Hi Carol and fellow Native American!!!! I have good news for your plastic surgery hopes!!! We actually heal faster because we believe in more natural healing and meditation...We are more resilent because we can focus on healing our bodies and we don't scar much...How is that for good news???? By the way...I am Sioux which tribe are you???? You can e-mail me here or at my home e-mail [email protected] to you soon...And as you see we are out here and reading posts too...LOL....Janice

I live about 1 hour drive from the canadian border in Stephen Mn.My family come from the blackfoot ,We were never put on a res because we lived past the 53rd parallel up in hudson bay area.It was grandfather who came down and settle in East braintree Mb .My Dad and Mom lived in Winnipeg and I live about 3 hour from my mom.We card Metis Cards just a little easier to pass the border.But I don't go to often, after 9-11 I don't want to be stuck there if they close the ports for some unseen reasons .I do have a few friends that work as custom officer's and in Immigration .But til a person never know until every thing is safer .I think i will stay put. P.S> Sorry it toke so to answer back,How are you doing.

when i was in high school I was in native dancing .I am metis from Canada but I now live in mn.I am happy to see people on this board.But I have not been to a PowWow in many years.Please keep in touch.

Selena, Welcome! You'll be back to dancing at pow-wows in no time. Your daughters will be so happy to have you back in the arena. What kind of dancing do your daughters do? I am living one of my wls dreams, to have a garden. This year I planted some sweetgrass!!! I'm so happy to be growing my own supply. I took a plug to the local nursery too so they could grow it for me so I don't have to buy plugs from the mail. I'm very interested in Native American medicine too and have an herb garden. Rhia

Wonderful to see some talk happening in here! Wahoo! Looking forward to pow wow season this year. Only made it to ONE last year! However, my husband took part in his first grand entry. I was SO proud! I got a photo and everything. Then my daughter and I went out and "danced" around the circle once with him. I'd like to do more dancing but I don't have rhythm! I watched these tapes that teach the various steps, I get them down pat in my head, then get out there and look like a fool. Guess that's due to only having honorary Native blood. lol I'll stick to making herbal concoctions since that doesn't require the SAME kind of rhythm. Rhia Do something to make someone smile today, you'll be glad you did!