07-15-2015, 01:15 PM
Very nice and all, but I just turned to my wife, who is 100% Cheyenne, a PhD, and very aware of most things Indian, and asked her about the Native American Code of Ethics. She had never heard of it. So, I googled. It looks like it originated in an article in "Inter-Tribal Times," in the October, 1994 issue. So, it's more aspirational than factual.
Hate to nit-pick such fine sentiments, but there are over 500 tribes of North American Indians, and they all have their own cultures and values. Traditional Comanches, for example, would have taken issue with items 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,13,14,and 17, at a minimum. (For details on that fun-loving bunch, I heartily recommend reading "Empire of the Summer Moon").
Hate to nit-pick such fine sentiments, but there are over 500 tribes of North American Indians, and they all have their own cultures and values. Traditional Comanches, for example, would have taken issue with items 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,12,13,14,and 17, at a minimum. (For details on that fun-loving bunch, I heartily recommend reading "Empire of the Summer Moon").