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23rd August 11, 01:22 PM
#1
Welcomed as a Brother by Native Peoples
So, I'm in Tucson at a week long conference of addictions professionals - kilted for comfort. A presenter this morning, a Native American lady, pointed over to me and said, "I saw a brother over here in a kilt - he knows Scottish people were colonized too."
Her presentation was on decolonization of the mind - for Native Peoples to go back to their old ways for healing.
The conference is heavily attended my Native American therapists so it was pretty special for me. Realized I have Navajo, Hopi, and Apache friends there with me.
And, nice to be recognized as a descendent of a colonized culture with parallels to Native American experiences. Yes, many threads about this before and many books on it.
Just felt great to have it pointed out in front of 500 folks.
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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23rd August 11, 01:25 PM
#2
I tried to ask my inner curmudgeon before posting, but he sprayed me with the garden hose…
Yes, I have squirrels in my brain…
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23rd August 11, 01:43 PM
#3
Did you show them your turtle?
--dbh
When given a choice, most people will choose.
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23rd August 11, 02:14 PM
#4
Congratulations! this says a lot about your cross-cultural heart as well as the affinities between peoples
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23rd August 11, 03:00 PM
#5
 Originally Posted by piperdbh
Did you show them your turtle?
Sea turtle: lay your eggs, Riverkilt, then swim away. 
I tried to ask my inner curmudgeon before posting, but he sprayed me with the garden hose…
Yes, I have squirrels in my brain…
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23rd August 11, 05:05 PM
#6
Forgot to mention the lady is also a professor at the University of Washington in the Indigenous Studies department...high praise eh?
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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23rd August 11, 08:35 PM
#7
Congrats, that's a first class compliment!!! 
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23rd August 11, 09:34 PM
#8
Just be careful they don't welcome you and then invite you to be dinner.
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24th August 11, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by bigdad1
Just be careful they don't welcome you and then invite you to be dinner.
What century did you escape from recently?
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24th August 11, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by castledangerous
What century did you escape from recently?
I wondered about that post too, but decided to leave it be: not my thread.
I tried to ask my inner curmudgeon before posting, but he sprayed me with the garden hose…
Yes, I have squirrels in my brain…
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