tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247006163860528093.post6639443851168457825..comments2024-03-26T14:14:46.989-05:00Comments on Ojibwe Confessions: Indigenous View Point: Joseph Boyden: Identity a Sore Point Ojibwe Confessionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10434882024674242926noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247006163860528093.post-22174494076549001412017-03-09T21:59:40.171-06:002017-03-09T21:59:40.171-06:00No problem.
To reiterate, I wrote about how I, a...No problem. <br /><br />To reiterate, I wrote about how I, as an Anglo suburbanite, have no business trying to determine who is or is not Indigenous. We can probably recall the recent case of the woman in Montreal who was denied a tax exemption because the cashier said she didn't "look" Indigenous. <br /><br />Hence I take claims of Indigenous identity at face value. Unfortunately, the problem with that is that con artists like Ward Churchill can claim to be Indigenous, and decry any non-Native who calls them out on it as racist. After all, who am I to judge who is or isn't Indigenous? <br /><br />Hence I'm not sure what somebody like me could do when Joseph Boyden starts spewing the way he does. Unforturnately, it seems like it would have to be up to actual Indigenous people themselves, much like what the good folks at APTN did with their expose. Jared Milnehttps://twitter.com/jaredmilne?lang=ennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247006163860528093.post-48940975261196327292017-03-08T11:58:45.427-06:002017-03-08T11:58:45.427-06:00Sorry I don't know what i did but I accidently...Sorry I don't know what i did but I accidently removed your comments and that wasn't my intention. Was trying to respond. Your points were well taken about taking peoople at face value and how it may be wrong to challenge an identity when a person is not of that race - in this case Indian. I am sorry i removed your comments. SteveOjibwe Confessionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434882024674242926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247006163860528093.post-12172392375236340242017-03-07T19:32:14.884-06:002017-03-07T19:32:14.884-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jared Milnehttps://twitter.com/jaredmilne?lang=ennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247006163860528093.post-43089819789496355762017-01-30T22:17:35.319-06:002017-01-30T22:17:35.319-06:00Of course everyone is proud of their heritage or a...Of course everyone is proud of their heritage or at least they should be. There is a link to our ancestors and our way of life shared. The identifying with others is good in that we know we all have joy and pain. Still there are differences and we should also embrace those differences. <br />Ojibwe Confessionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10434882024674242926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247006163860528093.post-25827146188814034682017-01-30T13:55:33.406-06:002017-01-30T13:55:33.406-06:00Anishinaabe are like all other peoples in wanting ...Anishinaabe are like all other peoples in wanting to cling to their identity. I grew up proud to be Mennonite. We were hard working people, persecuted and chased all over Europe for upsetting the status quo. We would not fight when attacked, but believed that God required us to live at peace with all men. We spoke low German and had our own version of borscht and perogies. I am still proud to be Mennonite, but have come to understand the danger of tribalism in which we identify too strongly with our group. It sometimes blinds us to the narrowness that can creep into every cultural group. Pride of heritage can morph into a feeling of superiority. We are better because we have more educated people in our tribe. We are better because we lead a simple life (we don't even use electricity or drive cars). We are better because we are more generous in giving than other groups. And on it goes. <br /><br />It is human nature to separate ourselves from others by our language and culture. In and of themselves they are not bad and often are worthy of celebration. However too often they are used to exclude. I understand the hurt of the Indian people and the need for identity, but I don't think that a strong feeling of personal value will come out of the language we speak or the traditions we practice. It only comes out of a recognition that God gives us value as individuals who he created in his image. Once we understand this our tribalism disappears and we begin to identify with our fellow man whatever his language or culture. We can share each others burdens and care for each other as Christ taught us to. Then we can walk tall and confident in who we are no matter what others will say about us or think. White Skin Christian Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909578487701724628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1247006163860528093.post-86550280178695876992017-01-15T15:32:07.789-06:002017-01-15T15:32:07.789-06:00Saulteaux is a french term meaning "people of...Saulteaux is a french term meaning "people of the rapids"<br />"Indian" is quoting a lost man, columbus had no idea where he was and landed in the carribean. We are NOT Saulteaux or indians<br /><br />We are Anishinaabe and Ojibwe is our native tongue.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com