Other Cultures With Kilts

[Hawk]

In the over 1500 distinct indigenous languages in this country, there is no direct translation to that or any other "indigenous" ceremonial type item, as a "kilt". The word itself, "kilt", and the language in which I am typing now, are all of foreign and non-indigenous origin, so even the gentleman from the Taos Pueblo in answering you, referred to it as something that one non-indigenous could relate to, simply a "kilt".
Also, note here, that many tribal citizens do not know much about their own "traditional language" and even sometimes their own history, let alone other indigenous terms, unique to each tribal nation, so somewhere in translation a common term explaining something is used, such as the case probably with the term "kilt".

If it does, to many, look like a kilt, so instead of trying a whole history lesson before coming to a obscure conclusion, I can see why a tribal person would simply refer to it as such to the common non-indigenous public.

conclusion - all us Natives don't always agree on much.......but unless someone in their own community uses their own dialect, then in guess we can simply agree that it looks like a "kilt"......eh?

Thank you gordontaos for continuing the discussion tho, it's always interesting to hear what people think....

Hawk