Newbie.

[Josiah]

Osiyo my name is Holly and Iam 35 almost 36 years old I saw this forum so I wanted to join it. I hope that this is a nice forum I have been on other forums in the past and they are not the best. I love making new friends and meeting new pepole. I will say Iam kinda nervous being on a new forum but I think i will like it here. I was adopted at 4 months old found out that my birth mom only gave one peace of information. And that she has creek in her blood and she was at the time move in with her friend in ohio. And that is whear I was born Iam a little bit shy so just letting you all know lol.

Wado.

Good Morning
You will find many tribes represented here on Pw.com along with non native and people from around the world with a common interest that is powwows!!
But our website has evolved into much more than that like crafts, photos, fellowship and information ect ect...
One of my many interests falls into the information category, I noticed that you used the words for Hello and Thankyou in my Cherokee language but later mention that you are possibley Creek or as we call them here in Oklahoma: Mvskoke (pronounced Muskcogee). I copied a link from their website that gives alot of good information about language and History of the Mvskoke Peoples.

MVSKOKE LANGUAGE

[Holly35]

Good Morning
You will find many tribes represented here on Pw.com along with non native and people from around the world with a common interest that is powwows!!
But our website has evolved into much more than that like crafts, photos, fellowship and information ect ect...
One of my many interests falls into the information category, I noticed that you used the words for Hello and Thankyou in my Cherokee language but later mention that you are possibley Creek or as we call them here in Oklahoma: Mvskoke (pronounced Muskcogee). I copied a link from their website that gives alot of good information about language and History of the Mvskoke Peoples.

MVSKOKE LANGUAGE

I use Osiyo word because on the other Iam on that is what we all say when we greet one another. And yes Iam greek what made you think I was not? because I said Osiyo?. Again I learn that work from another Native American website I will not say it again I see it bothers you.

[Josiah]

I use Osiyo word because on the other Iam on that is what we all say when we greet one another. And yes Iam greek what made you think I was not? because I said Osiyo?. Again I learn that work from another Native American website I will not say it again I see it bothers you.

No it does not bother me that you use my language
But you assume everybody understands cherokee and it would be impolite to assume that they do, for they have there own greeting in there own language as I pointed out there are members from hundreds of tribes on here....
And perhaps a greeting in Mvskoke would be nice as I do enjoy greetings from other tribal members.

[running_with_buffs]

is she greek or creek?

[xTekno]

Osiyo [MENTION=200759]Holly35[/MENTION]!

I am a little bit shy too!

Wado!

[AmigoKumeyaay]

is she greek or creek?

Holly has asked us to delete her account here.

So, let us say our "farewells"

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back.

May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields.

And until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.

[docat]

Holly has asked us to delete her account here.

Dorothy From the Wizard of Oz: "Oh my, people come and go so quickly here!"

[Spiritflight]

Dorothy From the Wizard of Oz: "Oh my, people come and go so quickly here!"

Some people don't have patience or other problems or it just doesn't meet their expectations afterall.

[docat]

Some people don't have patience or other problems or it just doesn't meet their expectations afterall.

I think we weren't giving her enough attention. With that contest on, she probably didn't get as many people welcoming her as she would have liked.

It's a good thing when new people come in, just to take the time to say WELCOME. That's one of the reasons I like that side bar with the "New Threads" on it. We can see who puts up an introductory thread and we can go in and say Welcome.

I also propose that we should make a habit amongst us, a code of honor type thing, NOT to dissect a person's genealogy or tribal affiliations in their introductory post. If they use NDN words or say something new agey, we can just gloss over it, and not question.

I think by using some NDN words, she was trying to show her FRIENDLINESS. It's sort of like when you go to a Mexican restaurant and say Gracias to someone there, when that's about the only Spanish you know.

I think it takes a lot of fortitude to post the first time, and if the experience is a good one, then we don't scare them off. And if it isn't a good experience, people will leave without giving us a chance.

For the intro, it would be good just to say WELCOME and we hope you like it here and perhaps "LIKE" the new person's post to get him/her started feeling LIKED.

Just a suggestion.

[running_with_buffs]

Good thoughts do....but just caue some people that come on here are "new agey" as you put it does that mean we have to act like that? I don't think so..I know she was trying to be nice using cherokee words to greet everybody.I was going to say somthing too before josiah did.I think that josiah did it in the best way possible I could tell he was just asking and not drilling her...to me he was polite.if you say your creek and come off using cherokee words people who grew up with some traditional values are gonna wonder about you.josiah was so helpful he even posted a link for her on creek languages.I don't know how you or any of you grew up personally,I will tell you this my grandparents loved me. But when it came to knowing who you are they where not easy going about it they where strict almost mean about it at times me and my brothers and sisters didn't get to play around when it came to our ceromonies.it was all serious when it came to that stuff.so me and some others like I think josiah maybe was brought up knowing who we are and had to go threw things to get the knowledge about our people threw sacrificing things like time sleep and food even to gain what little some of us know.so to me josiah was not rude one bit to her. He actually tried to help her.because I thought that some of this site was for learning.so when people come on here I can see why people act the way the do.they have a little knowledge and prabably earned it.

[Holly35]

LOL some of you all are way too funny I am back now all is well and let's not put me down here. I don't need attention from anyone on here and I am sure not looking for it. I had a problem on here and so I left. I thought I give it a try again and come back to this site.

[Holly35]

[QUOTE=Holly35;1588381]LOL some of you all are way too funny I am back now all is well and let's not put me down here. I don't need attention from anyone on here and I am sure not looking for it. I had a problem on here and so I left. I thought I give it a try again and come back to this site. And no Josiah did not make me leave off this site it was something else.

[White Powwow Dancer]

welcome to the board!!

[Spiritflight]

Welcome back to Powwows.com