01-06-2011, 12:06 AM
Hawkeye Crow wrote:I have great respect for the indigenous people of America, being 1/4 native American myself. I see their wisdom living on in American culture. Its not so obvious, but its there.
Wei:
Rereading this comment reminds me that numerous scholars have cited the Iroquoian Federation as a basis for much of the US Constitution, Bill of Rights in particular.
Yes! America has a certain spirit of freedom and equality, it comes not from the pilgrims as much as people credit them for. The pilgrims were truly very strict and rule-lead people full of screwed up beliefs. Its the Indians who respected personal freedoms and freedoms for others. Each tribe was different, but still that theme of freedom and spirituality in nature. America view from people abroad gets a lot of misconceptions. That its all about money and work and modern living. So true that this saturates the surface of American life, but when the rest of the world needs a leader to bring in freedom and peace, where do they turn to...America. Who are they really seeking...the native intent of the Indians who sacrificed so much and gave us so much rarely appreciated by most people. It lives on, and their blood is in many of us. I sometimes know when people are Indian even when they don't know it...you can tell.
Wei:
Rereading this comment reminds me that numerous scholars have cited the Iroquoian Federation as a basis for much of the US Constitution, Bill of Rights in particular.
Yes! America has a certain spirit of freedom and equality, it comes not from the pilgrims as much as people credit them for. The pilgrims were truly very strict and rule-lead people full of screwed up beliefs. Its the Indians who respected personal freedoms and freedoms for others. Each tribe was different, but still that theme of freedom and spirituality in nature. America view from people abroad gets a lot of misconceptions. That its all about money and work and modern living. So true that this saturates the surface of American life, but when the rest of the world needs a leader to bring in freedom and peace, where do they turn to...America. Who are they really seeking...the native intent of the Indians who sacrificed so much and gave us so much rarely appreciated by most people. It lives on, and their blood is in many of us. I sometimes know when people are Indian even when they don't know it...you can tell.