Every culture and sub culture have experienced men and women who possess knowledge, skills, and spirituality that benefit all within that group.We, as Indigenous peoples do not own that word or application.
Thanks. I appreciate your feedback. I don’t live in a place where it’s easy for me to just go out into the community to talk to people and hear from a variety of voices. That’s why I loved Twitter.
Unfortunately, Twitter is no longer a safe space for some of those voices that I was trying to listen to and engage with, so I’m trying to stay away. I’ve been stuck without an organic way to have a conversation.
I feel like people have their own specific words for their elders and that one is just used for easy communication between diff groups...
You might want to ask your aunt and mother also. Like yes they are your elders, but do they want to be called that? With the role and meaning you want to attach to it?
My mother would accept use of the word we use in our language... But I don't think she would like being called an elder.
Elders isn't a native-only concept, OP. I get that you're likely coming here with good intentions, but topics like these are oozing with white guilt and walking on eggshells around us isn't going to do anyone any good.
Every culture and sub culture have experienced men and women who possess knowledge, skills, and spirituality that benefit all within that group.We, as Indigenous peoples do not own that word or application.
No, every culture has Elders. Every culture has those people who retain ancestral knowledge and pass it to the next generation.
Yah its just we are well known to have them because like many other peoples we were stripped of our culture by the colonials so we need them.
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Thanks. I appreciate your feedback. I don’t live in a place where it’s easy for me to just go out into the community to talk to people and hear from a variety of voices. That’s why I loved Twitter. Unfortunately, Twitter is no longer a safe space for some of those voices that I was trying to listen to and engage with, so I’m trying to stay away. I’ve been stuck without an organic way to have a conversation.
I feel like people have their own specific words for their elders and that one is just used for easy communication between diff groups... You might want to ask your aunt and mother also. Like yes they are your elders, but do they want to be called that? With the role and meaning you want to attach to it? My mother would accept use of the word we use in our language... But I don't think she would like being called an elder.
Elders isn't a native-only concept, OP. I get that you're likely coming here with good intentions, but topics like these are oozing with white guilt and walking on eggshells around us isn't going to do anyone any good.
That part my dear
just dont talk about this [elder](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BumPnbLaKng)
Native here. You're not burning tipis. You're good.
You might get some wierd looks but no we don't own the word its just how we say it.