“Too Normal?? Me??” Revisited 6 Years On
A conversation with Patrick a few days ago reminded me of a post I wrote in 2004, so I thought I’d add a little to it and bring it up to date. Original post is down below.
The conversation was pretty innocuous, talking about the way the sidewalks were totally impassable due to the snow being plowed onto them creating mega berms that will take ages to be cleared, and how it meant we’d have to travel on the road itself to reach the stores.
BBC’s Richard Lister’s Ignorance
“You might fancy running say, the Jewish Relocation Office, or the German railroads system – agencies which, come to think of it, may have some crossover… “
Anyone think a European journalist would ever dare to write the above paragraph in an article? How about one writing for the BBC?
I didn’t think so.
Except it seems perfectly acceptable for a BBC journalist to do just that, when the topic refers to Native Americans.
Witness the article about the incoming US Administration’s quest for replacements for a myriad of government jobs and appointments, which includes this paragraph.
Powwow
There’s nothing quite like a Powwow to help bring you back on track inside your own head – Especially when you go to two of them in the space of three days, both social ones.
The second one, George Mason University’s Veteran’s Day powwow, is going to be one of the “memorable” ones.
After two years of effort and work, and with the help of 10+ pounds of steel, I finally got to dance standing up (Well, dancing if you use a rather loose interpretation of “dancing”).
Ahh Diddums
Oh dear, it seems someone has stolen “Chief Zee“’s tomahawk.
My heart goes out to the dear gent … OK, no, that would be a lie – it doesn’t.
The guy still seems totally incapable of understanding just how downright offensive and racist his antics are considered by many.
I guess it can only be a total ignorance of the issues he ends up being a caricature of that he thinks it must be a “prank”. It doesn’t seem to even remotely cross his mind, given his remarks, that anyone might just have taken his tomahawk because of how racist his portrayal of NDNs is.
The Difference Between A Soldier And A Warrior
We’re at the BAIC powwow this weekend, and honoured to get to listen to the music of Nammy-award winner Arvil Bird.
One of the things he mentioned this weekend is his take on the difference between a soldier and a warrior – a soldier serves and follows orders, but a warrior serves and follows his/her heart to do the right thing.
I love powwows, you always get a fresh perspective on things!
BAIC 34th Annual Powwow
Woohoo!!! Baltimore American Indian Center (BAIC) has posted details about their next powwow.
Happily, it’s going to be at Patterson Park in Baltimore again this year. It’s a wonderful place – not to mention we know we can reach it in chairs 
I have pictures from last year’s powwow up on my Picasa pictures page. We’re looking forwards to meeting everyone again this year!
Now I just need to start working on regalia for the Tank and Pat’s new chair
They just don`t get it do they?
Junk mail tends to get skipped over around here pretty quickly, but I guess advertisers have finally figured this out, and will do anything to get people’s attention.
They certainly did with the copy of “Auto Selector” that arrived here the other day. Right on the front page, ignoring the large black GMC SUV covering most of it, is a picture of some black guy dressed up in some caricature of American Indian regalia, complete with obligatory mini-skirted-and-high-heeled girl beside him.
Underneath the picture however reads the text “Spotlight on Chief Zee” with a page.
Oh dear.
More Nakoda Lodge
I discovered SoundClick has a widget that I can embed here that plays more Nakoda Lodge, so, here it is
The Washington Niggers
Yes, I used the N word. I did it on purpose.
The United States football team for the Capital city itself is called the Washington Redskins.
That’s the same level of racial epithet as calling the team the “Washington Niggers”.
It’s got nothing to do with the racial makeup of the team, it’s about the team’s name itself.
“Redskins” is a word loaded with racist hatred, bigotry, and was commonly associated with the attempted genocide perpetrated on the Native American Indians by the white settlers.
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