Full Circle question

[teya]

Can we just leave it as:

As a Native American, I really despise how this character's culture has been treated both on the series and in the books. I find it trite and stereotypical.

I hope that I won't have to get into a debate on that.

No, that's entirely fair. Personally I wish they had given Chakotay a more authentic culture. They were trying to avoid offending any Native American cultures by avoiding depicting any real ones, but I guess that kind of backfired.

They obviously didn't ask any Indians.

Since our nation, tribe, band, clans are as much a part of our individual identities as our person, by not giving him a recognizable tribe, they rendered him as not identifiable as an Indian to Indians. We would not have cared *what* tribe he was as long as it wasn't Tribe Hollywood. Beltran's suggestion of Maya was actually rather inspired--there were places they could have gone with that. But that's probably more for the fanfic forum at this point.

 

[MilitantJaneway]

"Isabo's Shirt" from Distant Shores

These fall into the category of "not at all necessary to understand the story, but if you are familiar with them, your enjoyment might be enhanced."

Best,
Kirsten

Well that completely convinced me to read the book