tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247006163860528093.post1682888946861835636..comments2024-03-26T14:14:46.989-05:00Comments on Ojibwe Confessions: Indigenous View Point: Looking At Me, What Do You See?Ojibwe Confessionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10434882024674242926noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247006163860528093.post-78502866274576654322015-06-30T11:07:35.365-05:002015-06-30T11:07:35.365-05:00Sue, welcome to the blog and you take care. Native...Sue, welcome to the blog and you take care. Native is in our DNA and no one can look or say that away. We do know who our relatives are and that is good<br />Ojibwe Confessionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434882024674242926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247006163860528093.post-21315492695558597132015-06-17T22:23:26.122-05:002015-06-17T22:23:26.122-05:00I get those side-long glances too. Swedish and Met...I get those side-long glances too. Swedish and Metis. I know who my grandfather was. I can feel it in my soul. I look as white as can be, but that's not all of me.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13587886927675933676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247006163860528093.post-30065620730681818082015-04-30T00:27:23.574-05:002015-04-30T00:27:23.574-05:00Thank you jared. You make sure to have a great day...Thank you jared. You make sure to have a great day. I like that, if you say who you are that is good enough for me. <br />Ojibwe Confessionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434882024674242926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247006163860528093.post-24565351916837456942015-04-16T20:32:02.911-05:002015-04-16T20:32:02.911-05:00Very well said.
I'm a non-Aboriginal white s...Very well said. <br /><br />I'm a non-Aboriginal white suburbanite, so take my words with as many shakers of salt as you want, but in my view non-Aboriginals would be well-served to adopt the following rule of thumb on this issue: <br /><br />"If you say you're Cree, that's good enough for me!" <br /><br />(P.S.: I only use Cree as an example and because it rhymes. The same principle applies if you're dealing with someone who is Haida, Mohawk or Anishinaabek.<br /><br />Also, since I don't have any other means of commenting here, I had to use the Anonymous option. For the record, my name's Jared, so take my comment as you will.) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com