NT: Do you know/ever met a full blooded native american?

[milbert]

I'm full blooded native or indian. I'm not offended by either term. I live on a reservation. Yeah alot of us like to get drunk and like what's already been said, some tribes are well off but the majority of tribes are very poor.

Talbert

 

[russ tha g]

Clearly, dude above doesn't know what he's talking about because we all cited very specific examples to which we did know the details, but he seemed to think we were generalizing because he so easily misinterpreted simple stories to be comments on the NA population at large.

 

[-Red-]

Originally Posted by Russ tha G

Clearly, dude above doesn't know what he's talking about because we all cited very specific examples to which we did know the details, but he seemed to think we were generalizing because he so easily misinterpreted simple stories to be comments on the NA population at large.

Your comments were less generalized than some of the others but they added to the message in this thread that American Indians are generally somehow wealthy, receive ludicrous sums of money on a monthly basis from the government, have an "easy" life. etc.

I just look at it like the old stories of the "Welfare Queen" whose project apartment was comparable to the Hampton's and was driving a shiny new Caddy all off of her monthly public assistance check which was so high because she continued to have children to increase her monthly benefit amount.  Has this EVER happened before?  Probably so (in some capacity), but it is by no means indicative of the experience of impoverished urban Black females.

I just don't want people to walk away from this thread with a highly inaccurate perception of Native Americans and their lifestyles.  That being said, I probably took it too far.  My apologies to y'all.

 

[basketball carriere]

I'm half, look white but I don't identify myself as being white. I work on reserve here in Canada so most of the people I know are Indian. I'm not going to get into the social issues which are way too complicated.

 

[depast]

Originally Posted by jdi23

Originally Posted by DEpast

I write for the local newspaper in Lumberton/Pembroke North Carolina.

Home to 80 percent of the US's population of Lumbee Indians. I'd say I know a few.

Also, got my undergrad degree from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, a once-predominantly Indian institution.

I was gonna go there, but went to ECU instead. Me and my co workers be bugging out because the Lumbees be wylin. I didn't know that there were any NTers from that area my cousin runs track out there, and yes some Indian women look amazing in person.

What's your cousin's name? I've probably interviewed him.

 

[drtobaggan]

Originally Posted by Cobra Kai

I've met people who claim to have native american in them, but I don't think I've ever met a straight up Native American.

have you?

I met a girl that claimed to be "part indian," meaning native american. So I'm pretty sure she was full of !%@%.

 

[Fong$tarr]

I had a native america teacher for my US History class. One of the most interesting and biased classes I have ever taken.

 

[willy hitchero]

Originally Posted by manny1

yes use to date one form Osage,OK. Straight native and full blooded. use to tease her that i was part native also and that i was from the "slap-a-ho" tribe. At first she was like where is that tribe located at but then she caught on.

Oh my. That's so racist it can't not be funny.

 

[mourf83]

 I know a bunch of Blackfeet, Iroquois, Gros ventre and Sioux, been to many Pow Wow and various Rez

 

[sonunox34]

Originally Posted by Mr Fongstarr

I had a native america teacher for my US History class. One of the most interesting and biased classes I have ever taken.

 

[jdi23]

Originally Posted by DEpast

Originally Posted by jdi23

Originally Posted by DEpast

I write for the local newspaper in Lumberton/Pembroke North Carolina.

Home to 80 percent of the US's population of Lumbee Indians. I'd say I know a few.

Also, got my undergrad degree from The University of North Carolina at Pembroke, a once-predominantly Indian institution.

I was gonna go there, but went to ECU instead. Me and my co workers be bugging out because the Lumbees be wylin. I didn't know that there were any NTers from that area my cousin runs track out there, and yes some Indian women look amazing in person.

What's your cousin's name? I've probably interviewed him.

My cousin is a girl. Her name is Jessica. I don't know how good she is though.

 

[mytmouse76]

Originally Posted by Mr Fongstarr

I had a native america teacher for my US History class. One of the most interesting and biased classes I have ever taken.

  

i'd imagine he/she was pretty upset

 

[andre3020]

all i know is i live five minutes from a reservation (mystic lake minnesota) look it up..

lets just say multi-million dollar homes, lambos. m6. bentleys, you name they have it.

these fools are getting upwards of 30k every two weeks... SMH and to think of the poor natives in SD and all across the nation.

ill go take pics if you call ducktales

 

[the dauqs]

Grandfather is Choctaw

 

[prymone]

im 25 % cheeroke
but nah i dont know any 100% full blood natives
i have met seen some

 

[soyerwill]

Met countless Indians in Canada. Some good guys/girls, some bad just like any race.

The ones I knew best did get some $ for different reasons. ie. one of my boys got ~$15,000 for living on his reserve till he was 18 (he left to go to university, not sure if that was a requirement for getting the money). Also if they went to university/college it was all paid for + they got extra money for school supplies. As well as having most of their rent taken care of (while in school). I am pretty sure this money comes from the government, not their tribes.

 

[questions03]

Questions approves this thread...

 

[phyzxs]

I've met so many black people who swore they had Indian in em!

Ill ask what tribe they from n they be like huh?

That $&*% is hilarious

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Been reading more and more about what actually went down in 1492 so I am reading this thread again.

I keep hearing the connection between Natives and Casinos. Can someone explain to me the connection?

 

[witnessmycalm21]

Yes. I do know a native.

 

[weekz]

Originally Posted by jjsrf

Originally Posted by 10littlefigures

met some when i lived very close to a reservation. i dont mean to generalize but they get druuuuuuuuuuunkkkkkk

thats because historically speaking their civilization never brewed alcohol.  so when the europeans introduced it to them they havent had thousands of years to grow tolerant.  they cant handle their liquor. they like asians x100

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Originally Posted by sonunox34

Originally Posted by Mr Fongstarr

I had a native america teacher for my US History class. One of the most interesting and biased classes I have ever taken.

I would be very interested in hearing some of the teacher's POV. I mean isn't what we learn now already severely biased?

 

[memphissfinest]

SO WHEN ARE WE GETTING OUR REPARATIONS?

 

[wr]

Originally Posted by SUSHI AND GRITS

My great grandmother was full blooded Cherokee. Never had a chance to meet her tho.

likewise

 

[langfor5]

Been reading more and more about what actually went down in 1492 so I am reading this thread again.

I keep hearing the connection between Natives and Casinos. Can someone explain to me the connection?

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