[wizr]

Yeah, well.......

from what I've read, many Indian tribes treated the earth, grass, trees and animals as brothers. Many peoples gave thanks, even to the animals they ate. We "humans" may rule, but many times not justly. What did a buffalo ever do to us?

The Bible says "ashes to ashes, dust to dust".

Maybe I'm just dirt. But to me, I'm Wiz (sound on prairie, mad by buffalo)

[mass55th]

True, the Indians honored the land they lived on and the creatures they hunted. They only took what they needed to survive. The military tried to wipe out the bison to permanently harm the Indian's ability to survive. I'm glad they failed and the bison are back from the endangered species. I can remember as a kid visiting the zoo in Buffalo, New York. The zoo had one or two buffalo on exhibit. This was in the early 50's when the bison was still endangered. It was always a treat to see them.

My mother was from Canada and always told us that her great-grandmother was a full-blooded Ojibwa. I've never been able to prove or disprove it. She sure looked like an Indian from her pictures, but looking like and actually being are two different things. I'd be honored to have Indian blood running through my veins. As it is, I've got Dutch and English ancestors...probably French too and others I'll never know. I'm proud to be the daughter of immigrants, the great-great-great-great-granddaughter of an American Patriot (on my mother's side), the niece of two WWII soldiers, and the sister of a Vietnam vet. I'm also proud to be an American and a member of the Republican party.