mereanataki (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Kia ora wolfcryboy from here in the South Pacific. I appreciate very much your pono (truth). Our native word for ourselves 'tangata whenua' means whenua (placenta/ Earth/Land and much more. Tangata meaning people, d.n.a./genetic heritage, and many more) Basically people of the placenta/Earth. Like Amazons 'people of the Lungs' of the Great Mother. Each unique place has its own role in the care and nurturance of our Great Mother. May we all awaken and Love our Dear Mother who is suffering.

mereanataki (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Arohamai tamtanagirl. If you read this with a quiet heart you will hear I am also saying what you have suggested. However, JUST DO IT is not of itself enough. Yes, I too have Irish and Yugoslav heritage. I am too painfully aware of the whakapapa (rhythmic patterns of geneology) of which some parts of People-centric and overly individualized societies hurt themselves and others. Again I say to lift our lens to the institutional and structural arenas as a subject of and focus for Heart change.

proudindianbuffalo (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Your friend is lucky to have you in his life.Always keep your friend in your heart and than you will know what is happiness.

tamtanagirl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

meranataki, all people hurt! You shouldn't blame what happened just on white people. Native Americans fought amongst themselves centuries before whites. But I don't hear about those wrong doings! All I hear is "Oh, white people put us on these rez's and took away our ways and lands.." Now, I am all for Native american rights but the only way to get something done is to just DO IT! Speak up! Don't just sit there mumbling amongust your selves about it. If you want respect, you must fight for it!

mereanataki (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ka pai tamtanagirl. The comments u r right are at times distorted and inaccurate. The point that most such analysis attempts to make has to do with 'white power systems' and their past and present day impacts on mainly (but not only) non-white populations. When living beings are suffering try to hear their pain. Being a mum of an Indian child does not of itself lead to an authoritative voice on such issues, this is also equally naive to suggest Abuse of power this is the challenge to all!

tamtanagirl (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i'm white, but i have a indian baby and go out with an indian guy...there's nothing wrong with many white people you know...what happened, happend over 100 years ago. there were faults on both sides. we are ALL people. there's no "your kind" or "our kind" or "your own kind." that is very rude...we are all equal. no color of skin can say different!

NICEDOPPY (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

awesome

web98 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

cheyenne river lakota nation, minnecoujou

itaycha (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Lmao, nice one...Je comprend francais aussie as well as Lakota...get at me sometime...

cheree4life (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

im trying to learn the language,so hard though