dear Andre

i had heard this quote spoken publicly at the Muckleshoot Canoe Gathering
last summer (the gathering was wonderful), in muckleshoot, washington, in
the make-shift bighouse (a rented massive white tent) , with hundreds of
people present	(it brought silence and a few gasps from the crowd). 
i recall a woman from ---- said it, quoting someone i know....and i wonder
if she really said it? i can't say.	
...nevertheless,  it was stated thusly:

(please know i am cringing as i write this)  " If you do not speak your
language you are a white person with brown skin"

please note, i do not agree with that sentiment.
(it was terrible)

a

On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:02:05 -0700 ILAT@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU wrote:
> I once heard a quote that went something like this....
> " If you do not speak your language you are no longer a member of	
> your tribe but a descendant of Tribal members."
> 
> Does anyone know the origin of this quote, or the accurate phrase???
> 


annie g. ross
First Nations Studies
School for the Contemporary Arts
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia
V5A 1S6
annier@sfu.ca
Telephone:  604-291-3575  Facsimile:  604-291-5666

