tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256462624206825199.post5108708686788618836..comments2024-03-12T20:13:31.561-05:00Comments on Algonkian Church History: Lion Miles Weighs in on the Language IssueJeff Siemershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10162729454401137173noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256462624206825199.post-16005742468519422382011-01-08T10:44:29.742-06:002011-01-08T10:44:29.742-06:00Munsee (lunaape, Huluniixsuwaakan) is the oldest c...Munsee (lunaape, Huluniixsuwaakan) is the oldest continually spoken East Algonquian language. It's oral continuity can only be a benefit to those of the community who are trying to revive Mahican from writings. Long ago, before Europeans came, tribes would let there children live with neighboring tribes for a time to become bilingual. Being algonquian-bilingual would be a great strength. The community now could instead work on keeping the Euro-American influences out of native communication and embrace Munsee and Mahican as sister languages.<br /><br />onewe / anushiik<br />~SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256462624206825199.post-57477965165423935822010-11-25T02:09:44.909-06:002010-11-25T02:09:44.909-06:00I'm Rainer Posselt, a Stockbridge-Munsee membe...I'm Rainer Posselt, a Stockbridge-Munsee member, and there is alot of stirring in the community over this issue, I myself dont like it that the language and culture committee is teaching the Lenape language but then they hypenate it with Mohican, its like just tell us its Lenape you dont have to lie. I myself would like to learn Mohican, and i would like to meet with Lion Miles, and if he teaches me how to speak I will surely speak it. But i believe that learning Munsee is not a bad thing because we are Stockbridge-Munsee not just Stockbridge(Mohican).Rainer Posseltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256462624206825199.post-6748046637030927482010-11-25T02:08:18.207-06:002010-11-25T02:08:18.207-06:00I'm Rainer Posselt, a Stockbridge-Munsee membe...I'm Rainer Posselt, a Stockbridge-Munsee member, and there is alot of stirring in the community over this issue, I myself dont like it that the language and culture committee is teaching the Lenape language but then they hypenate it with Mohican, its like just tell us its Lenape you dont have to lie. I myself would like to learn Mohican, and i would like to meet with Lion Miles, and if he teaches me how to speak I will surely speak it. But i believe that learning Munsee is not a bad thing because we are Stockbridge-Munsee not just Stockbridge(Mohican).Rainer Posseltnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256462624206825199.post-56488818013156462122010-08-22T12:08:22.912-05:002010-08-22T12:08:22.912-05:00Bruce J. MillerBruce J. MillerB.J.Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221633347927828513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256462624206825199.post-53338403151474883982010-08-22T12:02:34.385-05:002010-08-22T12:02:34.385-05:00Lion,I myself am a Mohican and I thank you for you...Lion,I myself am a Mohican and I thank you for your comments.A certain faction of our united tribes, are trying to assert a Munsee only community in our traditional endeavors.I don't know why, but hey, hooray for our differences.B.J.Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221633347927828513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256462624206825199.post-80300269373767704532010-02-18T14:35:01.411-06:002010-02-18T14:35:01.411-06:00OK, why don't you explain to peole what you me...OK, why don't you explain to peole what you mean. That is, explain how Lion Miles is being divisive.<br /><br />Based on my experience, it isn't very often that all members of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians agrees on anything. So I suppose that is your point (?) members of the tribe only get along by avoiding controversial topics like how to say particular words in Mohican or Munsee language.Jeff Siemershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10162729454401137173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256462624206825199.post-6080634054307934442010-01-22T13:56:32.987-06:002010-01-22T13:56:32.987-06:00This article caused a stir in the community. We a...This article caused a stir in the community. We are working together to learn Munsee with Mohican words a future goal. We don't need deviseness from outside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com