@@AuntyKsTarotnot just saying it essentially means wise grandmother when I was being polite is rather strange I must say. I was trying to get a more culturally relevant definition than the one google would give me but if you would rather the internet speak for you that’s your choice I suppose.
Had to look up what a pretendian is but I am totally going to use it now. Does it have to used for someone claiming to be indigenous or could one expand it to anyone trying to pretend they are a member of a group they aren’t apart of?
why would you use it for someone who's not trying to steal indigenous heritage? pretty sure "poser" has been in use for decades now and it's still just as valid
@ poser would be too broad and normally I tend to think of it as a word that refers to one overselling their ability rather than trying to misrepresent their heritage. I meant more in the context of someone pretending to be a different racial group. Say if I were to try to say I was black to use an extreme example. Pretending seems like a good word for that sort of thing. Though your response is exactly why I asked the question I did. In order to get more context on how the word should be used and if a broader application is appropriate.
Thank you for sharing. Thank you for being the country my Nookomis lived and died for. Miigwetchwedam niiseyag
What does Nookomis mean?
@@alexanderayotte8867 that's for our people to know
@@alexanderayotte8867 It means Grandmother
@@AuntyKsTarotnot just saying it essentially means wise grandmother when I was being polite is rather strange I must say. I was trying to get a more culturally relevant definition than the one google would give me but if you would rather the internet speak for you that’s your choice I suppose.
@@annem7926 thank you, it seemed similar to how Italians use Nona so I was curious.
Had to look up what a pretendian is but I am totally going to use it now. Does it have to used for someone claiming to be indigenous or could one expand it to anyone trying to pretend they are a member of a group they aren’t apart of?
why would you use it for someone who's not trying to steal indigenous heritage? pretty sure "poser" has been in use for decades now and it's still just as valid
@ poser would be too broad and normally I tend to think of it as a word that refers to one overselling their ability rather than trying to misrepresent their heritage. I meant more in the context of someone pretending to be a different racial group. Say if I were to try to say I was black to use an extreme example. Pretending seems like a good word for that sort of thing. Though your response is exactly why I asked the question I did. In order to get more context on how the word should be used and if a broader application is appropriate.