Are you Indian?!?
I really hate it when folks come up & ask me this for many reasons....
A person walks up to me & says Hey are you Indian, I reply yeah I'm Native American.
They get this glazed over look like I've been plucked from a story book. Then they open their mouth again...
What's this word mean *WHSUHSGYDUS* They spurt out something that half-way, might sound like a native word....
Me: Well I have no clue
Them: Really? How bout this one *SJJISDHJGUHSSO*
Me: Again I really haven't a clue
Them: Really?...
Me: interrupting real quick to inform them That just because I'm "Indian" I don't know all the Native Languages hell my tribe alone has a few dialects.
Oh yeah & Here is Number 2
Are you Indian? I reply yeah I'm Native American.
Them: Good I had a dream (Then they go into great detail)
Me: Yup... Uh Huh...
Them: Whats it mean?
Me: Heck if I know?!? Sounded neat though!
And for good measure number 3
Are you Indian?
Me: *Sigh* Yes
Them: Great!! I have this problem, I have this & that and sometimes this but only a couple times a year & My head hurts, I have a sore throat. What herbs are good for that?
Me: *With with much dread and a hint of sarcasm* I don't really know what your problems are or what might make them better as I'm Native American.... I'm Human not from a fairytale, I'm not Fluent in all tongue of the "Red Man"
& I'm Surely Not a Medicine Man or Medical Dr.
But Thanks for asking...
*Then I smile & hope I don't get asked again Are you "Indian"*
I'm proud of who I am I just can't stand some of the stereotypes that come along with being Native American. You can only educate so many before you get burnt out. LOL I reached that point last week & felt like blogging about it I hope I don't offend anyone by this post.
A person walks up to me & says Hey are you Indian, I reply yeah I'm Native American.
They get this glazed over look like I've been plucked from a story book. Then they open their mouth again...
What's this word mean *WHSUHSGYDUS* They spurt out something that half-way, might sound like a native word....
Me: Well I have no clue
Them: Really? How bout this one *SJJISDHJGUHSSO*
Me: Again I really haven't a clue
Them: Really?...
Me: interrupting real quick to inform them That just because I'm "Indian" I don't know all the Native Languages hell my tribe alone has a few dialects.
Oh yeah & Here is Number 2
Are you Indian? I reply yeah I'm Native American.
Them: Good I had a dream (Then they go into great detail)
Me: Yup... Uh Huh...
Them: Whats it mean?
Me: Heck if I know?!? Sounded neat though!
And for good measure number 3
Are you Indian?
Me: *Sigh* Yes
Them: Great!! I have this problem, I have this & that and sometimes this but only a couple times a year & My head hurts, I have a sore throat. What herbs are good for that?
Me: *With with much dread and a hint of sarcasm* I don't really know what your problems are or what might make them better as I'm Native American.... I'm Human not from a fairytale, I'm not Fluent in all tongue of the "Red Man"
& I'm Surely Not a Medicine Man or Medical Dr.
But Thanks for asking...
*Then I smile & hope I don't get asked again Are you "Indian"*
I'm proud of who I am I just can't stand some of the stereotypes that come along with being Native American. You can only educate so many before you get burnt out. LOL I reached that point last week & felt like blogging about it I hope I don't offend anyone by this post.
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