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Daniel:
I'm glad of that. But to prevent any such pain in the future (to you or others), perhaps you can think of an all-inclusive term that we might use to apply to these spiritual positions in Native American tribes. I noticed you tend to use the term wink'te, and I would be honored to use that as a culturally specific term if other Tribes would not be opposed to it. Naturally, we would attempt to use the tribe-specific term when referencing wink'te. So for example we might say "the Ojibway wink'te, agokwa" unless we were referencing a specific Ojibway agokwa, in which case we might say "the Ojibway agokwa, **name**".

That sounds like it might get confusing at some point, but I am willing to try if it will be more respectful to both the traditions of those Tribes and the wink'te (singular and plural?) themselves.

David In Indy:

--- Quote from: Daniel on June 24, 2007, 02:55:50 am ---I'm glad of that. But to prevent any such pain in the future (to you or others), perhaps you can think of an all-inclusive term that we might use to apply to these spiritual positions in Native American tribes. I noticed you tend to use the term wink'te, and I would be honored to use that as a culturally specific term if other Tribes would not be opposed to it. Naturally, we would attempt to use the tribe-specific term when referencing wink'te. So for example we might say "the Ojibway wink'te, agokwa" unless we were referencing a specific Ojibway agokwa, in which case we might say "the Ojibway agokwa, **name**".

That sounds like it might get confusing at some point, but I am willing to try if it will be more respectful to both the traditions of those Tribes and the wink'te (singular and plural?) themselves.

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Thanks Daniel!! That simple gesture alone speaks volumes.  :)

I think the word "wink'te" would be acceptable. Most Native Americans would recognize it, even if they are not from any of the Sioux tribes. It's a Lakota word, but for some reason the Lakota language seems to be universal among Native Americans; much like English has become universal in the Western world.

Thanks Daniel!  :)

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