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leftofcool

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4. You would have to be Native American to understand this concept

Reply to Mosby (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 24, 2016, 05:56 PM

Nov 2016

You would have to have lived your life on a Reservation to understand it. Walk a mile in Indian shoes, read some books by Vine Deloria then I believe you will see instead of judging. And yes, I am native American and lived on the Reservation until the age of 5.

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