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I'm an Indigenous Turtle Islander - an ITI. A name that is uniquely OURS, and one no can say was 'given' to us by members of some other culture. Vernacularly, that's an Indn, which is how we pronounce "Indian", partly to differentiate it from the name of those

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Hobbies & Games > Craft Painting How to make your own fabric paint: 1 of 5
In order to make your own fabric paint, you need some very basic ingredients, some water, pigments, milk or milk powder, and a sense of adventure. There is no 'right' or 'wrong' about this - it either works or it doesn't. Fabric painting and fabric paints are a go/no-go system. First you need to decide if you are going to nee... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues How should government react to a warming world: Ration energy or learn to adapt?: 4 of 19
There needs to be a third perspective on this matter, since the only way the government is going to be able to address its contribution to global warming successfully is to both ration AND adapt. Any time you have a large organization, there will be waste. It is all but impossible to keep accurate track of materials and suppl... More..
Arts & Humanities > Colonial & Early American History Was America founded as a Christian nation?: 18 of 78
"America" was absolutely NOT founded as a Christian nation, and it is the height of ignorance and arrogance to even suggest that it was. That America was founded as a Christian nation is a strange and common myth-conception that, oddly enough, seems to have been spouted more, recently, in the Age of Enlightenment and Availabi... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Is it right for surrogate mothers in Third World countries to bear babies for infertile US couples?: 2 of 8
It is absolutely NEVER right for surrogate mothers in Third World countries to bear babies for infertile U.S. couples. The world is grossly over-populated with humans now; to the point where we are faced with emminent extinction of many species, including our own, and it is entirely the fault of humans and the selfish arrogan... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms Are we all interconnected?: 1 of 4
Mitakuye oiasin (pronounced "mee-TAH-koo-yeh oh-ee-AH-seenh") is a saying from my People - the Lakota - which translates as "All, my relatives". It is sometimes said as "all are my relatives". In Lakota, we don't have words such as 'are'; it is understood; but since English differs in this regard, we have to make sure the dif... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Is the accidental killing of civilians by US forces, in places like Somalia, an unavoidable part of the war on terrorism?: 29 of 115
In any war, the accidental killing of civilians by US and other forces is an unavoidable fact. Moreover, in any war, it is expected that civilians will be killed by the forces of each side. Generals and other officers determine projected numbers of civilian casualties before beginning any action, just as they determine projec... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should stem cell research be federally funded?: 8 of 30
Stem cells are a controversial subject, primarily made so by so-called Christians and self-appointed "moralists" with insufficient knowledge of stem cells' occurrence in the body. If you are among these, I doubt I need concern myself that you will read this, let alone that you will show respect and read it objectively - your ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Food & Agriculture Rising food prices - A global concern: 6 of 22
Do you want to know the biggest reason why food prices are rising all over the world? It is simple. Human over-population and other activities of us Two-Leggeds - us humans - are causing weather changes all over the globe. The current familiar term for this is "global warming", but that is a smokescreen for the much less popu... More..
Sports & Recreation > Camping Tips on minimizing your environmental impact while camping: 4 of 14
There are many common-sense things a person can -and should - do to minimize their environmental impact while camping, whether the campsite is a tourist site with neighbors 10 feet away or a wilderness site with no other humans within miles. It is simply a matter of "showing" respect for our Holy Mother the Earth and for all ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Adoption Breaking the adoption language barrier: Should parents learn the child's native language?: 2 of 7
In order to break the adoption language barrier, parents should definitely learn the child's native language. The fact that a child is up for adoption is not due to any wrong doing on the child's part; therefore it is not the child's requirement to make all the adjustments to the new culture when adopted. Children are not pup... More..