Pretty soon, you won't be able to call me a twinkie, you'll have to call me Heinz 57. Looks like, Choctaw, Cherokee and Creek. Lord have mercy. Fay ----- Original Message ----- From: Elkdreamer Wilkins <elkdremr@hotmail.com> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:14 AM Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Elkdreamer, twinkies > Halito Barbara > Our Spirituality is part of our being. just sometimes we need to be > exposed to it for it to become full bloomsd. > Walk in Beauty > Elkdreamer > > > >From: Barbara Ellison <greybird7@pisp.net> > >Reply-To: CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com > >To: CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Elkdreamer, twinkies > >Date: Thu, 05 Apr 2001 12:49:41 -0500 > > > >"Our spirituality" is not "just an idea" and it is not something we went to > >class and learned somewhere, or got off the internet...it is born in us > >(which is obvious to those Indians who were raised surrounded by a white > >society) and a non-Indian may be able to learn from us some things, but > >they > >cannot "acquire" what they are not born with, and their attempts to put > >themselves on an "equal footing", with Indians, so to speak, is at best > >futile...and at worst, an attempt at cultural theft... > >B. > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Dusty" <dustyc@microgear.net> > >To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > >Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 8:59 PM > >Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Elkdreamer, twinkies > > > > > > > I shall play devil's advocate again and expose my rear to everyone's > >slings > > > and arrows... > > > > > > What about those people who do not "want to be NA", but just think our > > > spirituality, philosophy and way of life is a good idea. I've had > >countless > > > elders tell me, "I don't care what kind of blood you have, as long as > >it's > > > human". Just because an Anglo wants to practice our ways because it > >works > > > for them, doesn't mean they deserve to be belittled by a derogatory > >name. > > > Are there really that many among us that are so arrogant to do so. > > > > > > Where did we ever get the idea that that we were so exclusive? Isn't > >that > > > TRUE racism? > > > > > > dusty > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: John & Arla Williams <jaws@crosstel.net> > > > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 8:45 PM > > > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Elkdreamer, twinkies > > > > > > > > > > Elkdreamer, Where did the term come from? Arla > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Elkdreamer Wilkins" <elkdremr@hotmail.com> > > > > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 8:38 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] Elkdreamer, twinkies > > > > > > > > > > > > > Halito Fay > > > > > Mostly people that want to be N/A and really have no Indian blood at > >all > > > > > Walk in Beauty > > > > > Elkdreamer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > > > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L genealogy mail list: > > > > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes > > > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > > Choctaw Home Page: > > > http://freepages.cultures.rootsweb.com/~choctaw/ > > > > > > > > >==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > >Need more CHOCTAW information?? Visit Judy White's pages at > >http://accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, data, etc. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L Genealogy mail list: > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... >