Native American women concerned about fate of their culture, beliefs
By Judy Salter, Editor A group of Native American women - some full-blooded, some with mixed blood and others - meet this week in Hartwell.
According to Skylar Swindoll, who heads the meeting Friday, Jan. 18, topics of discussion will be current issues related to "our American Indian culture, family, community, traditions and beliefs."
Swindoll said a strong heritage and history is passed from one generation of Native Americans to another, "so that our people will remember where we came from and the sacrifices that were made by so many to have the small numbers of our people that remain today.
"We are those mothers, grandmothers and sisters who carry an ancient history of what has been passed to us and what is to be passed on to our children and our people, so who we are and were we came from will not be forgotten," Swindoll said.
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