Couldn't have said it better myself. I have been proud to be a part of the
Southern Tribe through my wife's full blooded heritage for 18 of the finest
years of my life. No one in her family ever asked a white man for anything
at all except to be left alone. Considering all of the white made "indian
art " in Mr. Brandl's business that he sells for home decorating I actually
think his remarks are quite hurtful and completly uncalled for. Just another
of the many in this hobby I have written off of my list of people I want to
spend time with. Michael Branson
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From: Kirsten Smith and Tania Dopler <kirtan@storm.ca>
To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com <hist_text@lists.xmission.com>
Date: Sunday, May 24, 1998 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Indian Face Paint
>Just for the information of some those who would disagree, the First
>Nations of this continent were NOT defeated! We were certainly tested
>with the white man's lies, false promises, attempts to wipe us out or
>assimilate us out of existance. In spite of a concerted effort to render
>us an extinct race, we have survived for 500 years. We did not ask to be
>put on reservations or to be subject to the "generosity" of the white
>man's government. We did not ask to be considered second class citizens
>no matter what we did or how much we may have "measured up" to the white
>standard. Most of us do not wish to be repaid for the sins of the
>past... we simply want an acknowledgement of what was done and to reclaim
>our dignity and culture for future generations. Perhaps the AIM is/was
>not the perfect political movement but then, what political movement is?
>To slag a movment or a people in the manner displayed in Joe's opinon
>about AIM and Indians in general serves no pupose but to vent racist
>opinions and demean all who are touched by them.
>
>
>Cherokee and Irish PROUD!
>Hawk Dancing
>
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Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 00:13:55 -0700
From: "P. Amschler" <buckskinner@mailcity.com>
Subject: Re: Re: MtMan-List: Indian Face Paint
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Dear Joe,
I most of the time try to be nice about comments geared toward the Native American but on this one I must stand up and be counted.
My wife is Hopi and while she is not a member of this list she does at times read a lot of the posts. WE both were VERY upset at your comment about the Native American and AIM. We have lived on the Res. and have experenced the Res way of life. YOU are wrong! It is not easy to get a job when up until the late 60's early 70's school ment being taken away from your family and forced to learn not with compasion but fear. Next AIM was and is a very important part of the Native Movement. Why do you call it a joke? Do you understand that the whites have done more to wipe out the native than help? Point in hand Partition of the Hopi and Deni' lands ment that if you broke a window in your home you could not fix it! Not even a piece of plywood could be used. This was in the partition lands and it went on for almost 20 years. This was NOT an Indian idea or law but the white man. As for work the Native American is still one of the least hireable persons around the reservation. On one res because of lack of work the drug and booze problem is around 80% where do the indians get their stull the white man.
Joe when you make comments like you did please try and be aware that there are alot of other people who read these posts. Why do you want to fan the fires of hate and lies when you can be a human as we Native Americans call the tribes instead of just a white man? Blacks, irish, spic's, wapp's what ever title you want to put on people we are all human I hope. I am NOT PC I hate what the government has done to the people of this land but what can we do to change it be human. The whiutes have punished the Indian far to long now it is time to mend the wounds.
Paul Amschler
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The AIM movement is a joke. I am so tired of hearing the BS about the chip
on Indian's shoulders and how the whites should repay them forever. They
should realize that if every defeated race got what they did, the world
would be one big welfare thing. I have many older Indian friends and
relatives and most believe the reservation thing is a BAD thing. Move on
and get a job. Ask the jews, the irish, the blacks. It is just a total
waste of goverment money to fund stupid projects.
Joe
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Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 00:29:33 -0700
From: "P. Amschler" <buckskinner@mailcity.com>
Subject: Re: Re: MtMan-List: Bamboo
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One other thing about bamboo the southern california indians in the Santa Monica Bay also used cane/bamboo for all kinds of differnt thing from spears to arrows. If you ever get a chance to visit the Southwest Indian Muesem you will see many exibits that show the use of this product as far back as 1200's.
Bamboo when fired make a very stiff and hard weapon to be use in many ways. As stated before fish traps, game snares etc. so thats my two cents. Once again if you can get to the muesem do so it is very good source of later indian wares out side of th e plains indians,
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