Happy Native American Day!

[Christi239]

I'm mostly posting this to make others aware there is a Native American Day. I find it sad that kids around the U.S. learn about Columbus Day but they don't learn anything about Natives on Native American Day. I live in Oklahoma and I would bet you only 1% of the students in the schools even know that it's Native American Day. (And that would be because their parents work in a Native American business and have the day off.)

Native American Day is celebrated on the 4th Friday of September. Help me celebrate my culture and spread the word. Please tell at least one person you know that today is Native American Day! (Just a little FYI, I was princess of my tribe. You guys are talking to a princess! LOL)

 

[Hawkeye]

YAY for native Americans!
I've done a lot of study on the native american religion as I find it very beautiful.
I wish I could do more though but we have no more books on it.

 

[orodwen]

hey! HAPPY NATIVE AMERICAN DAY! a ways back i have a number of cherokee ancestors that left the blanket & can not be found on the rolls (on both sides of my mum's family.) my dad grew up in sallisaw & his BIL, my uncle, was half cherokee. even if i didn't have these connections i would honor the heritage of those who have gone on as well as those who are still walking this planet.

 

[user4]

wow... i had no idea. u learn something new every day!!! thanks for sharing this with us christi

 

[singinmys0ng]

I had no idea either! That is very cool info. i also think the religions of Native Americans are very beautiful as well..and if you read the poems they have written..wow, just amazing.