What tribe is your loved one from?

[Mac'sgirl]

My 21 year old son is Mississippi Choctaw from Ada, Oklahoma. Our Tribe has NOT forgotten Matt, They have been wonderful !!

[dazzler]

My man is from a Wisconsin tribe of Chippewa - love those native men!!!!!

[shiningdrum]

He is from the Northern Ojibwa. from the Pic River Reserve in Northern Ontario Canada
I am from the Teton Oglala Lakota. My res is Pine Ridge in SD
I live in Canada now while my man does time. He is a lifer.

[mattsbabe]

My husband is Lumbee Indian

[blueangel]

BOTH MY FIANCEE AND I ARE NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN WITH A LITTLE BIT OF APACHE BLOOD IN US.AND HE ALWAYS TELLS ME THATS WHY I AM ALWAYS ON THE WAR PATH WHEN PEOPLE GET ME MAD AS THATS THE INDIAN RAGE COMING OUT AT ME.

[slickriches]

Chippewa Cree, from Rocky Boy Rez in montana!!!

[LeaAnn]

My man is 1/2 Tuscarora and 1/4 Potowamie....I am a full blooded Mohawk!

[JustHeather]

My man is part Cherokee, I am part Choctaw, my best friend is part Aliute(sp) and another of my firends is Navjo..and and and...

[nervouswreck]

My fiance is cherokee. His family tree is so long that it is in Washington DC.

[samsfi]

My fiance is Cherokee, Wolf Clan

[junglequeen]

I am Cherokee,Blue Clan,my b/f is Black Cherokee.
My son is Wampano(sp)+Cherokee

[Wingy]

do you mean Wampanoag??? his family would be my neighbors from around the shores of Boston,cape codand the islands...good people, living strong in their traditions..
Welcome to PTO

[vngflsunshine]

My honey is Lakota Sioux from the Rosebud Res.

[Freebird08]

My cousin is Navajo. We are from the Navajo reservation in Northeastern AZ...the REZZ!

[Wingy]

Ya’at’eeh!!!! glad you made your way hear...looking forward to hearing the word from the rez and what ever else you got!!! aiyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Freebird08]

Hey Cyndi,

Ya-ta-HO!! We put a little spin on the greeting...a mix of "Ya'at'eeh" and "Ah-Ho"!! LOL Yep, I finally made my way here to the Native American forrum! I am originally from the rezz (born there), but I live in Phoenix, AZ. I have lived my childhood years in Idaho, the REZZ and Utah. And from high school on, lived on the rezz and moved to Phoenix, where I've been for several years. I do go to the reservation quite a bit, to get out of the city. My cousin has lived on and off from the rezz to Idaho, but has lived most his life off the reservation. I can still report news straight from the reservation, broken english and all...aiiiyeeeeeee

[thunderclanwmn]

I am new to this...My daughter just turned 19..she is 1/2 Tewa (San Ildefonso Pueblo) 1/4 Shawnee and 1/4 Kickapoo....

A POEM BY TEWA 6-08-2005 3:39 PM http://pics-24.hi5.com/userpics/424/....img.thumb.jpg

When Two Worlds Collide

when two worlds collide

mabel bassett

and

Native Pride

so many natives

so much time

so many people

but who stands

alone

out of tha crowd

standing tall

and

proud

We were all made

to stand

as one

we never hide

and

we never run

that's one thing

for sure

our blood

is

pure

we're not like

any other

race

you can tell

by the look

on our

face

so stoic

yet

so strong

we have

endured

our struggle

for so long

but whose

complaining

cuz it sure

aint me

if only people

could see

tha respect

and

tha honor

from which

we are

conceived

and

the love

that most of us

receive

it's one of a kind

unlike

any other

one thatýs so

pure

you can only get

from your

mother

but yeah, back to the point

about

Native Pride

in prison

where we all are

with our

families

not very far

away

that is

cuz we're all here

as one

no matter

if you're time

has just begun

we will continue

to be

a strong force

when we

combine

as one nation

so we can

withstand

all this

hateration

that goes on

around here

on this yard

even though

itýs very

hard

cuz everyone

is here

to survive

and to get thru

this test

alive

thats one thing

we have in common

with

everyone else

around here

walkin'

I see these girls

and I read

their faces

then I think

this is not

the place

nor

the time

for negativity

of any kind

but thats the stuff

that keeps

this place going

and these girls

are so caught up

without even

knowing

but let me

just leave it at that

one things

for sure

you can never

look back

cuz the past

is gone

and thats

a fact

Natives stand alone

as one

and thats just

that

~Tewa '05


Tewa Martinez #491085
C-2-B 217
Mabel Bassett Correctional Center
29501 Kickapoo Road
McLoud, Oklahoma 74801

THIS IS A POEM MY DAUGHTER TEWA WROTE...KEEP HER IN UR PRAYERS AS WELL AS ALL OUR OTHER NATIVE PEOPLE, WHO ARE FORGOTTEN BEHIND BARS...Tewa turned 19 in prison...She is my baby, and I love her uncondtionaly...Just because our people make mistakes in their lives...doesn't mean we have to forget them, as so many are...

[Wingy]

Welcome, ThunderClan Woman...I am glad yo found us. I hope this note find you and your loved ones in good health and good spirits. I enjoyed Tewa's poem and am glad you shared it with us. It is soooooooo easy for out young ones to get lost in this worldTrying to Balamce their spritituality and the modern world is a daunting task. My prayers travel with yours for the wellbeing of Tewa, and all our loved ones inside.

[shiningdrum]

HI All. My husband is full blood Ojiway from Pic River Reserve in Northern Ontario up around the top of Lake Superior. I am from Pine Ridge Reserve in South Dakota. He spent his entire youth on the reserve. I was on and off mine. Lina

[Wingy]

Hi Lina, its good to see your post, it had been quite sometime, I think...I hope all is well with the kids, Adam, the gardens and your community.

[shiningdrum]

Hi Cyndi.
All is well with all of us. I am in the last leg of my degree program and will head to Calgary next year to work on my masters. It just never seems to stop. Both children are in jr. high now and Adam is doing well. One day at a time. Still a few years to go.
Gardens are up to 102 families now and its nuts. I love what I do and every time I can help someone I think of all the people who helped me.
Oh and Adam said I should send a big hello to everyone at prisontalk online, He is aware how much it helps me. He's also aware I haven't been online for awhile...school is keeping me too busy.

I will try to make up for it though. Mitakuye Oyasin Everyone! Lina

[gigi v]

Beautiful Poem, Thanks For Sharing

[only_yourz]

my love is fromthe Salt River (pima) tribe i am from the Tohono O'odham tribe

[Wingy]

Welcome to PTO, Only yourz!!!! I am glad you found us...PTO has been a life saver for many with loved ones inside the iron house...I hope you will find all the support and information and resources here that you may need to get thru this difficult time...

[lilithinwaiting]

I am of Cherokee blood, my grand father was half cherokee and french, My great grandmother was taken by a french man and made to live in his world, which she found very hard to do.