I just wanted to say I have little Metis blood coursing through my body. If we play a percentage game which doesnt work with blood I am mostly Vietnamese and Belgian woman. I have one comment to make about this video - the genocide that many cultures have suffered around the world is real. The intentional destruction of any culture or tradition sickens me beyond belief. I believe race laws exist for the betterment and the preservation of our relationship between settlers and native inhabitants. I know some folks think it may be easier to destroy the treaties and acts that have come as a result of the settling of this country however it goes far beyond that. As an ALLY of Native people around the world I ask that if you share views with this horrible bigoted woman you read this and then promptly remove yourself from my social media. When I take a break from facebook I intend to return with a clean slate, free of bigotry and hate. “The headdress is reserved for our revered elders who, through their selflessness and leadership, have earned the right to wear one. It’s a spiritual garb, not just cultural; it’s not merely an addition to one’s attire. Wearing one, even an imitation headdress, belittles what our elders have spent a lifetime to earn.” — Simon Moya-Smith, citizen of the Oglala Lakota Nation and journalist “Both feathers and face paint have purpose and often spiritual significance depending on tribal protocol and individual interpretation. In Native cultures, both feathers and face paint are earned through actions and deeds that bring honor to both tribes and nations. Individuals [outside the community] who wear feathers or face paint were not given the rights or permissions to wear them. This is analogous to casually wearing a purple heart or medal of honor that was not earned.” — Dennis Zotigh, Cultural Specialist, National Museum of the American Indian “[Wearing a headdress] could be similar to if the [shtreimel] became hip. Or the headdress that the pope wears — if [kids] started wearing that, if that became a trend. I am sure any Catholic people might be disrespected. So for our people, it is the same way.” — Cliff Matias, Director of Redhawk Native American Arts Council
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 11:11:06 +0000
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