Native American Woman Offers Some Perspective

[ChoppinBroccoli]

[A HERETIC I AM]

1. Awesome find!

I'm swiping this! Thanks

[Flipper999]

2. Interesting quote! One question:

Who is the quote attributed to?

[leftofcool]

9. It is just an internet quote someone made up

Two-spirited people is an umberella term used now by several tribes. The actual word is Berdache which loosely means having the spirit of both male and female. It is a nice quote and while it is made up, you can find similar quotes in several books by Native Americans.

[lunatica]

3. LOL!

They treated their mentally ill people well too.

[riderinthestorm]

4. I've used this bit of history whenever I meet a firebreathing anti-gay marriage person in real time

They almost always use the excuse that marriage has "always" been between a man and a woman in "this country".

Nope, I answer, that's not factually correct. The Native Americans had gay marriage for centuries before Europeans STOPPED the practice in this country.

There are a ton of scholarly research articles on this if you google it.

Thanks for posting this!

[catbyte]

6. Yeah, but we're Godless Heathens

And my mom carried the scars from the beatings she got from the nuns her whole life to prove it. And people wonder why only 4% of us identify as "Christian".

[nichomachus]

7. I thought Jesus put a stop to it

When he spent the weekend in Branson, Missouri after the crucifixion and before Easter. That's what the Mormons will tell you.

[Delphinus]

5. Ooh,

this is simply wonderful. "Two Spirit" people and considered sacred. Wow!

[Odin2005]

8. Oh, SNAP!

[Mothdust]

10. thank you : D

What a jem! Of course the opponents will say that these are the words of heathens under the influence of the devil. But nevertheless it's beautiful. Thank you very much for reminding us : )

[riderinthestorm]

11. Afternoon kick! nt

[hifiguy]

12. Very cool!

Kickety rec!

[niyad]

13. k and r for a wonderful find. I would email this to the jerks over at fungus, but I don't want

any links from them to my computer.

[reusrename]

14. outstanding

I did not know this.

(the errant commas really do bug me