JOHNNY RAMIREZ's Blog – August 2009 Archive (4)

Spirit of Intent

Can anyone tell where the Native Americans came from with their vocabulary.



To examine any language one has to use at least three languages to make a valid comparison. I was informed that the Algonquian language has Arabic words in it from a member of True West, that intrigued me so I thought that this would be a good time to explore some of the language in general, and include Native American language as well. Now I have to say, I didn’t know that the Arabic… Continue

SPIRIT OF INTENT



Why is the word “squaw” so offensive today?



First of all, it is believed by many that it is not any Indigenous word from any of the people that occupied the American soil, in other words it is not an Indian word. It was more than likely a word created by European colonists, before it became the United States of America, who could not pronounce the native Algonquian word for 'woman.' In the Algonquian native languages, the word for woman includes a “SKW”… Continue

SPIRIT OF INTENT



What is the proper term for Indians Today?







True West readers, there is a lot of fine information on the Internet about different native nations and the people’s languages of this country we call home, America. The sad parties, as much good stuff, there is an equal amount of junky stuff with false titles, such as scholarly emphasis-as if it made it true.







As a member of the True West community, I would like to add “Spirit… Continue

I am Johnny Ramirez, and I am writing to keep my Grandfathers’ stories alive. It is our way of life, the Ndee way. Though in our native tradition we were not to use the name of the dead, we can and do repeat his events and stories without using his name, there by he has life through the stories and events he told, by me telling the story again and again.



But first let me share a bit about the author of this story, Johnny the writer of his grandfather’s story is. He was born in the… Continue