i hurt nobody.
i do all with respect.
You are hurting people, they have spoken and stated so, yet you do not hear their voices. You are dis respecting those same people, and the generations that came before them.. yet, you do not hear their voices.
You hear your own voice saying it's ok because of 'you'. Because 'you' think, 'you' feel, 'you' believe. It's all about you, and no one else.
I am not NA but my eyes are opening to what community means. Community is not I, Me or Mine. It matters not what 'you' are wanting.. if the community is in opposition. In this case, the *real* native community is in opposition.. if you respected the beliefs you are tampering with you would honor that opposition, and not continue on because of 'me, my, mine' attitude.
I seriously doubt any NA grandfathers would be telling you to carry forward and ignore the voices of the community to which they belong, and .. of which you are taking..
You do not see or hear the harm/hurt you are creating.. you are deaf and blind.