Is anybody a practicing Native American? I'm not blood native, But
I practice the customs and ceremonies. Let's talk...

37 responses total.

I'm told that I have some Native American ancestry from my
Quebecois relatives, so I've always had an interest, but
I've never done anything with it.

Info, i want info.  I'm part Cheroke, and I'm very interested in this.
Unfortunately I don't have any info, or ideas about how exactly to gain
info.  any ideas?

        I've done a couple of sweat lodges.  One was with a Native American
teacher here in Ann Arbor, alas it was a couple of years ago and I don't
remember his name offhand.  I would be interewsted in recieving e-mail
about Native American religious practices going on localy.

i'm interested.

i'm not realted at all...i'm pure bred eurpeon mutt

Better than being pure melting pot, i think.

Well I'm a euro-mutt myself, heavy on the Brito-Celtic isles.
I don't have first hand info, but an inlaw of mine is an anthropologest.
How do I state this delacately, authentic Native American mystical 
proctioners aren't anymore free of politicing then any other religious
tradition.  I really with it were otherwise, and I in no way wish to
discourage any one from studying these beliefs.  I just thought this
was worth stating and keeping in mind.  
On the other hand , I am interested in hearing no about these beliefs.  The nat
Native American group has always been interesting to me, but I must admit I
don't know much about the differences from tribe to tribe. 

 i dounderstand all of that...nothing is free from polotics, i'm afraid...:(

it really is too bad, spiritual searching would be one place every one could
benifit from politicing stopping, but I degress. I realy would love to read any
information any one has to share on the original subj'ect!

so would i!!!!!  so would i!!!!!  :)

Politics is everywhere. That's too bad.

as i said a few items ago, there is a native american store in downtown ann
arbor, called four winds.  really cool...!  (mail street)

errr would that be Main St??  I remembeho I did the sweat lodge with
now it was a native American guy named Christino who lives just outside
Ann Arbor.

hello all my name is Chrsitopher Catdance at lest thats my tribel name i am 1
4th Cherokee by Blood and am conisderd 90% full because of readoption by our
peace chief <long story> i am stuiding to become a Medicain Man for my Peopl.
59 repley 59

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help

 sorry about that last bit im still learning this thing anyway and i would be
 happy to answer any questions to the best of my ablity well at lest the ones i
 am alowed to unfortaintly there are something of wich i am not alowed to
 speack
to those of no blood.... but as there is so much i do not know where to
begin so is there any spicifc question anyone has? this year i will be
conducting my first ritual and will be closing the year and telling the story
of the promise ushering in the season of morning and the wish of return wich is
 ahh express our desire for the return of the awkening summer some how ever
might find it a bit insluting if not of the blood but it is our t time of
mourning of all we have lost and rembering of it and the joy of what remans and
the wish of the promis of the earth... anyway im here now so go ahead and abuse
me.. just be gental!! (*)

Mehaa Ahheta Tchecamhee
may the Egale hear your cry

greetings and salivations, chris!!!!!

and yes, it is on main street...

Chris, don't you like being abused?
<anne grins>

Chris it's good to see you posting in synthisis.  hopw you stay. and i know he 
(eep) likes chains

well i ddi say feel free to abuse me just be gentale Anne!! and Val hon chains
only for you <smile> hi eeyore!

oh dear

Chris, to start an item, type "enter" at an ok: prompt, write what you
have to say, that is, what the item is about and how you'd like it handled,
then type a . on its own line.  You will be asked for a title.  Would you
please start an item about Native American Spirituality?  Thanks, dear.
Oh, try !help edit or !help pico at an ok: prompt to find out about a
full-screen editor to get rid of the typos and let you think things out.

I'd like to hear more about the ritual you're working on.  When will it be?
Where?  Is it a place where you have a strong connection to the land? If
so, how do you build that into the work?

Just a note... I believe he needs to type the help commands w/o
the ! in front of them.  they are picospan commands, not
unix commands.

oops, sorry.  advice from the semi-computer literate is often a bit off.

i can understand that...considering how often i give bad computer advice....

me three.

you are three?  hmmm...that deserves a hole new itemmm....

Yeah... but which cf would it go in?

who knows...who knows...

 aghhhh im having a week. but im finaly starting to figure out this thing. i
 saw your question kami and will get to it by the next week i should have it
 typed up and in here. under item NA winter rite.
this conference thing takes geting used to

Well, yeah, but it does get easier... <grin>

        It does? Hmmm.. oh, yes, you're right.. it's Commercial Television
that can only get worse..
:>

We have digressed from Laughing Bear's original topic, eh?

Gerund! We meet again! If you want to talk about this topic, e-mail me. I know
a Shaman or two, and am studying healing medicine myself. Don't hesitate to 
ask for anything. otterwmn@cyberspace.org

Not to wake a long sleeping topic or anything, but...
Does anyone know what tribe originally lived in the area around what is now
Saline, Michigan?  Does anyone know anything about ther spiritual practices?


Hey, Rob, maybe we're related!  I'm 25% mohawk from the Quebecois side of
my family.  (My mother's a Durocher/Gagne.

Probably the Potawatamie, they were all over the Huron Valley area.

Ah, OK.  That will help a lot in my research.  Thanks, Rob.

Speaking of Laughing Bear...what the hell happened to James?  He just
dropped off of Grex's cliff all of a sudden.  Do you know if he plans on
coming back, Kae?

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