By Lee Longhorn

Howdy. I think it’s time that I explore some language issues and how being multi-tribal can have its ups and downs.

I have spent most of my life growing up in suburban America. It had its own perks at times. There were times when I realized that my own accent was more “white,” proper and not filled with slang. But, just because you’re “Indian” doesn’t mean that you sound and act like someone else who is American Indian.

“Why don’t you sound Indian?”