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Shared on Sun, 03/25/2007 - 15:59

The Long and Short of Background Info

 Well, it finally happened, after posting over a dozen blogs on various Native American topics, somebody finally asked me what tribe I’m from. I suppose I should have provided a little background prior to this so my words were somewhat qualified.
 I was born at Lady Wellington Hospital on the Six Nations Indian Reservation in Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. I’m registered as a member of the Cayuga Nation and a member of Turtle Clan. If that’s all you needed to know, you’re done. If you just have to know where my “Indianness” came from, read on.
 

Kawlija

Shared on Sun, 03/25/2007 - 15:59

The Long and Short of Background Info

 Well, it finally happened, after posting over a dozen blogs on various Native American topics, somebody finally asked me what tribe I’m from. I suppose I should have provided a little background prior to this so my words were somewhat qualified.
 I was born at Lady Wellington Hospital on the Six Nations Indian Reservation in Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada. I’m registered as a member of the Cayuga Nation and a member of Turtle Clan. If that’s all you needed to know, you’re done. If you just have to know where my “Indianness” came from, read on.
 

Kawlija

Shared on Fri, 03/23/2007 - 20:29

Native American Cultural Resource Links

Hello Everyone,
 
 Over a long period of time, I’ve accumulated numerous resources for the research and writing that I do. I hope that I’ve encouraged many of you to seek out more information on the topics that I’ve been writing about. There’s a lot of information readily available on the internet but not all of it is what I refer to as Native-friendly. Many websites also slant to present information for a certain cause or interpret American Indian culture to their benefit.

Kawlija

Shared on Fri, 03/23/2007 - 20:29

Native American Cultural Resource Links

Hello Everyone,
 
 Over a long period of time, I’ve accumulated numerous resources for the research and writing that I do. I hope that I’ve encouraged many of you to seek out more information on the topics that I’ve been writing about. There’s a lot of information readily available on the internet but not all of it is what I refer to as Native-friendly. Many websites also slant to present information for a certain cause or interpret American Indian culture to their benefit.

Kawlija

Shared on Thu, 03/22/2007 - 20:59

The Warrior Tradition

  For Indian men, we set the classic example of the hunter-gatherer-protector of our family, clan, and tribe.  After the arrival of the white man, the Indian world was turned on it’s head.  When the settling of the west was all said and done, the catch-word was assimilation.  Indeed, there was a big push by the government to turn us all into farmers.  Our history was as proud warriors and our future was a plowshare.

Kawlija

Shared on Thu, 03/22/2007 - 20:59

The Warrior Tradition

  For Indian men, we set the classic example of the hunter-gatherer-protector of our family, clan, and tribe.  After the arrival of the white man, the Indian world was turned on it’s head.  When the settling of the west was all said and done, the catch-word was assimilation.  Indeed, there was a big push by the government to turn us all into farmers.  Our history was as proud warriors and our future was a plowshare.

Kawlija

Shared on Tue, 03/20/2007 - 10:50

Treaties With Ignorant Savages

In this modern day and age, people don’t hear much about treaties unless you’re talking about nuclear disarmament. Actually, the State Department constantly deals with treaties of various concerns and our country has a long history when it comes to treaties. What a lot of people have no idea about are the treaties signed between the U.S. government and the various tribal nations of this country.

Kawlija

Shared on Tue, 03/20/2007 - 10:50

Treaties With Ignorant Savages

In this modern day and age, people don’t hear much about treaties unless you’re talking about nuclear disarmament. Actually, the State Department constantly deals with treaties of various concerns and our country has a long history when it comes to treaties. What a lot of people have no idea about are the treaties signed between the U.S. government and the various tribal nations of this country.

Kawlija

Shared on Mon, 03/19/2007 - 13:17

In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse

  Reading history related books about Native Americans can be difficult for me.  For one, there's that old axiom that "the winners write the history books."  As you can imagine then, a lot of history out there is skewed for a non-Native perspective.  I just wish a lot I've read to this point was a little more objective.  I've seen some scholarly tomes that were just painful to read.  Well, there are some scholarly historic books out there that have a Native voice too.  So, if you've never been skewed before, check out these brief excerpts:

Kawlija

Shared on Mon, 03/19/2007 - 13:17

In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse

  Reading history related books about Native Americans can be difficult for me.  For one, there's that old axiom that "the winners write the history books."  As you can imagine then, a lot of history out there is skewed for a non-Native perspective.  I just wish a lot I've read to this point was a little more objective.  I've seen some scholarly tomes that were just painful to read.  Well, there are some scholarly historic books out there that have a Native voice too.  So, if you've never been skewed before, check out these brief excerpts:

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