Welcomed as a Brother by Native Peoples

**Riverkilt** · 23rd August 11, 01:22 PM

So, I'm in Tucson at a week long conference of addictions professionals - kilted for comfort. A presenter this morning, a Native American lady, pointed over to me and said, "I saw a brother over here in a kilt - he knows Scottish people were colonized too."

Her presentation was on decolonization of the mind - for Native Peoples to go back to their old ways for healing.

The conference is heavily attended my Native American therapists so it was pretty special for me. Realized I have Navajo, Hopi, and Apache friends there with me.

And, nice to be recognized as a descendent of a colonized culture with parallels to Native American experiences. Yes, many threads about this before and many books on it.

Just felt great to have it pointed out in front of 500 folks.

**Bugbear** · 23rd August 11, 01:25 PM

Sounds good, Ron.

**piperdbh** · 23rd August 11, 01:43 PM

Did you show them your turtle?

**kennethrmc** · 23rd August 11, 02:14 PM

Congratulations! this says a lot about your cross-cultural heart as well as the affinities between peoples

**Bugbear** · 23rd August 11, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by piperdbh

Did you show them your turtle?

Sea turtle: lay your eggs, Riverkilt, then swim away.

**Riverkilt** · 23rd August 11, 05:05 PM

Forgot to mention the lady is also a professor at the University of Washington in the Indigenous Studies department...high praise eh?

**fragor** · 23rd August 11, 08:35 PM

Congrats, that's a first class compliment!!!

**Nighthawk** · 23rd August 11, 08:56 PM

Yeah, I've noticed the Natives like us. I was told by a group of Crow last summer that the kilt is the garment of a warrior, and that if I have the stones to wear one for no reason, then I must be a warrior- and we're all brothers. I spent that weekend eating and drinking on the dime of the Crow Nation. Gotta love the brotherhood.