Heya -looking for answers i guess

[Grits & Beans]

"I dont understand why anyone would turn someone down who is trying to learn there hertigage,so as to honor it properly"

Welcome here, many. I've always been puzzled by the 'honor it properly' passage.

I guess u are what u are and that identifies who you are. Living, breathing, being your culture and heritage is not honoring it...it's living it. So, if you find out about who and what you are, you're living it, not honoring it. Jusss saying.

Good luck in finding what you are looking for.

P.S. Watch out for those internet geeks like Grits and Beans. They one brick shy of a load!!! Kiddin G&B

oh yeah i got your one brick shy...

[neling4]

don't tell me that fooled you too


gaiv bertha manygoats = gave birth to many goats... i was joking


you won't know my real name unless you met/meet me in person...

I got it eventually. That's pretty good for me. It usually takes me longer. A while back, someone told me a joke. I didn't get it, so I mulled it over for a while, and then...just twenty years later...I got it. I laughed for a good ten minutes over it too. But now I've forgotten the joke.

[wyo_rose]

Welcome, ManyFaces, to the land of wayward threads. Hope you like NDN teasing.

[injunboy]

yo face, well u didnt get chased away lol thats a good sign jk umm i wouldnt present myself like take mee to your chief i want to learn many things lol. i learned alot by volunteering and helping out at ceremonies here and there. over time its real easy to build trust and make alot of frens and most of all learn the in and outs of your tribe. be respectful and pay super attention cause things are gonna come at ya quick.

[injunboy]

haha i jus made that sound real easy..

[wyo_rose]

The key "over time" !!!

[freespirit77]

hi

Hello. I experience some of the same. I'm eager to learn my heritage and most of the family members kept it stuffed in a closet. I get all kinds of looks and remarks. I'm mixed and people tell me I'm not Indian enough and most alienate me. I just keep looking and trying. Am going to the memorial day weekend powwow in wausau Florida and hope to connect then. Later.

[manyfacesawakened]

heya

i am glad you are still trying,i am continuing to try as well i dont care about the looks anymore,but it is always comforting to know others are having same trouble and still having strength to go on:)thank you and i wish you luck at the powwow!

[manyfacesawakened]

ahaha

i dont come back for a day or to and all these replies ,it is nice to see some good replies and some silly ones too LOL, at least i know you have senses of humor here :)

[freespirit77]

replying

Thanks. I wish you luck as well. Later.

[rez_hopper]

i dont come back for a day or to and all these replies ,it is nice to see some good replies and some silly ones too LOL, at least i know you have senses of humor here :)

My name is many Senses.

Humor is one of them,I also have smell ,taste,feel and I'm pretty sure I have others, prolly more than 6.

[freespirit77]

reply to senses

Yes, I believe we all have many senses. Sense of direction. Sense of being. Sense of compassion. Sense to know peace and feel peace. Sense to be in touch with our Higher Power or Great Spirit. Senses go on and on. I am happy and blessed to have in my power each and every single one.