PowWows.com Gathering - View Single Post

Gold_toothed_dancer · 10-10-2003, 02:38 PM

as a cali native from different tribes not known to alot of other us tribes and even canada I'm not ashamed of who I am. I bring this up because there is a drum group here in cali made up of mostly cali natives but they sing on a plains tribe drum and don't admit to there roots. I see some cali natives (some family) who dance out of cali teachings like jingle or traditional. Some do in fact partecipat in our cali ceremonys but it just seems like they are ashamed to say they are cali native. I know some who claim to be something they aren't and then when they are called on it they lie and say they didn't say they were from such and such tribe. I guess I'm just mad because alot of cali natives got to be proud of our history and traditions. Are there others out there who know people like that. ashamed of what tribe or clan they are?

10-10-2003, 02:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Gold_toothed_dancer Junior Dancer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fresno, California in the house! Posts: 188	not ashamed as a cali native from different tribes not known to alot of other us tribes and even canada I'm not ashamed of who I am. I bring this up because there is a drum group here in cali made up of mostly cali natives but they sing on a plains tribe drum and don't admit to there roots. I see some cali natives (some family) who dance out of cali teachings like jingle or traditional. Some do in fact partecipat in our cali ceremonys but it just seems like they are ashamed to say they are cali native. I know some who claim to be something they aren't and then when they are called on it they lie and say they didn't say they were from such and such tribe. I guess I'm just mad because alot of cali natives got to be proud of our history and traditions. Are there others out there who know people like that. ashamed of what tribe or clan they are? __________________ So broke I'm thinking of pawning my gold toof!