#cheskchamay

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Indian Hunter and His Dog, Founder Alexis Rudier Fondeur, Bronze, 1926

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I want to pinch those fat little Native cheeks!

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Native American Children (possibly of the Maidu Tribe) and their Australian Shepherd mix, near Susanville, California, 1900

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Atakapa Ishak Indian Children at Lake Charles, Southwest Louisiana, Summer 1934

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This is for all the strange looks I get when I tell people Australian Shepherds have Native roots.

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Because almost half of all American Indians are now born and live in urban areas away from their reservations and traditional storytellers, and many are multi-racial, multi-cultural and possibly 2, 3, or even 4 generations away from their ancestors who knew the old traditional stories and understood the languages they were told in, many have never heard the creation stories of their tribe (or tribes - many people of  Indian descent have relatives from more than one tribe). However, just because a Native American wasn't raised on a reservation among traditional people, doesn't necessarily mean he or she doesn't know their tribe's creation story.