Representing Native Pride..Being only Part Native...?
My family has got Native American in us.. and I was wondering if the Native people like or dont like people with a little Native in them to represent them.. Because I know some dont.. but this quote is pretty good.. There is no such thing as 'part-Cherokee.' Either you're Cherokee or you're not.
It isn't the quantity of Cherokee blood in your veins that is important, but the quality of
it . . . your pride in it. I have seen full-bloods who have virtually no idea of the great
legacy entrusted to their care. Yet, I have seen people with as little as 1/500th blood
quantum who inspire the spirits of their ancestors because they make being Cherokee a
proud part of a their everyday life." ) So I was curious if any of you are Native..If you like people with little Native to represent...
If you don't know who you are and where you come from, knowing your ways and your people, belonging to a Native community, you're not Native. There is more to being Native than having a family legend that your great-great grandmother was a Cherokee Princess. That being said, how can someone "represent" something they are not?
If you truly do have a Native ancestor, be proud of that. But that doesn't automatically make you Native. It makes you the descendant of one.
Personally, I cannot stand people that will come up to me and think we are somehow connected because they claim to be part Native. People should take pride in who they are, not what they want to be. If you want to represent something, represent who you really are instead of trying to claim Native culture as your own.
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