About those HS students and their response to Native American/ American Indian Drummers
22 JAN 2019
See
https://www.nbc.com/nightly-news/video/nbc-nightly-news-jan-21-2019/3866252
time point: 10min 58sec TO 12min 51sec.
On
the NBC NIghtly News this evening (22 JAN 2019), the Omaha Native American drummer
(Vietnam Veteran Nathan Phillips) stated that perhaps the students needed cultural education. I couldn't
agree more.
When I encountered Native students in California, I learned that the Creator gave to men the gift of drumming; men keep the heartbeat of the Nation
with their drumming, while the Creator gave women the gift of
childbirth. The weekend viral video of encounters with 3 Native drummers
showed HS students observing something that was sacred. They were not
behaving as if this were true. Sure, they were ignorant, but cultural
information & education could help them to understand and to become more culturally
sensitive....see the interesting take on how differently filmed videos
capture different truths.
posted by Grace @ 1/22/2019 09:07:00 PM
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