tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602896217001030036.post1736800171972092258..comments2023-09-15T00:56:03.245-07:00Comments on Finding My Voice: American or Anti---either way.Dana Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06065942935259619884noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602896217001030036.post-40965749947248704272007-10-15T11:18:00.000-07:002007-10-15T11:18:00.000-07:00This is my first visit to your blog. I connected ...This is my first visit to your blog. I connected through "Josie Two Shoes" site. I'm really, really new to blogging and am just learning the ropes (so to speak). You caught my attention because I'm one quarter Lakota, one quarter Cree, and the rest white mongrel. I was raised far away from my Native American heritage; however, I've always felt a connection. I seems to come from the subconcious at times. It's something I don't speak about often because people look at me like I'm crazy - and maybe they are correct. I hope you continue to write; I will continue to visit your blog.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10888354907204896695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602896217001030036.post-81570165784791758292007-10-15T09:38:00.000-07:002007-10-15T09:38:00.000-07:00I found your blog thanks to Josie two shoes. This...I found your blog thanks to Josie two shoes. This was such a wonderfully honest post. Thank you for that.<BR/><BR/>Although our circumstances are very different, in a way I can relate to you.Boricua in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408201125366918838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602896217001030036.post-58596106380653459212007-10-15T07:52:00.000-07:002007-10-15T07:52:00.000-07:00I was visiting from Rising Blogger and I loved thi...I was visiting from Rising Blogger and I loved this post. I agree with you. My great grandmother was a Cherokee, she passed before my time, and the only thing we have from that is people saying.."Oh that is where your family got the high cheek bones." I always wondered about her story. Did she even want to be with my great grandfather? It is apparent that none of her customs were allowed to live on because none of us know any of them. Her culture in her world was wiped out...she had to become the typical American living on a little farm in Virginia and that has always made me sad for some reason. You should be able to celebrate both cultures and not "melt" into anything. And I agree that your Lakota heritage comes first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602896217001030036.post-75006267176102881422007-10-14T21:17:00.000-07:002007-10-14T21:17:00.000-07:00I love your viewpoint. I definitely think you can...I love your viewpoint. I definitely think you can be both Lakota and American, simultaneously loving and being frustrated with both cultures. It's difficult to hope for change while knowing it's practically impossible given the circumstances. Though you may not be able to change an entire nation of people on your own, you can teach your children and they can teach theirs...Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043899795396390393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602896217001030036.post-60788598182088913052007-10-14T08:49:00.000-07:002007-10-14T08:49:00.000-07:00I totally agree with what you say here. What will ...I totally agree with what you say here. What will you do to start changing it?josie2shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15452791371126155173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2602896217001030036.post-69087360099505307182007-10-13T19:27:00.000-07:002007-10-13T19:27:00.000-07:00May I borrow your shoes?I love this post, and just...May I borrow your shoes?<BR/><BR/><BR/>I love this post, and just about every other post you write, so sure, and full of passion. I love this about you, and am glad to see posts like this again. Quit leaving or breaking, or pausing, or what ever, it's too hard on my psyche...Alissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485402962547207274noreply@blogger.com