1. Always respect your mother the earth, she takes care of us for we are her children.
2. Never speak out loud in a bad way towards anybody or about certain things.
3. If you claim to have Native Pride then show it in everything you do and always remember who and what you are.
4. Remember you represent your tribe in all that you do and how you present yourself reflects onto your tribe.
5. Remember the interconnection between all living things, whether it be plants, humans, four legged or two legged animls and the underwater animals as well.
6. Never be afraid to go to the sweat lodge for help, guidance or to be cleansed, the lodge is there to help Indian people
7. Look to Native ways as an alternative to drinking and abusing drugs.
8. Look to the tribal elders for education and learn all that you can from them.
9. If you want to fight for your people, then get well educated. Just like the warriors in the old days, you have to have full knowledge of the times, that way you can defend your people better
10. Realize that it's not the skin color that makes you Indian but the content of your beliefs in your heart and how you respect and follow traditonal ways
11. Always live with respect toward others, the earth, your family, your traditional ways and yourself
12. Realize that if you fail so do your people
13. Learn your religion, because without it there's nothing to be proud about.
14. Don't spend your time trying to see who the toughest Indian on the reservation is, when you do that it shows how really weak we can be, we need to be strong to carry on our tradition. We need to respect each other and look to each other for help.
15. If you believe in the Native ways, then you are Native American. If you don't practice them then you are lost.
16. Remember that women are the foundation of a family and that they have the right to produce life. Life is sacred so treat females in a sacred manner
17. Always put your family, tradition and your people before your self
18. Being Native is not a choice, it is a responsiblity. So act in a responsible way in whatever you do.
19. Never forget who you are and what type of lifestyle the Creator has given you, always make sure you truly know the meaning of Native Pride before you say it.
Thx she warrior tyvm ....:)
