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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

I was invited to participate with a Navajo friend in a sweat lodge (native 
american sauna).  It has symbolism to American Indians.  No peyote; it was a 
makeshift type deal my friend put together, I was the only 'white man'.  Not 
a real hogan type like you see on television.  It has been a long time ago, 
but I remember, though primitive, and I felt silly at first; it was really 
refreshing.

Just for point of interest; Navaho is our name for them, they call themselves 
"Denai" which means "the people".  Navojo do not have anything to do wih 
snakes -dead or alive--it is verbotten.  Navajo will not mess around with 
dead bodies. 

 American Indians are very bright with strong intellectual curiosity. The 
stereotype we see is based, I believe, primarily on their strange biological 
reaction to alcohol.  American Indians should not drink alcohol.  It is very 
different than non-american indians biological reaction to alcohol, very hard 
to understand.

Well; I said my understanding of American Indians.  I know that some people 
have a problem with the casinos and if they live in places li8ke Gallup, 
N.M., with streets and jails full of drunk Indians, at certain times of the 
month.  

Personally, I believe our greatest sin , as a nation, was not slavery, as is 
commonly said.  That was a great sin, but in the long run, the progeny of 
slaves have multiplied in this country.. But, looking back at the history of 
Indians, I don't see how, just in numbers and present living conditions, the 
end result could be described as being anything other than acute and chronic 
genocide.  

I don't know where all of that came from.  I almost decided to cancel this 
email, but I'll send it.  Maybe my time in that sweat lodge, and with my 
firend, was for a purpose;  ..............bobford

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--- On Wed, 10/15/08, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
> Subject: [Homestead] Sauna, to your health
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> Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 11:05 PM
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