a carny (no lie!) & the, as the papers like to put it, the show came to town. But in this case, it didn't leave! :)
Ron
PS I've got a poetry string as well (under "macewen" - I know, really creative title); check it out if you have a few minutes to wander... | |
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| First Nations/Native American folks say hello!
Posted: 9/6/2006 9:04:37 PM | Oh wow, this is awesome! I'm relatively new to the site and I'm happy to have stumbled upon this thread. 
I'm Blackfoot and hail from the Piikani Band out of Brocket, Alberta. I was born in Calgary but I only spent 11 months there because I was privately adopted. I grew up in Vancouver, so I now proudly consider myself an honourary Vancouverite.
Actually on my mum's side, there is Blackfoot, Sarsee, Irish, and surprisingly Choctaw from Oklahoma! lol. The only thing I know about my birth father is that he was 'white'.
Due to *creative* Federal Government logistics, I am considered full status (100%) because the rules were different in the 70's than they are now. My birth mother - who married white and whose status was later reinstated- is now considered 75%, and my 1/2 siblings are considered 50%.  Does this make sense to you too?
~all my relations~ | |
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| First Nations/Native American folks say hello!
Posted: 9/9/2006 1:11:14 AM | Hello My Friends
Potawatomi here , or at least thats what iv been told, i am currently doing much research to trace my exact roots , and as many others here , i also have scottish irish blood in the brew, but my heart and soul remains native.  | |
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| First Nations/Native American folks say hello!
Posted: 9/16/2006 10:47:54 AM | | What a wonderful idea..sometimes we seem to get lost in the shuffle..I am originally from the East and part Celt part Iroquois..I know, grins, the light light blonde hair and gray-green eyes seem to tell me the Celt part ran faster..or that is what my granny said..I have done some research and do have factual connections..but no official connections..which is sad. I stood on a mountain in Idaho in embroidered and fringed white doeskin..with a hawk crying to me overhead and a chipmunk sitting at my foot...truly a moment of awe..I do chat occasionally on another site..but love all this diversion...walk in the light... | |
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| First Nations/Native American folks say hello!
Posted: 9/17/2006 4:58:30 PM | Anii kina weya!!!
good to see we have a voice here. I'm Anishnaabe from the Sudbury area and new to pof. I work in education. Hope to make some new friends. Nishin!
baamaa pii | |
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| First Nations/Native American folks say hello!
Posted: 9/17/2006 5:00:49 PM | Anii kina weya!!!
good to see we have a voice here. I'm Anishnaabe from the Sudbury area and new to pof. I work in education. Hope to make some new friends. Nishin!
baamaa pii | |
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