Native americans

BearGrounds said:
When the Comanches came down from the hills that they were driven into, they sought to exterminate their enemies, namely the Apaches, due to a blood vengeance. The Apaches actually had to ally with the Spaniards in order to survive. War for extermination wasn't something the natives were unfamiliar with.



Comanches were ruthless. They would sometimes drag captive babies behind their horses until dead. They'd also often seize females and assimilate them, while male captives were executed as a matter of tribal policy - often tortured first.

They were also incredibly skilled horsemen.

"Amongst their feats of riding there is one that has astonished me more than anything of the kind I have ever seen or expect to see, in my life: - a stratagem of war, learned and practiced by every young man in the tribe; by which he is able to drop his body on the side of his horse at the instant he is passing, effectively screened from his enemies' weapons, as he lays in a horizontal position behind the body of his horse, with his heel hanging over the horse's back....in this wonderful condition, he will hang whilst his horse is at fullest speed, carrying with him his bow and shield and also his long lance 14 feet in length."

- George Catlin

They would break wild horses by lassoing them, tightening the rope until it choked them, then drive them to the ground and keep them there until near death. They'd then loosen the rope and allow it to rise to its feet, where they'd gently stroke the trembling animal and blow air into its nose.

They were badass. I recommend this book for anyone who wants to read about their history, it's where I got the above information from:

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dude thats fucking awesome. i am a native american from manitoba, canada and i really don't know much about my culture or history. my grandparents were sent to residential schools when they were young, that might have something to do with it. my granny can speak her language, but ive never talked with her about native culture or anything like that.
 
LOL at this thread - it did not take long for the misconceptions, paint brushing opinions, ignorance, lies and half truths.
 
HwoarangStyle said:
dude thats fucking awesome. i am a native american from manitoba, canada and i really don't know much about my culture or history. my grandparents were sent to residential schools when they were young, that might have something to do with it. my granny can speak her language, but ive never talked with her about native culture or anything like that.
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Really interesting book. Check it out if you get the chance. Been some other interesting books suggested ITT as well that I'm looking forward to checking out myself.

Shared a good link for native american lore in here somewhere too, if you're interested give that a look. Might have something on a tribal affiliation of yours.
 
They took what they needed from nature to survive,
but not too much that resources ran out but recovered.
 
SammyPops said:
We esentailly destoryed thier culture and killed 10s of millions of them. For some reason, we do not give a shit about that like we do black slavery or jews.
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We do give a shit. The US gives them tons of financial support (reservations, the ability to circumvent certain laws (like opening a casino,not payin taxes), government aid etc...). It's just that a lot of these programs are poorly run, resulting in poor living conditions. We are also more conscious than ever about their history and how they're represented (the Redskins debacle, Columbus no longer being treated as a hero).
 
HwoarangStyle said:
dude thats fucking awesome. i am a native american from manitoba, canada and i really don't know much about my culture or history. my grandparents were sent to residential schools when they were young, that might have something to do with it. my granny can speak her language, but ive never talked with her about native culture or anything like that.
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I'm not trying to tell you what to do, but it would be a really good idea to sit down with your grandma and record her talking in her language, create a key for the language, etc.
I have no clue if you have kids or not, but it would be nice to have examples from your ancestors when you teach them about your culture.
 
jefferz said:
I'm not trying to tell you what to do, but it would be a really good idea to sit down with your grandma and record her talking in her language, create a key for the language, etc.
I have no clue if you have kids or not, but it would be nice to have examples from your ancestors when you teach them about your culture.
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dont tell me what to do.





















jk lol. thats a great idea. she speaks two actually, Ojibwe and Cree. I hear her talking to her siblings and friends with a combination of english, ojibwe and cree. sounds cool.
 
kenetics said:
Not even going to get into it with you, your mind is set, no one will change it but yourself.
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You honestly believe that people living today who committed no wrongs against people owe a debt to other people who were never slaves???

People who were never involved with slavery owe people who were never slaves something???

Nope.
 
HwoarangStyle said:
dont tell me what to do.
jk lol. thats a great idea. she speaks two actually, Ojibwe and Cree. I hear her talking to her siblings and friends with a combination of english, ojibwe and cree. sounds cool.
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You might want to send a copy to your State Historical Society also. ND every couple of years puts out advertisements trying to get people to send in recordings of different languages. It doesn't matter if it's native, german, or pig latin. It's all archived and available to schools to use in teaching.
 
bref said:
They're probably the p4p toughest people around. Don't ever get in a fight with a native. Even if youre bigger and stronger, they're basically impossible to put away.
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Women and children and cowards attaaaaaaaack!
 
pacifikan said:
Typical white ignorant response downplaying the devastating effects that you're people's atrocities have on their victims, insulting anyone with a voice as crybabies. You are scum.
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Your.

Stop crying, ignoramus.
 
They dress like black people but are about ten years behind in fashion, still rockin tall tees and fitted caps. And the women have flat asses.
 
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