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Date Posted: 17:14:30 09/11/08 Thu
Author: Sierra Horton
Subject: Re: Native American Name
In reply to: John Ten Charges 's message, "Re: Native American Name" on 21:40:03 11/26/07 Mon

>hey
>
>how bout just charlie ross.. ndns get tired of bein
>stereotyped in books and movies.. non natives seem to
>like names like mine, but most ndns don't have names
>like that.. so how bout you just use a regular name
>and make him a real human being, not a stereotype.. i
>think your readers will thank you for it..
>
>with respect..
>
>an old dog soldier,
>ten charges
>
>
>
>>I'm writing my first novel. One of my characters is
>>Cree. Would the name Charles Blue Feather Ross be
>>appropriate?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Flossy
These days most native americans go by average sounding names like mine...Sierra Horton...Our native names generally being shared only with friends and relatives.My Tsalagi name is Little Cricket(YES im small and LOUD lol).

The only Plains Cree i know is a female so im not really much help to you.Her name is Katherine Snakeskin,her Cree name is Spotted Eagle Singing Woman. (yes she gave me permission to give her true name).

Wado!
Osdasunoe gineli.

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