My parents and my brother from Brasil were there, they really loved the show. They bought the CD of Tommy Wildcat and he gave them an autograph, as we can see on that video.
I am a descendant of Amatoya Moytoy and my family has always known we were Cherokee. I recently had the state of Michigan tell me the Cherokee Nation will not accept me into the tribe because my family hid in my Appalachian Mountains. We are like the black sheep of the Cherokee, trying to stay in touch with our roots, discriminated against by our own family members. We belong in a very weird place, not really accepted in one world (the Native) and another (the white). My nephew and mother are commonly confused for Hispanic, my children all have Native features and I am extremely proud to be Native. I traced my geneology and in ten generations, there is more Native than white.
With all due respect - stop calling Native Indigenous People of the Americas as Indians. There is no such thing. American Indians are the Indians from the country called INDIA and those with Indian ancestors who were born in the USA and DO NOT Share any of the culture or even genes with any Native American Nations/tribes, especially the ones that were and are in the territory of the USA. Demand and defend your identity!! Petition to rename all institutions that are called American Indian Museums or school into NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS, including the use of that term at all. ( a Mexican kid got in fight with an Apache kid at the school and told the Apache kid quoting, "you are Indian, go back to your country India".) if you identify yourself as Indian that means you are related to the country called India - that simple! Seams that Mexican kid knows better than many adult Native Americans who keep calling/identifying themselves as American INDIAN and teaching their kids the same. Maybe before it was impossible but today we can and we have to stand for our rights and defending our identity!
Yeah, I can see both sides of the argument. I know they used to call themselves 'Ani Yvwiya', which supposedly has a similar translation as to what most other North American tribes used to call themselves
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So very proud!
Thank you Mr. Wild Bird.
Osiyo..Wado Brother your message is not lost. My kids are learning Tsalagi now too.
The segment with Tommy is good
My parents and my brother from Brasil were there, they really loved the show. They bought the CD of Tommy Wildcat and he gave them an autograph, as we can see on that video.
I love this channel ..I have Cherokee back ground Eastern -Band and also Black but not a freemen..
nativemrv19722, same!
O'siyo count my voice for the Cherokee people, sister Blue Horse and am PROUD OF IT!!!!! Aho! Have a man here has a huge heard of Bison
I am a descendant of Amatoya Moytoy and my family has always known we were Cherokee. I recently had the state of Michigan tell me the Cherokee Nation will not accept me into the tribe because my family hid in my Appalachian Mountains. We are like the black sheep of the Cherokee, trying to stay in touch with our roots, discriminated against by our own family members. We belong in a very weird place, not really accepted in one world (the Native) and another (the white). My nephew and mother are commonly confused for Hispanic, my children all have Native features and I am extremely proud to be Native. I traced my geneology and in ten generations, there is more Native than white.
don't let anyone tell you who YOU ARE. especially not the illegal government that took the land and forced our people on a walk.
You don't give up on being proud of your heritage !
Osiyo my native Americans
family
+Eddie Hotalen Wado Eddie.
Wado!
how can I send this to some one else
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My Grandma's Grandma was Cherokee and married to a Blackburn!?????
With all due respect - stop calling Native Indigenous People of the Americas as Indians. There is no such thing. American Indians are the Indians from the country called INDIA and those with Indian ancestors who were born in the USA and DO NOT Share any of the culture or even genes with any Native American Nations/tribes, especially the ones that were and are in the territory of the USA.
Demand and defend your identity!!
Petition to rename all institutions that are called American Indian Museums or school into NATIVE AMERICAN NATIONS, including the use of that term at all.
( a Mexican kid got in fight with an Apache kid at the school and told the Apache kid quoting, "you are Indian, go back to your country India".)
if you identify yourself as Indian that means you are related to the country called India - that simple!
Seams that Mexican kid knows better than many adult Native Americans who keep calling/identifying themselves as American INDIAN and teaching their kids the same.
Maybe before it was impossible but today we can and we have to stand for our rights and defending our identity!
D'TruthSeeker With all due respect, don't try to tell Native people what they can and cannot call themselves.
Yeah, I can see both sides of the argument. I know they used to call themselves 'Ani Yvwiya', which supposedly has a similar translation as to what most other North American tribes used to call themselves