Comments | pavel_lishin: November is Native American month

pavel_lishin

November is Native American month

Nov 23, 2005 11:22

Apparently, November is Native American month (possibly with the words "Heritage" or "Culture" or "History" thrown in there, I didn't bother checking.) This strikes me as kind of a fucked up thing to do - just another continuation of the tradition of giving the Native Americans the shaft ( Read more... )

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libwitch November 23 2005, 19:48:25 UTC

Hmmm, love the month break down.

And I agree, the snowman really adds a something to this dance.

Around here, we have a lot of the tribes doing pow-wows and drum circles, as well as a number of reservations. Surprisngly (and happily) there does seem to be a fair amount of interest among my generation and younger in keeping their traditions.

Hmm, let see, I am largely of various slavic ethnic origins. What can I celebrate? Stalin's killing times? Vodka (blech). The Demise of the Romanovs? The um, starting of perestroka and the Polish Labor Movement? Oh my grandmother was from Slovakia - maybe I can celebrate something from there....nope. Not really.

Fuck this. I will stick to Yule and just steal from other traditions.

pavel_lishin December 7 2005, 18:42:45 UTC

Oh, come now! We have April 12th!

lampetia November 23 2005, 20:37:24 UTC

As a nativa american I can say November is meh. Thanks America for pitying us enough to give us one of the shittiest months in the year.. next to March.

pavel_lishin November 23 2005, 21:33:40 UTC

Oh, snap, you did not just diss my birth month.

lampetia November 23 2005, 21:45:07 UTC

I dissed my own birthday month and my own culture.

merd22 November 23 2005, 20:45:38 UTC

As someone who is Native American, white, and Mexican, I find it hard to get mad about stuff. I feel so conflicted. I think, " man white people suck sometimes" ( when thinking about the whites taking Native American land ). But then I think, " wait..I'm white too!". There is no escape! lol

pavel_lishin November 23 2005, 21:34:09 UTC

You should take your own land, and then steal your own job.

branjo November 23 2005, 23:17:54 UTC

February is redeemed by my birthday!

matt7960 November 23 2005, 23:53:44 UTC

I think the blacks have it worse: February has the worst weather if you live somewhere cold, it has only 28 days and Valentine's Day sucks. When's Mexican month?

pavel_lishin November 24 2005, 03:16:26 UTC

Theoretically, the blacks don't have it so bad off... at least there's only 28 days of cold!

Followed, of course, by the other days... but at least it's a different month.

pavel_lishin November 24 2005, 03:16:58 UTC

And here in Texas we don't really have much need for a Mexican Heritage Month, we get plenty of Mexican Culture as is. :P