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Native American Indian Wisdom:
Like the grasses showing tender faces to each other,
thus should we do,
for this was the wish of the Grandfathers of the World.
Black Elk
This is my gripe, the lack of respect and acknowledgement this nation obviously has of American Indians. November was National American Indian Heritage Month. Yet, I did not see it mentioned once on the local or national news, no articles in local or national (non-native) newspapers, no displays were set up of famous American Indians in Wal-Mart, chain bookstores, or even in the numerous libraries my children and I frequent.
And yet... February is Black American History Month. This has been mentioned frequently with related stories on the local and national news; there have been plenty of related articles in local and national newspapers, and there are displays set up now in the local Wal-Mart, chained bookstores, and even in the libraries I frequent of famous African Americans. And there been numerous National Channels running programs on famous African Americans and other related programs.
Am I the only one who considers this to be revealing of the ongoing prejudice toward American Indians in our society? What do you think? How do you think American Indians are being portrayed in our society? Is it positive or negative, in your opinion? We can only combat prejudices if we acknowledge their existence. We can no longer afford to stick our heads in the sand and remain silent. We must speak out. We must talk.
So, I must ask, why is there so much emphasize placed on commemorating African Americans and not hardly any placed on American Indians? Let us look for a moment at Mexicans (Hispanics?) (legal and illegal). Our government does go out of its way to accommodate and be politically correct to these particular minorities. Is this the case or am I just being overly sensitive? Are American Indians not worthy of such recognition or accommodation or should there be no such treatment of any particular race? What do you think?
Red Fox
Amen, Garden.Hi Red Fox,
As I was looking around today in the many different areas that are on the Christian Forms website, I came across your post here where you mentioned an American NDN holiday.
Your question was one I felt compelled to answer.
This is what I believe to be the reason why the feds will not give America, an American NDN federally recognized holiday, with holiday pay.
It is because it would be an annual reminder, and a slap in the face once a year, to the federal government for stealing this land from the 1st Americans.
And that would remind many Americans of how the federal government attempted to totally wipe out an entire people as they killed their men and boys, raped the women and girls, and the prisoner of war camps they called reservations, the boarding schools, cutting off their hair, punishing the children for speaking their own language, and the beginning of the Trail of Tears that began in 1831 in Mississippi among the Choctaw who were the first to be forced to leave their homeland and go to NDN Territory that would later become Oklahoma.
The federal government does not want to be reminded once a year about The American NDN Holocaust that they were responsible for.
And The Bering Straight story was a lie conceived by the federal government in their attempt to justify their theft of the land, which they hide under the title of Manifest Destiny.
Thats my two bucks.
Feel free to edit or delete as needed.
God bless you in Christ,
Garden
Amen.Amen, Garden.
The dead silence concerning Native Americans in U.S. is deafeningly LOUD.
I pray to Father God that healing and reconciliation will be released. We lift up our hands to You, Father, and ask for your intervention on behalf of Native Americans. We ask this because we KNOW that You are a fair and just God. We will not stop asking and will not give up. In Jesus name, Amen.
beautiful pic
God bless you all this weekend with rest and relaxation!
praying for ya
I truly appreciate the beautiful graphics of American NDNs. As many of you already know, I like to share them myself, and have done so in the CF Gallery. I hope each of you has a blessed week, and a good day today. I will be back online later on today. I have a doctor's appointment this morning. I will talk to you later. Please continue to pray for me and my family. I cannot express enough just how much I appreciate each of you and how I am blessed by your friendships and by Christian Forums itself.
Be Blessed,
Red Fox
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