Bless you, John. On behalf of Great Grandfather Powhatan, and Native American Indians everywhere, I thank you.
Principal Chief Baker made an official statement to the tribe and to the media that the "Pocahontas" jibe from the "Great White Father," (as our ancestors would have addressed him), is officially disrespectful.
I really don't believe this is a common topic of conversation, though, with your average Indian.
In September, I was up on the Rez, in Cherokee, North Carolina. Red Paint asked why I had brought him no Louisiana boudin. "'Si yo," the tribesman greeted me, "Si qu'un?" I nodded, "Si qu'un." ("Things are fine.") Not a word did we exchange about this.
Several months from now, I will return to the reservation, where they will feed me fry bread, elk, and bison on Tsali Boulevard. Once again, I will speak the native language with the tribesmen, and I predict not a word will be said about Elizabeth Warren.
Her name cannot be pronounced in the Cherokee tongue
Jennifer