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Lazy
As a society, we are becoming lazy. Instead of sticking with traditions, people are just doing "WHAT LOOKS GOOD"! We, as Native American's, are a dying people. We have let so many other cultures filter into what we do, instead of passing down traditions. It is very sad to me. I have been to many pow-wow's and other events that everyone is wearing same colors, same pattern's, same from head to toe. In fact, I have even asked people, why they aren't creating there own outfits. I have been taught, your regelia is a portrat of who you are. If you want to be a "lemming", or "cookie cutter" Indian, by all means, dress like the next person....there is no tradition is this. When I was a little girl, my mother was given a beautiful dress by her brother, made by her brother. A lady with-in our tribe, copied her dress, from top to bottom. I even went up to this lady thinking it was my mom. It is not flattery, it is taking away from you, your "song"/ creation of who you are.
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