Hello kinda new here

[cmartin]

Hello,
Just trying to connect with more Native people since the area I live in are few. Always interested in learning more about my culture to teach and share with my two precious little ones. ( Osage, Cherokee, White mountain apache on dad's side/ Cherokee, Blackfoot, and Creek on Mom's side). And always nice to have someone to say hi too!!

[Joe's Dad]

Holay, that's a lot of types of NDNs u have in u. Bet it's hard to keep up with all of them!

NEwayz, welcome to powwows.com. Hope u find what ur looking for.

[cmartin]

Not really. My family is all mixed up whether by marriage and/or blood. I try to learn and understand a little bit from each. I am studying the Giduwah dialect ( for the Eastern Cherokee), bellydancing for the Arab,
trying to learn ribbonwork for the Osage and the language, I don't know you just break it down, lol. My culture is really important too me.

[cmartin]

Oh forgot to say thanks for welcoming me. lol

[Ras Redbone]

Greetings & Blessed Morning...
Hope you will not receive the same "warm" welcome which I received, once I started to express my points of views on certain thread issues... just be cautious what you post, and you'll be fine!

May thy life be a safe journey...
Ras Redbone-

Hello,
Just trying to connect with more Native people since the area I live in are few. Always interested in learning more about my culture to teach and share with my two precious little ones. ( Osage, Cherokee, White mountain apache on dad's side/ Cherokee, Blackfoot, and Creek on Mom's side). And always nice to have someone to say hi too!!

[cmartin]

WHoa thanks for the warning..but I am just here to learn more about my culture from others who may have more experience or knowledge and just say hi. Hi, lol

[cmartin]

I just basically want to learn more. I'd love to learn how to sing in my native language, figure out how to get my babies more involved. I am not too opinonated.. I love to dance ( just started jingle and love Tradish) hip hop dance ( learned Ciara's Promise ( I danced classic Ballet for 14 yrs., anything to do with my culture and of course being a mommy.

[Joe's Dad]

Greetings & Blessed Morning...
Hope you will not receive the same "warm" welcome which I received, once I started to express my points of views on certain thread issues... just be cautious what you post, and you'll be fine!

May thy life be a safe journey...
Ras Redbone-

cmartin, let me apologize to you for what I am about to do. My sincere apologies

Ras Redbone. This is directed to u.

It is not fair to tell a newcomer to this site they will receive a 'warm' welcome if they express their point. You, my friend, are not knowledgeable of 'NDN way'. That is evident from your first post. Real NDNs don't blast out they have 'totems'. Real NDNS don't come in and try to show their expertise on all subjects. You saw what you wrote to Cetan Zi. Many of us have been on here for years. Many of us have stress filled jobs in a white world and enjoy coming on here to be with our own, because of the commonality we have in our lives. You don't have that commonality. You came on here and in <10 posts, tried to change the world. That's why you were called out on some of your posts. Grow up. BTW I was protesting the Vietnam War back in the late 60's. Don't come on here trying to say we are 'establishment' and are brainwashed.

cmartin, again I apologize. Hope the time you spend on this site is as rewarding to you as it has been to many of us.

Hope u understand NDN humor. There's a lot of it on here. Not me, though. I'm always way serious!

[cmartin]

That's ok. Just looking to learn more. I am a pretty nice girl, just looking to learn more about my culture.

[WhoMe]

cmartin,

Howay, 'Siyo, Yatasay, Oki and Henscha!



and Welcome!

[cmartin]

Si Yo,
Thanks for the many welcomes, lol.

[Eagle Plumes]

Welcome!!! so very nice to meet you. PLease feal free to look around there's alot to learn on here and my fav part is all the goot friends that are made on here. Plus if you like games theres a arcade. Hope to see you around the threads.

[cmartin]

Thank you. I definetely am eager to learn, as much as, I can from those with experience and/or knowledge. Thank you again.

[wanjica_the_one]

welcome cmartin,
don't listen to white rasta people, listen to your family.

[NancyJo]

Hey JD,
I think you could start a whole thread on your statement:

"Many of us have stress filled jobs in a white world and enjoy coming on here to be with our own, because of the commonality we have in our lives."

It is nice to have a place to come to at the end of the day (sometimes during the day.....don't tell my boss!! ) where we can talk......and kid around.....a LOT!

Anyway......had to jump in to put in my 2 cents.

Welcome, cmartin!