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Rad Bi Delil Svoj Jezik Z Vami in Vam Prenesel Pozdrave Od Vse Moje družine in Moje Skupnosti Ter Mojih ljudi, Syilxov. Zahvaljujem se, Da Lahko Nekaj Besed Delim Z vami.

Izhajam Iz Ustne kulture, Zato V Tem članku Delim Nekaj Svojih Zamisli O

stvari, ki jih je res težko dati, ki jih prejmete nazaj enako štirikratniku ne glede na to, kar ste dali.

Preprosta vaja, ki me je naučila mama, je bila: "Ne glede na znesek, za katerega delaš, obdrži majhen znesek, dovolj, da daš hrano na mizo, dovolj, da te spraviš naprej in nazaj na delo, in vse ostalo daj proč. Poskrbi, da boš to počel vsako leto, in nikoli ti ne bo treba skrbeti, ali boš našel delo. Nikoli ti ne bo treba skrbeti za vse stvari, ki jih potrebuješ." In nikoli nisem. To počnem vsako leto svojega življenja, ves čas. Dajem svoji skupnosti, svojim ljudem, tujcem; vse, kar počnem, je z mislijo na ta način življenja. To je nekaj, kar je potrebno glede na to, kako danes delamo stvari v svetu. In to je nekaj, kar je treba globoko razumeti na osebni ravni.

Vse je odvisno od tega, da vsaka oseba uteleša ta koncept in ga izvaja brez popuščanja. Na ta način pride do tega, da je vsak človek človek.

Upam, da bom z delitvijo teh misli delil z vsakim od vas delček daru, ki sem ga prejel prek skupnosti, družine in dežele, iz katere prihajam. Rad bi se zahvalil tistim, katerih ideje, delo in viri so bili namenjeni ideji darilne ekonomije.

Jeannette Armstrong je Syilx (Okanagan) iz Pentictona v Britanski Kolumbiji v Kanadi in je direktorica centra En'owkin, ki se posveča revitalizaciji jezika in kulture Syilx.
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Donovan VG Nov 22, 2024
Thank you for sharing this. It is so important for all people of every nation. What a beautiful goal to take what you need and give the rest. I’m challenged in a good way to increase in my generosity. You’re writing has been very impactful to me—thank you for giving in that way as well.
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Shona Aug 1, 2024
Thank you for explaining the wider context for the Syilx tradition of gift giving. I sound this article when I was googling for informstion on how to give a gift to a Sylix elder.

I look forward to continuing to learn about this rich culture. Great read.
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Dr.Cajetan Coelho Jul 15, 2021

Covid-19 has shown that we are all connected and we are all sailing in the same boat. "What Indigenous means to me is that everything that exists on the Earth is interdependent, an interdependence that must be understood. As an Indigenous person, I must have knowledge about it and I must be able to cooperate with all the other living things on the planet, on this land, so as not to make any one of them extinct or remove any one of them for my own need. In other words, to cooperate and to collaborate with every living thing so that they can live and I can live at the same level of health" - Jeannette Armstrong

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Patrick Watters Jul 13, 2021

My culture is historically oral as well, being descended from ancient Irish and then later Lakota people. To talk story face to face and especially intimately one to one is healing to one another and the world too. }:- a.m.

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Birju Pandya Jul 13, 2021

this brought forth tears. what a lovely and powerful way with words she has! my heart longs. so much to imbibe about how words shape thought - maleness and femaleness, swallower of giving, what 'elder' means ... so much gratitude.