Hello from a Newbie

Jamimi · 02-13-2007, 02:05 PM

Hi, everyone!

I'm new to the board (obviously, LOL), and I'm hoping to learn a lot. I'm a college student (soon to be graduate - yay!) from Indiana. I'm not Native (I'm black), but I'm very intrigued with the culture. I don't mean this in a I'm-trying-to-be-Native way.

Not to blab on, but in 2000 this performing arts youth group I was in (we also did community service) traveled to the Pine Ridge Reservation in SD. We got to volunteer at this school (Treehaven Institute) for 3 days and hangout with the children and the teens our age (I was almost 16). We went into one of the neighborhoods and performed for the residents. We stay for like two hours after the performance just talking to the neighborhood and meeting the people. I think we were all so overwhelmed with how genuinely welcoming everyone was.

To get the point, it was a very eye-opening experience. Actually, one of the Lakota girls from the school kind of latched on to our group and traveled around the reservation with us, and became a real friend. It was one of those experiences that you don't realize affected you until years later. A few of my friends and I were crying when we had to leave, seriously, and once I graduate (traveling money is nonexistent right now), I want to visit and volunteer on other reservations. So if anyone has any advice, warnings, info on that, I'm completely open. I'm also hoping to go to at least one Pow Wow this summer.

Sorry for the long post, I can be a bit wordy,
Jamimi

hobbs49 · 02-13-2007, 02:50 PM

Hi Jamimi! Welcome to powwows.com! I expect that you'll have a learning experience here that you'll find fun and sometimes frustrating. It's really a good community here that enjoy pushing each other and poking at each other too

I'm originally from Indiana too! Met my wife at a fraternity party in West Lafayette! Go Boilers!

Jamimi · 02-13-2007, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hobbs49

I'm originally from Indiana too! Met my wife at a fraternity party in West Lafayette! Go Boilers!

Sweet! I'm a Circle City girl myself--go Colts!--but I have friends at Purdue. Thanks for the welcome!

**eap7** · 02-13-2007, 11:53 PM

Hi Jamimi and welcome to the site! There are lots of friendly people here, Native and non-Native, so have fun!

**NorthofAda** · 02-14-2007, 12:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eap7

Hi Jamimi and welcome to the site! There are lots of friendly people here, Native and non-Native, so have fun!

And even those who are a bit on the ornery side...well, their bark is pretty much worse than their bite.

Welcome!

trob226 · 02-14-2007, 10:40 AM

Hi Jamimi - welcome aboard. Have a good time here.

Solaris · 02-20-2007, 12:52 PM

Hi Jamimi! You'll have fun here, it's a great place to meet people and just chat, learn, vent, etc. See you around!

**Yaquila** · 05-05-2007, 01:26 AM

Hello,welcome to powwows.com

02-13-2007, 02:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jamimi Pow Wow Visitor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 6	Hello from a Newbie Hi, everyone! I'm new to the board (obviously, LOL), and I'm hoping to learn a lot. I'm a college student (soon to be graduate - yay!) from Indiana. I'm not Native (I'm black), but I'm very intrigued with the culture. I don't mean this in a I'm-trying-to-be-Native way. Not to blab on, but in 2000 this performing arts youth group I was in (we also did community service) traveled to the Pine Ridge Reservation in SD. We got to volunteer at this school (Treehaven Institute) for 3 days and hangout with the children and the teens our age (I was almost 16). We went into one of the neighborhoods and performed for the residents. We stay for like two hours after the performance just talking to the neighborhood and meeting the people. I think we were all so overwhelmed with how genuinely welcoming everyone was. To get the point, it was a very eye-opening experience. Actually, one of the Lakota girls from the school kind of latched on to our group and traveled around the reservation with us, and became a real friend. It was one of those experiences that you don't realize affected you until years later. A few of my friends and I were crying when we had to leave, seriously, and once I graduate (traveling money is nonexistent right now), I want to visit and volunteer on other reservations. So if anyone has any advice, warnings, info on that, I'm completely open. I'm also hoping to go to at least one Pow Wow this summer. Sorry for the long post, I can be a bit wordy, Jamimi

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hobbs49 Holy Indian Taco Batman! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Triangle Area, NC Posts: 1,175	Hi Jamimi! Welcome to powwows.com! I expect that you'll have a learning experience here that you'll find fun and sometimes frustrating. It's really a good community here that enjoy pushing each other and poking at each other too I'm originally from Indiana too! Met my wife at a fraternity party in West Lafayette! Go Boilers!

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