Post by bubbabod on Apr 16, 2006 0:41:48 GMT -6
I certainly understand what pjsolla is saying. I don't think he was knocking southerners anymore than he was knocking northerners or people from other sections of the country; just that prejudice still exists. As a Texan/southerner I can't tell you how many times I've heard comments on different forums I belong to about inbreeding, level of southern education, etc., made by people who disagree with my views on the subject. So I think pjsolla was just making statements about prejudice still existing nationwide.
As for Indian oral histories and their credibility, I know many whites give them little weight. My only personal experience was two years ago I was at the Rosebud battlefield with two LBH friends. There was a small camera crew there making a college documentary about the battle. Their "expert" was a young Lakota telling them about the battle. "Young" meaning early 20's. They explained to us what they were doing, since we were curious about the camera crew. The young Lakota was explaining for the camera that Crook limped away with only about 56 remaining troops. We had to interject and ask if he meant 56 killed/wounded. He said, no, only 56 survived. He said this is according to Lakota oral history handed down from generation to generation. Myself and my friends, rather than make a big point out of it, just sort of walked away shaking our heads at such an outrageous story.
If this is an example of Lakota oral history, maybe there is a reason to examine how much weight should be given to it.
As for Indian oral histories and their credibility, I know many whites give them little weight. My only personal experience was two years ago I was at the Rosebud battlefield with two LBH friends. There was a small camera crew there making a college documentary about the battle. Their "expert" was a young Lakota telling them about the battle. "Young" meaning early 20's. They explained to us what they were doing, since we were curious about the camera crew. The young Lakota was explaining for the camera that Crook limped away with only about 56 remaining troops. We had to interject and ask if he meant 56 killed/wounded. He said, no, only 56 survived. He said this is according to Lakota oral history handed down from generation to generation. Myself and my friends, rather than make a big point out of it, just sort of walked away shaking our heads at such an outrageous story.
If this is an example of Lakota oral history, maybe there is a reason to examine how much weight should be given to it.
