auauauauh, thanks Sherri, it's so good to be here, amungst family syl Sugar Says: People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, But when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light shining from within.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherri Crum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2008 3:04 PM Subject: [RecipesAndMore] Re: Sugar's back > > Hi Syl, > > It sounds as though you had a nice time. I'm glad you and Daniel got > away for some fun. I know it meant a lot for you to be able to > celebrate your parents anniversary with them. > > Yes, the stories of the Indians are very sad--going way, way, back. > Much like any other oppression I guess. Very sad, and very difficult > to take--how could people treat other people like some people have > done? Very sad and hard, indeed. > > Well, I know it is always good to go away--and always good to be back > home. > > Good to have you back among us. > > Sherri > > > > On 8/30/08, Sugar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello everyone >> for some of you who didn't know, I have been away for about a week: >> well, I just got back yesterday, and both Daniel and I had a great time, >> we >> spent all the days with my parent's, and we celebrated their 38th wedding >> anniversary with them. >> first, we left to Placerville, where we visited the gold mines, and did >> tours of the mines of where gold and diamonds were found, then we stayed >> at >> a historic land mark hotel, and sorry, I can't remember it, but according >> to >> the hotel registery, it's where people like Mark Twain, and others of >> that >> era stayed and dined. >> This was in Nevada City. >> we stopped at south and north lake tahoe, and that was fun, we water >> skied, >> and literally jumped in the lake, LOLOL! >> water was freezing, but fun... >> we stopped at many old town salons, and visited with many historians, I >> felt >> like I was in a history class again, LOLOL! >> My parent's had just got back from south dakota, wounded knee, to stay >> and >> visit with the Sioux Indians, and that was very difficult, since this >> tribe >> still carries anger, spite, bitterness(and really can't blame them) >> resentmentand etc... >> these people have no hope, I mean they choose not have any hope, and it's >> truely sad, but what was so amazing, was that my parent's told us that >> upon >> meeting them, you must not look them eye to eye, or face them, to them it >> is >> a challenge or a threat, so you must always look away, and in no way >> shape, >> or form are you to approach them, they will come to you, if they wish to, >> and you must not shake their hands, but if they offer it is only a >> slightly >> sweep of the finger tips, anything more means you are stronger, and it >> means >> battle... >> There is so much hate, and so many suicides, and mostly between the ages >> of >> 12 and 18, because they are not allowed to leave the reservation, and if >> they do, they are disowned, and are not welcome again... and since they >> have >> no education, or even know there is anything outside of thier 1 mile >> land, >> they are lost...but then they refuse to go out and find other's. >> Their counsel gives them allowences and this means $400 a month, per >> family, >> and it is not given to them all at once, but in allowence, because there >> is >> alot of alcoholics, and sadly, alot of rapes, between families, because >> it's >> so sad... >> so these children, grow up knowing only this way of living. >> This specific tribe lives across the other tribe, which are not natives, >> but >> families of natives, and this tribe is alot more fortunate, they have >> money, >> food and supplies, because the counsel is more aware of them. >> and, they, this tribe, allows their people to go outside of the >> reservation, >> and has "moved on", unlike the poor tribe )the natives, full blood) , >> they >> still are in the mentallity of "white man" is only bad, and will forever >> betray... >> it is truely sad, no hope, and not even the children, this is a sad >> story, >> and all this, because of the masacure(sorry on spelling) in the 1800's >> and >> the last attack in 1973 when Nixon was president... >> this just took them over the top, and refuse to have anything to do with >> "white man ways" they do not even allow their children to recieve any >> form >> of education...at least not from anyone else, and it's a very sad story, >> and >> very long, but man, what a story... >> They also visited the Black Hills, Mount. Rushmore,and other small cities >> in >> that area. >> well, it was fun and a learning experience. >> so glad to be back, and so glad to be home. >> enjoy >> Sugar >> >> >> Sugar Says: >> 'Be Kind' >> >> > >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
