well....my wife is a cherokee indian, and ive taken on those native american beleifs to my heart and soul....she herself gets abuse for wearing the feather and ppl always make silly remarks, 'cowboys and indians' they all laugh and find it funny...its just one of the sad facts that native americans indians on the whole are generally disregarded by society and seen wholey as tribesmen who hunt animals savagely and eat them...my marriage was done soin a cherokee ceremony, but strangely its not even regarded as a marriage in society which is hurtful and ridiclous. im not sure whether you spoke to someone here or someone made a jibe, i havent seen any in truth if i had i would have reacted most certainly.

the warrior is in you, just because you are 'backing down' as you call it, there is no reason to feel u arent a warrior. one cannot win all battles, it is a fact of life, but i beleive, and also my wife will agree, is that you should stand your ground, discrimination will always be there, i guess you could sya that the battle from all those years ago of your anchestors still rages on in the modern world....just stay strong and also there will always be questions unanswered and sometimes when you stick your hand out all you get back is a few drops of water when wot you need is a bucket full...

anyway take care, and you arent alone and i know wot yr going thru, also me being a sikh with a turban, walking alongside a cheorkee causes a few stirs....but that is their problem..not ours....and not yours either.