act's against natives still go on today

[WoundedBear]

i am 1 who has been robbed of his whole childhood and i am not the only one and i will not be the last . bad actions towards mix blood and full bloods still go on .
only thing we as native indians can do is stand by each other and give support when needed etc and any others who have idea's to help is welcome to post

[White Powwow Dancer]

What kind of acts are you talking about?

[Pete walkswithhorse]

When I think of all the times NA's were literally dragged from their lands and indoctrinated into the white Christian culture it makes me sick to my stomach. There is a movie called "One Good Indian". It sort of tells the story of a NA boy who is forced into a school for NA's and then is slowly but surely indoctrinated into Christianity. Sure. They cut his hair off. Made him wear the white mans clothes and speak only the white mans language. Wes Studi did a very good job in his role. As did the actor who played the young NA boy. I thought the movie said it all. The OP is right actually. Its not so much he's trying to pass off the blame to everyone else. He is trying to convey a sense of what is really going on in America. Even today, NA's are in fact being treated much as they have been for well over three centuries. Some may find that rather remarkable, but it is true. I spoke the just the other day to this fellow. He said, man you guys(NA's) are doing so well with your casinos and reservations. I actually laughed. Was he misinformed. I said those casinos exist primarily for the elite. The wealthy. Those that forget the history and adopted a more or less
capitalistic approach to NA woes. Oh, I don't personally blame anyone from making a buck or two, but when they are arrogant and forget whose land these casinos are built upon, well I have an issue with that.
Traditions are easily forgotten for many young natives. Instead opting out for more mainstream type ways of living. The cost though, is they sacrifice the history and their people as well as their tribe and that is clearly a problem that must be dealt with. Many NA's, whether part time, half breed, full blooded etc should really consider their history before anything else, because after that, there is nothing else.

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[wardancer]

Well , you could just put on your breach-cloth and run through the streets !

[Zeke]

If I hear another whiny Native complain about things dating to 1890 I'm going to be ill.

Oh, sure, the 1950s-70s weren't stellar, made worse by the foolish workings of Russell Means and the AIM ilk, but -- in general -- American Indians possess just as much opportunity as anyone else to succeed or fail in modern society.

Unless, of course, you desire to not exist in modern society.

If you desire to define that as "victory," go ahead: you're merely volunteering to be the Darwinist rule.

[wardancer]

If I hear another whiny Native complain about things dating to 1890 I'm going to be ill.

Oh, sure, the 1950s-70s weren't stellar, made worse by the foolish workings of Russell Means and the AIM ilk, but -- in general -- American Indians possess just as much opportunity as anyone else to succeed or fail in modern society.

Unless, of course, you desire to not exist in modern society.

If you desire to define that as "victory," go ahead: you're merely volunteering to be the Darwinist rule.

Use simple words , Zeke , simple words !

[milehighsalute]

zeke.....the only thing i do agree with woundedbear is that some ****tiness does still happen to indians today......but guess what....****tiness also happens to other groups as well......by other ethnicities/races other than white also.........and even by indians towards other indians............it never ends

that bein said i dont have the answer....none of us ever will......i do think WB needs to move on to re-constructing his life into a better model for his own sake.....i dont know what he needs help with first but in guessing mental health

[reocurringdream]

i am 1 who has been robbed of his whole childhood and i am not the only one and i will not be the last . bad actions towards mix blood and full bloods still go on .
only thing we as native indians can do is stand by each other and give support when needed etc and any others who have idea's to help is welcome to post

Can you explain more about acts you are talking about?

[WoundedBear]

as i was 2 years old i was taken away from my mom for ten years. and when i was given back. how was i to know i was a baskit case . i thout these things stoped in 1977 . i just learned nothing has changed at all in the section of missouri that i come from and a miss nancy wood shelton inform me she just got her son back in the last 6 month's and the held him for 6 years and the did many bad things to her son and a mr. thunderwolf of kirksville ,mo who e-mail is listed on my home page section here in powwows.com or my acheivement awards area he informed me the try bleeching the red color of his skin to whit as the held him away from his parents for 8 years he is paralized as a result.ps i was strangled hanged at end of a rope raped tortured and white people say we are savage's bull sh*t

[WoundedBear]

as of now i am moveing on with my life and hopefully i have my cdib card and i be looking for me a good native lady and at same time try and help my fellow natives and many are with out homes food on some of the rez and some are going thrue hell as i did and i only bring subject up due to fact not all missouri is bad but a good chunk is and if i can get word out about these fact's i save a fellow native brother or sister from another mother from a mess of hell

[Zeke]

You are aware that Miami, OK, is fifteen minutes from MO?

[WoundedBear]

yep zeke and the can't come take me and put me thrue anymore hell when my mom dies of old age as the did when i was a kid

[reocurringdream]

as i was 2 years old i was taken away from my mom for ten years. and when i was given back. how was i to know i was a baskit case . i thout these things stoped in 1977 . i just learned nothing has changed at all in the section of missouri that i come from and a miss nancy wood shelton inform me she just got her son back in the last 6 month's and the held him for 6 years and the did many bad things to her son and a mr. thunderwolf of kirksville ,mo who e-mail is listed on my home page section here in powwows.com or my acheivement awards area he informed me the try bleeching the red color of his skin to whit as the held him away from his parents for 8 years he is paralized as a result.ps i was strangled hanged at end of a rope raped tortured and white people say we are savage's bull sh*t

Your a warrior to have survived and become a helper of your ppl. Respect.

[Zeke]

Don't give concern to Zeke.

Yeah.

I mean, he's just being logical and is intimately familiar with Miami, OK...

[reocurringdream]

You are aware that Miami, OK, is fifteen minutes from MO?

Didn't realize it was about Miami, OK I amended my post.