tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post1722431144837889338..comments2022-03-26T08:42:26.224-04:00Comments on Deedee, Cut Adrift!: Land Of The NipmuckDeedeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01171030223413480117noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-23986886590451827532009-06-12T04:32:48.429-04:002009-06-12T04:32:48.429-04:00Hi Dee Dee -
Thank you for the nice comment.
I ...Hi Dee Dee - <br /><br />Thank you for the nice comment.<br /><br />I look forward to reading more of your blog - this post was fantastic. Being half-native Alaskan and half-German I have mixed feelings about the settlement of the America's. My mother tells me stories of how it used to be - but without the settlement of the Anglo then I wouldn't be around.Eskimo Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02620064453780055916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-38626823734663894782009-06-11T23:52:16.104-04:002009-06-11T23:52:16.104-04:00Hi Dee Dee,
A wonderful post about about a noble ...Hi Dee Dee, <br />A wonderful post about about a noble people. I mourn for their sufferings and their debasement. A tragedy indeed. Thank you telling the story.<br /><br />The snowball bush on my post is actually a viburnum. I love them because they do look so much like hydrangeas. Hydrangeas bloom much later in my garden. Thank you so much for leaving such a sweet comment. It made my day.<br />Smiles,<br />JuneJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283259375743586344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-55933856483663815142009-06-11T19:44:44.789-04:002009-06-11T19:44:44.789-04:00Quite a trip you've taken us on..I can feel th...Quite a trip you've taken us on..I can feel the ancient path, the lush forest, the peace. And then the intrusion that lasts till now. Still, there are places to be...Lynhttp://ellerochelle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-60039739471425074842009-06-11T16:19:46.212-04:002009-06-11T16:19:46.212-04:00Language is crucial to the project of cultural rec...Language is crucial to the project of cultural recovery. Words and the way things are phrased shape our values and the way our mind works. As recent transplants, we have much to learn from those who spent 400+ generations how to live sustainably in North America. Thanks!EcoRoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294159049375690786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-53460814400148389102009-06-10T14:03:34.256-04:002009-06-10T14:03:34.256-04:00Deedee,
I was so touched by your post. My grandfa...Deedee,<br />I was so touched by your post. My grandfather told me stories when I was little about how he was taken away from his family to the "Christian school" (he never saw his family again) and was striped of his "indian-ness". Obviously I am a huge supporter of all Native cultures everywhere and hope before the elders die off, they can pass along the languages and history. I know they are trying. Sadly, some tribes are lost forever, but others are having some resurgence. It is a good thing. Already much of the herbal medicines they used for centuries are being taken up by the alternative medicine people.Susan Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06755153568864508986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-31154407457390999882009-06-10T13:53:57.412-04:002009-06-10T13:53:57.412-04:00Thanks for the glimpse of history
Scattered
As du...Thanks for the glimpse of history<br /><br />Scattered<br />As dust in the wind<br />Chaff from wheat<br />People from their homes<br /><br />For me<br />The darkest tragedy<br />On this page of history<br /><br />How easy it was<br />To justify<br /><br />How easy it was<br />For the justification to live on<br /><br />How easily<br />It does live on <br />Even to this day<br /><br />People<br />Populations<br />Species<br />Ecosystems<br />Environments<br /><br />All secondary <br />To progress<br /><br />Consumed by greed<br />For the benefit<br /><br />Of none<br /><br />Koyaanisqatsi<br />Will serve it’s own<br />Even to it’s own end<br /><br />Powaqqatsi will swallow all<br /><br />The Nipmuck knew this<br />I guarantee it<br /><br />If these Hopi terms are new to you<br />I urge you to see the filmsCitizen of Earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725229459557808120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-59439624949908449552009-06-10T12:54:58.747-04:002009-06-10T12:54:58.747-04:00Wonderful post Deedee. And good luck to those try...Wonderful post Deedee. And good luck to those trying to revive the culture and language. Extinction is forever and we need to preserve as much diversity as possible in this age when so much is becoming uniform.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-80446155943103174292009-06-10T11:34:36.086-04:002009-06-10T11:34:36.086-04:00I think it's a great and powerful thing for al...I think it's a great and powerful thing for all native cultures to continue their own stories and histories - to be able to teach the coming generations how to live within their times yet honour the past times. Thank you for telling the story, Deedee. Warm wishes to you, VxxVeronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387346861463008525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-87161403973283827892009-06-10T11:10:09.782-04:002009-06-10T11:10:09.782-04:00It was a horrible mistreatment when the white sett...It was a horrible mistreatment when the white settlers moved in! I am all in favor of cultures being honored.Everyday Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486528297252417282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-48200076116750805902009-06-09T22:27:28.401-04:002009-06-09T22:27:28.401-04:00Omigosh, what an interesting story. I think it is...Omigosh, what an interesting story. I think it is a tale that is told all through North American, isn't it? Like Jack says, it's wonderful to see them reclaiming their life and their culture. They had such a beautiful culture until it was stolen from them.<br /><br />Great post!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278163384636006616.post-35334221521832965712009-06-09T19:42:52.552-04:002009-06-09T19:42:52.552-04:00it is a good thing to see native americans looking...it is a good thing to see native americans looking back to move forward. they can exist and even add to modern life as we know it. instead of being stuck on reservations surrounded by alcoholism, suicide and despair they can reclaim the honor of their past and become a proud people again. good post dee, take care....jack cjackc50https://www.blogger.com/profile/05147207415445564292noreply@blogger.com