tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post4183087580139849646..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: What I LearnedJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-37567098736057248012009-08-30T18:49:48.624-10:002009-08-30T18:49:48.624-10:00...jingle dance. It seems that after a massacre, t......jingle dance. It seems that after a massacre, the survivors would pick up the spent bullets, along with the dead women and children, and then they’d fashion the bullet casings into costumes... <br /><br />This story is ABSOLUTELY NOT true. The jingle dress originated with the Ojibways, & was created as a healing dress for a sick girl. It is STILL called a medicine dress today. NO MASSACRE WAS INVOLVED!J Littlecrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05400578309924062544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-40171644944644391862009-08-27T22:57:02.389-10:002009-08-27T22:57:02.389-10:00"She also said many Native American Indians o..."She also said many Native American Indians oppose the Akaka bill, because it would impose a blood quantum on Native Hawaiians." <br /><br />Ummm what's wrong with that? If no blood quantum is taken, anyone (see Filipinos for example) can change their name to Hawaiian and get benefits, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com