Apparently I have lived a much-too-sheltered life. I was not aware that there was such prejudice against NAs. I'm sorry. I look at things a bit backward from the rest of the world anyway. I remember as a child my mother was explaining to me how the Jews were hated and what Hitler had done. My question was why did people hate the Jews when it should be the Germans that were hated? Of course, no one nationality should be *hated* for anything. That would be like "throwing the baby out with the bath water." It can be hard, however...especially when it seems a whole country backs the craziness. I wonder how many times NAs have saved our white butts... Janis
--- On Wed, 9/30/09, Sandy <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Sandy <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: CS> Native American stories--OT > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 10:29 PM > Yes, Zoe...I know. I've tried to > learn from the things that have come my way whether good or > bad. If we learn to be better from the negative things then > they in one respect are a positive learning experience. My > father's negativity has taught me how to be a better > parent...I will always be there for my children and they > know that. > > I knew you all would understand what I was saying because > we experience similar things. > > I guess the point I was making is...whether it happened > hundreds of years ago it is still happening today and unless > you are aware of how the NAs were treated most people would > have no idea. > > Prejudice is terrible and I have hopes that one day it will > be done away with but it will only happen through teaching > the future generations not to practice it. > > Sandy > > --- On Wed, 9/30/09, zoe w <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: zoe w <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: CS> Native American stories--OT > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 6:47 PM > > Sorry hit the wrong > > button earlier. > > > > Sandy thanks so much for sharing your story. It > > is unfortunate, but many of us suffered > > similar torments. Hang on to that pride, > > it will carry you thru many a trial and > tribulation. > > > > zoe > > > > zoe w wrote: > > > Sandy wrote: > > >> My Great-Grandmother was full blood Apache > but she > > died before I had the opportunity to meet her. My > Mother > > used to tell us stories about Geronimo and the > Superstition > > Mountains in Arizona, my mother's birth place. She > took us > > to see the bluff [Medicine Bluff] where he and his > horse > > jumped from into the Medicine River to get away from > the US > > Calvary...he lived and did get away. > > >> > > >> My Mother was a half-breed and as a child > when > > walking in Phoenix the white men would spit on her and > her > > family and then they [the white people] would cross to > the > > other side of the street so as to not be soiled by > their > > presence. > > >> > > >> I lived with prejudice from within my own > father's > > family [his mother did not want anything to do with > us > > Native American brown skinned children]...even from my > own > > father. Now that my Mother has passed on my father > claims we > > are not Apache but he lies...my Mother was very proud > of her > > heritage and wanted her children to be proud of it too > and > > we are. > > >> > > >> Just thought I would share some of my Native > > American history. > > >> > > >> Sandy > > >> --- On Wed, 9/30/09, zoe w <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > > > > -- > > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing > > Colloidal Silver. > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are > currently > > down... > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing > Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently > down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > >
