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Hello,
I do this topic to show you who I really am.
Lots of people here don’t know me, that’s why they don’t understand me, so after having ridden these few lines, you can judge me rightly.
Who I am : My name is Valerie, I’m 30 years old, I’m married and have a 2 years old daughter. I live in France.
Why and how I dance : I dance fancy shawl and jingle dress dance for 8 years. I dance to pray, I dance to share and for people who can dance any more! Powwows dancing has become a “way of life” for me, even if I can’t dance every week end as you can do: I learn that powwows are not just dances or contests, great outfits and appearance, but it’s a real way of life, with a big “family”, friends, relatives, prayers, sharing and help.
Dancing in France : In France their isn’t any powwows so we just dance in shows, where we show your dances to white people. We don’t have any drummer so we use powwows music on CD: We can’t do an others way.
My outfit : I did my outfit myself, I don’t bought it ! (with a little help for the sewing): I did it in 1 year, because I work on my job every days, and I have a 2 years old daughter we have to look after. I bead my powwows set myself in 9 months and half and I can say how much it’s hard!
Your advices : I would like to thank you for all your advices you gave me. I hear it and I understand the way I must follow to come into the circle properly, but unfortunately, it’s hard to do all I have to: I live in France, so it cost lots of money to travel in the US and learn with natives people. But I want to follow the “powwows way”, and I want to do the best as I can. I know I need to learn very much. I try to do it with my Indians friends and relatives thank to the Internet. Every one who want to teach me is welcome.
Your anger : I understand your anger against white people who don’t have respected the “protocol” and who dance at your powwows. White people did too much your people to suffer, but some of you have white people among their ancestors, and white blood in their veins. I know that some of you ashamed of that, that’s why some of you don’t want white people do your dances and dance at your powwows.
You don’t want white people to dance your dances and do powwows, because it’s YOUR traditions, YOUR culture and YOUR dances, but all of you live in a house, drink wine, go to the church, bring their children to school: These things are white people traditions and culture.
Some of you, will tell me that your people have to incorporated the white people culture and traditions to avoid the death, but now, in 2008, you also live in the white people traditions and culture.
I do you some excuses me for all “my ancestors” have done to your ancestors, sincerely, but it doesn’t change the history, and come back all Indian people who have been unjustly slaughtered. I so have wanted that the history have been different, but the real nature and stupidity off some people (white, red, Yellow or black) are stronger than my best wish.
Playing Indian : Like you, I ‘m bored when I see white people who “plays Indians” without knowing your culture and tradition: Just for the show. I’m the first white people here who want to say them to learn correctly before to show your culture and traditions, but some time, even if you learn people correctly, they do what they want after. When I see white people playing Indians, I’m ashamed of my own people !!!
I know I’m not and Indian and I will never be and Indian ! I think that I can imagine what your people feel because Indian people were not welcomed on their own land. I’ve been abandoned by my biologic mother, and even if it was for good reasons, I know what you feel when you’re not welcomed and you are an alien here.
My mail box : You may be ask yourself why my mail box is named “[email protected]”. It’s because of the film “Lakotamoon” with Rodney A. Grant. I like very much this film, that’s why I decided to name my mail box “lakotamoon8”: (The 8 is my day and month of birthday.)
My pseudonym : You may be ask yourself why my pseudonym is “Full moon night” : I take this pseudo like I could take an other like : “dog ****”, but I found that “Full moon night” was better ! This pseudo is not an Indian name. It’s stupid for my people (white people) to give them selves Indian name: My French name is Valerie !
Why I go to Nestlé Waters Powwow : Coming here, I don’t want to do “war” ! I just want to learn and share with native people (and others people) who can learn and teach me more than I know.
I hope you have ridden this topic to the end, so now, you can judge me objectively.
I know I will not pleased by every one because every one has his own tastes.
To finish, I know that even we are white, red, yellow or black people, we are bones of each others bones, we are blood of each others blood. As a French singer of them said : “When black people died, his bones are the same color of white people”.
Thank you.
Val
I do this topic to show you who I really am.
Lots of people here don’t know me, that’s why they don’t understand me, so after having ridden these few lines, you can judge me rightly.
Who I am : My name is Valerie, I’m 30 years old, I’m married and have a 2 years old daughter. I live in France.
Why and how I dance : I dance fancy shawl and jingle dress dance for 8 years. I dance to pray, I dance to share and for people who can dance any more! Powwows dancing has become a “way of life” for me, even if I can’t dance every week end as you can do: I learn that powwows are not just dances or contests, great outfits and appearance, but it’s a real way of life, with a big “family”, friends, relatives, prayers, sharing and help.
Dancing in France : In France their isn’t any powwows so we just dance in shows, where we show your dances to white people. We don’t have any drummer so we use powwows music on CD: We can’t do an others way.
My outfit : I did my outfit myself, I don’t bought it ! (with a little help for the sewing): I did it in 1 year, because I work on my job every days, and I have a 2 years old daughter we have to look after. I bead my powwows set myself in 9 months and half and I can say how much it’s hard!
Your advices : I would like to thank you for all your advices you gave me. I hear it and I understand the way I must follow to come into the circle properly, but unfortunately, it’s hard to do all I have to: I live in France, so it cost lots of money to travel in the US and learn with natives people. But I want to follow the “powwows way”, and I want to do the best as I can. I know I need to learn very much. I try to do it with my Indians friends and relatives thank to the Internet. Every one who want to teach me is welcome.
Your anger : I understand your anger against white people who don’t have respected the “protocol” and who dance at your powwows. White people did too much your people to suffer, but some of you have white people among their ancestors, and white blood in their veins. I know that some of you ashamed of that, that’s why some of you don’t want white people do your dances and dance at your powwows.
You don’t want white people to dance your dances and do powwows, because it’s YOUR traditions, YOUR culture and YOUR dances, but all of you live in a house, drink wine, go to the church, bring their children to school: These things are white people traditions and culture.
Some of you, will tell me that your people have to incorporated the white people culture and traditions to avoid the death, but now, in 2008, you also live in the white people traditions and culture.
I do you some excuses me for all “my ancestors” have done to your ancestors, sincerely, but it doesn’t change the history, and come back all Indian people who have been unjustly slaughtered. I so have wanted that the history have been different, but the real nature and stupidity off some people (white, red, Yellow or black) are stronger than my best wish.
Playing Indian : Like you, I ‘m bored when I see white people who “plays Indians” without knowing your culture and tradition: Just for the show. I’m the first white people here who want to say them to learn correctly before to show your culture and traditions, but some time, even if you learn people correctly, they do what they want after. When I see white people playing Indians, I’m ashamed of my own people !!!
I know I’m not and Indian and I will never be and Indian ! I think that I can imagine what your people feel because Indian people were not welcomed on their own land. I’ve been abandoned by my biologic mother, and even if it was for good reasons, I know what you feel when you’re not welcomed and you are an alien here.
My mail box : You may be ask yourself why my mail box is named “[email protected]”. It’s because of the film “Lakotamoon” with Rodney A. Grant. I like very much this film, that’s why I decided to name my mail box “lakotamoon8”: (The 8 is my day and month of birthday.)
My pseudonym : You may be ask yourself why my pseudonym is “Full moon night” : I take this pseudo like I could take an other like : “dog ****”, but I found that “Full moon night” was better ! This pseudo is not an Indian name. It’s stupid for my people (white people) to give them selves Indian name: My French name is Valerie !
Why I go to Nestlé Waters Powwow : Coming here, I don’t want to do “war” ! I just want to learn and share with native people (and others people) who can learn and teach me more than I know.
I hope you have ridden this topic to the end, so now, you can judge me objectively.
I know I will not pleased by every one because every one has his own tastes.
To finish, I know that even we are white, red, yellow or black people, we are bones of each others bones, we are blood of each others blood. As a French singer of them said : “When black people died, his bones are the same color of white people”.
Thank you.
Val
ps. i'm still the greatest~n i'm pretty
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