Asking Questions About Culture

My response to a comment on a tiktok post from another native creator filming at a parade event.
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[@nyny]

Which clan makes the best piki?

[@azuradawn5683]

What was the original video this is referencing? It would be great if you could include a link so people have that context.

[@samivayajd]

@@azuradawn5683 I mention the context

[@redhen2123]

"Why do they ask questions?" It's called the novelty drive. It's what drives people to try new things, explore new areas, invent technologies. And I suspect that there is a genetic component to this.

[@samivayajd]

@@redhen2123 but also understand that it can be perceived as "annoying" or out of place at times due to the modern romanticized portrayal of tribal culture.

[@redhen2123]

@@samivayajd Well yes, we have to get rid of these Disneyfied Hollywood notions of Natives as stewards of Mother Earth, living in harmony with nature, like the characters from the movie 'Avatar'. Anyone who has ever visited a rez will tell you exactly how they treat animals, especially their own dogs.

[@samivayajd]

@@redhen2123 this is a cultural comparative notion. There are no such things as shelters or kennels. Dogs still exist in communities for a reason. They just aren't seen as family members. They are animals, not people. Indigenous communities still hold the smallest carbon footprint compared to any other ethnic community on a global scale.

[@John_Weiss]

2:30 There _are_ a lot of white people like that, who get insecure when they hear something other than English. But there are a small number of us who are Language Geeks, who hear another language and go, "Whoa … neat!" and wanna join in on the fun! Of course, with most Indigenous North American languages being polysynthetic languages, they're really, really different and thus really difficult for someone whose mother-tongue is English to learn.