WHAT NAC MEANS TO US
(VP's Native American Chat)
***Hugs and smiles to all !!!!!!
What Native American Chat means to me....... Wow...!!!!!!!....making me think here, Kachine and Dune! The
image that comes to mind is a dreamcatcher......a web of magical pages to
explore, but NAC the shining star in the middle, the hub that draws me back
to the centre, the campfire to huddle around with good friends, the table to
draw up a chair to, geeeeesssshhh....how many different images do I need ?
lolololololol.......You get the picture! There are so many feelings to express
and I would just like to take this time to say Chi-miigwetch to Kachine and
Dune for the opportunity to be able to do so. Now the hard part... When I
first stumbled upon NAC last November 1997, I was looking for something
on the internet....just something.....*whammy*...a whole new world opened
up for me....no more borders, boundaries.....the mind and fingers free to go
anywhere...I mean absolutely anywhere... My first impression was WOW!!!
Amazed that NAC even existed, but it was the wit and humor of the people
that got me hooked. Big hugs and warm smiles to the friends who helped me
understand the program, who gave me avatars and gestures, who showed
such generosity and genuine caring for a little cup. (Here I have to shudder
at the mistakes I must have made). The months following have been a time
of learning about all our tribes, traditions and greetings in different native
languages. I guess this is the second "biggie" the coming together and sharing.
It was like being accepted into an extended family. Next, I was totally captivated
by the Native web pages...so beautiful and fantastical. (Thunderous applause
for the creativity, intelligence and sharing nature of our Native Americans).
Native American Chat has shocked me(still can’t believe the utter disrespect
some people have in their use of certain avatars and gestures)...and on the up
side, enchanted me with the beauty of heart-stopping Native gestures. *Salute*
...to the people who create native gestures...you are the greatest!!! Well, great
among greats!!!!! Native American Chat has made me smile, laugh (out-right
and loud), giggle, sigh, cry, think, learn, share and teach. I have felt peace,
happiness, pride, understanding, warm fuzzy feelings, friendship, kinship(here
thinking of Summerwolf....Hi. Sis, love you), sadness, exasperation, confusion,
silliness, anger, awe and above all love and respect!!!(special miigwetch to Wagn
Brnr for teaching me that Ojibwe word for "smiling at you").
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