Fay: Have a good night. As for names I would like to just be called The People or the The First People of America( I really like this). Dodie faynshep wrote: > All of my life, I had simply used Indian. Yes, I know there are people from > India and that people first coming here called the native people here > Indians because they were looking for a route to India. It's just in the > last few years that things have gotten so tangled up. Choctaw or any other > tribal name is the only way to refer to someone if you know, but I just > don't want to feel bad and what's more, don't want to make anyone else feel > bad if I say the wrong thing. I think I will free my mind of stumbling > blocks, remember my love for my grandmother's people and for whatever bit of > her that is in me and be at peace. > fay > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 10:07 PM > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] testing > > > I think personaly i just take pride in being Choctaw, > > I don't mind if someone calls me Indian, Native American, or American > > Indian, I have had friends refer to me as Indian, and any, and > everytime...I > > just take pride in just the thought of being assotiated with my ancestors, > no > > matter what the reference is. > > So, I would fall under the catigory as having no prefernce as to what I > am > > called, its what it means to me inside that counts to me. I take pride in > > what my ancestors mean to me, not to someone else. Cause to someone else > it > > could mean something completly different. > > I do understand that being called an Indian in one way or another can be > > ofencive, and don't get me wrong, in some cases I would take it the wrong > way > > also. > > > > a Pusley... > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > To Unsubscribe: > > Send msg. to [email protected] > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > To Unsubscribe: > Send msg. to [email protected] > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "unsubscribe" without the quotes > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures.......