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**RooxiaNof** · 07-26-2011, 03:18 AM

I am actually starting to learn it, I'm taking an anthropology course in native american culture this semester at my University.

I'm a bit of an extremist when it comes to this though, I envision cities like Mexico City should be rebuilt using native american style structures inspired by Mayan, Inca and other NA designs, but with modern architectural planning. I also would like to see NA people dressed in only native american inspired clothing such as the Ke$ha inspired clothing people wear, so modern yet native american.

Europeans have taught us to be ashamed of this ancestry, it's pretty pathetic.

I think a better idea would be to invent something new (Bandeirantes?), rather than return to the "Indian" culture.
There were more wars between "Indian" tribes in America than the war between the European settlers and natives. Also no one speaks the ancient Native languages.

07-26-2011, 03:18 AM	#19
RooxiaNof Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 552 Senior Member	I am actually starting to learn it, I'm taking an anthropology course in native american culture this semester at my University. I'm a bit of an extremist when it comes to this though, I envision cities like Mexico City should be rebuilt using native american style structures inspired by Mayan, Inca and other NA designs, but with modern architectural planning. I also would like to see NA people dressed in only native american inspired clothing such as the Ke$ha inspired clothing people wear, so modern yet native american. Europeans have taught us to be ashamed of this ancestry, it's pretty pathetic. I think a better idea would be to invent something new (Bandeirantes?), rather than return to the "Indian" culture. There were more wars between "Indian" tribes in America than the war between the European settlers and natives. Also no one speaks the ancient Native languages.
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