Hello to all, if you are looking for some Native language. Please visit the web site; www.anishinaabemdaa.com there is also a great CD-Rom that is available to purchase with a verity of lessons and some picture's and video's. Dale -----Original Message----- From: Patti Gardner [mailto:tydyedpatti@suscom.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:59 PM To: NISHNAWBE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NISHNAWBE] Native American Literature and Publications Hello all I completely agree! I was not raised near my Native community therefore I am learning all of the culture and arts at a later age. However my father moved back home a few years back - Lac Courte Oreilles - and I travel back there every year to glean knowledge and insight. One thing that really gripes me - is when I go anywhere - and I have to choose English or Spanish. SHouldn' t we be choosing between English and a Native Language? I find that my purchases of any books - I have to special order in or I have to find them when I travel back to my roots. I completely agree that something needs to be done and soon. Patti jthibault@lighthouse.net wrote: > Hi Paula > Just found it interesting that you last name is McLeod, and wondering if we > could be related. My maiden name was McLeod. My father, was Patrick McLeod > / gfather was Phillip McLeod from Michigan(UP) , gggfather was Thomas > McLeod, he was from Canada (Ont.). > I also now of Williams family from Michigan. I can get you in contact with a > Williams family member if your interested. > You can email me at jthibault@lighthouse.net > Hope to hear from you. > Patty (McLeod) Thibault > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Pmcleod0@aol.com> > To: <NISHNAWBE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 11:12 AM > Subject: [NISHNAWBE] Native American Literature and Publications > > > Hello All, > > > > I just needed to share this information and blow off some steam. I went > > into > > Border's bookstore last night to find some Native American books I had > > seen > > on-line. I went to the history section and there were cases and cases of > > Afro-American, Arab, Korean, Irish, Scottish, Japanese, Chinese, Celts. I > > could go > > on and on, but you get the idea. Then, I went to the language section. > > They > > were English, Italian, Iraqi, Arab, Spanish, French, Russian, German, > > Japanese. Again, the list goes on and on. Do you want to know what I > > found on > > Native Americans? There were 5 shelves not completely filled in the > > history > > section and nothing in the language area. I felt really hurt that > > Border's seems > > uninterested in promoting our Native American history or language. > > > > I would suggest we all start to advocate our heritage to all around us. > > We > > should have a movie similar to the Afro-American story "Roots". At least > > the > > Afro-Americans can trace their history back to Africa. Heck, they could > > even > > go back there and live as they were. Their culture still exists and has > > not > > changed. Not so, for our native history. We are going to have to do some > > big > > time pushing to get others to see we want our story heard and our culture > > back. > > > > If you have gotten this far in reading, thank you for listening. :-) I'd > > love to hear your comments on the subject. Thanks again. > > > > Paula (Williams) McLeod > > > > > > ============================== > > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx