The adaptive nature of indigenous peoples ensures our survival. From the time horses and guns were introduced we contemplated and incorporated them into our lives, forming ceremonial bonds with the horse nation. Even our competitive spirit was provided more recognition now that each warrior’s arrows with their distinguishable fletching & designs were identifiable after a hunt as opposed to the anonymous buffalo jump, allowing for more social mobility. Adaptation & evolution are in our nature; we don’t lose who we are, we take what is good and strengthen who we become as we should with the written word, digital technologies, industrial hemp & currencies be they representative (not fiat as that’s destroying the planet) or crypto (bit/lite coin). By this spirit of adaptation we will enable the internal growth of language, ceremony, song & sacred site / water protection & interaction and express our inherent sovereignty commanding international geopolitical status as our ancestors would like us to.
Chase Iron Eyes, Lastrealindians (via lastrealindians)