what defines me... - Indigenous Caribbean Network2024-03-29T06:20:54Zhttp://indigenouscaribbean.ning.com/forum/topics/what-defines-me?commentId=2030313%3AComment%3A91576&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noInteresting question, since t…tag:indigenouscaribbean.ning.com,2012-10-14:2030313:Comment:915762012-10-14T02:23:36.756ZIsolina Gonzalez Richhttp://indigenouscaribbean.ning.com/profile/IsolinaGonzalezRich
Interesting question, since the answer is neither right or wrong, it all depends on personal experience. Take me, for instance, my mother and father were both born in Puerto Rico and so were their parents, and so on for many generations. I have always celebrated being "Pueto Rican". However, the one thing that bothered me most about me, was the way I look. Why was it that everytime as a little girl, I was always picked to play "Pocahontas" in the school play. Why do I look native American? Why…
Interesting question, since the answer is neither right or wrong, it all depends on personal experience. Take me, for instance, my mother and father were both born in Puerto Rico and so were their parents, and so on for many generations. I have always celebrated being "Pueto Rican". However, the one thing that bothered me most about me, was the way I look. Why was it that everytime as a little girl, I was always picked to play "Pocahontas" in the school play. Why do I look native American? Why do I always feel connected with Native Americans? My family could not answer these questions. Perhaps my great grandmother, Juana Torres, could answer this question, since she looked 100% matinee american, however she passed on over 100 years ago. It took going to a Pow Wow that made want to know for sure. I took a DNA test and the results showed that I am 20% Taino Indian. I cannot tell you how relieved I felt to finally know for sure and it also gave my spirit peace. I know who I am now and it is because of them I look the way I do. If my Taino ancestors could speak today, they would say, " don't forget about us, we are still alive because we live in you!" We are defined by everything…tag:indigenouscaribbean.ning.com,2012-07-25:2030313:Comment:897282012-07-25T11:55:41.805ZAnita Paganhttp://indigenouscaribbean.ning.com/profile/Nanu
We are defined by everything and nothing. It's the individual's choice. Self identity is an incredibly personal process, and according to some shrinks, it's one that lasts a lifetime.<br />
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I think the problems with identity comes mostly from Others. Whether they place us in the same pigeon-hole we place ourselves...
We are defined by everything and nothing. It's the individual's choice. Self identity is an incredibly personal process, and according to some shrinks, it's one that lasts a lifetime.<br />
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I think the problems with identity comes mostly from Others. Whether they place us in the same pigeon-hole we place ourselves... it dpends, for some ancestry…tag:indigenouscaribbean.ning.com,2012-07-15:2030313:Comment:895042012-07-15T19:49:57.979Zscvhttp://indigenouscaribbean.ning.com/profile/scvpr
<p>it dpends, for some ancestry and culture is what defines themselves, on others it is just their individual lifeway and actions.</p>
<p>it dpends, for some ancestry and culture is what defines themselves, on others it is just their individual lifeway and actions.</p>