Comments on: The words of Ellen Neel, April 1948 http://www.neel.org/2008/04/10/the-words-of-ellen-neel-april-1948/ a personal exploration into a family tradition Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:41:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Marcia Crosby http://www.neel.org/2008/04/10/the-words-of-ellen-neel-april-1948/#comment-257 Marcia Crosby Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:51:05 +0000 http://www.neel.org/2008/04/10/the-words-of-ellen-neel-april-1948/#comment-257 Dear Travis, I just want to say thank you for making your grandmother's legacy so accessible. She worked and lived amongst some of the most influential Aboriginal leaders, Andy Paull, Chief Dan George, George Clutesi, Mathias Joe, Simon Baker, and many others, mostly men, good men, but what a woman she was, what a visionary. That generation, and those before them, were such generous people, and fully aware of the potential of the 'modern', or technology, and the need to harness the media for the good of all aboriginal peoples. I believe your grandmother and her contemporaries were the ones who created the beginnings of an urban aboriginal community in Vancouver. And I mean 'create' in that they ensured there was a glue to hold together native peoples from all over B.C. and other provinces, and the U.S.; the glue was their capacity to build aboriginal organization and the hosts, the Coast Salish, led the way in welcoming other peoples. But they were also outspoken about those who were not good 'guests' -- as in the famous speech by Chief Dan George. So thank you siem, I raise my hands to you and your family. Dear Travis,
I just want to say thank you for making your grandmother’s legacy so accessible. She worked and lived amongst some of the most influential Aboriginal leaders, Andy Paull, Chief Dan George, George Clutesi, Mathias Joe, Simon Baker, and many others, mostly men, good men, but what a woman she was, what a visionary. That generation, and those before them, were such generous people, and fully aware of the potential of the ‘modern’, or technology, and the need to harness the media for the good of all aboriginal peoples. I believe your grandmother and her contemporaries were the ones who created the beginnings of an urban aboriginal community in Vancouver. And I mean ‘create’ in that they ensured there was a glue to hold together native peoples from all over B.C. and other provinces, and the U.S.; the glue was their capacity to build aboriginal organization and the hosts, the Coast Salish, led the way in welcoming other peoples. But they were also outspoken about those who were not good ‘guests’ — as in the famous speech by Chief Dan George. So thank you siem, I raise my hands to you and your family.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.neel.org/2008/04/10/the-words-of-ellen-neel-april-1948/#comment-247 Jamie Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:06:41 +0000 http://www.neel.org/2008/04/10/the-words-of-ellen-neel-april-1948/#comment-247 Hey Trav, I started searching for some information for school. This has given me a basis of what I will write of, but what i need is some genealogy, if you have the time.. i wouldnt mind having a few conversations with you. have a great day, thanks for putting this stuff up. :) Hey Trav,
I started searching for some information for school. This has given me a basis of what I will write of, but what i need is some genealogy, if you have the time.. i wouldnt mind having a few conversations with you.

have a great day, thanks for putting this stuff up. :)

]]> By: Rene Inkster http://www.neel.org/2008/04/10/the-words-of-ellen-neel-april-1948/#comment-70 Rene Inkster Thu, 15 May 2008 01:31:53 +0000 http://www.neel.org/2008/04/10/the-words-of-ellen-neel-april-1948/#comment-70 Your mother told me of this site. I have the priviledge of reading Ellen Neel's confernce presentation from 1948, thanks to you. I hope to visit your site often in the future, and am passing your blog site on to friends of mine in Germany. Marsee. Your mother told me of this site. I have the priviledge of reading Ellen Neel’s confernce presentation from 1948, thanks to you. I hope to visit your site often in the future, and am passing your blog site on to friends of mine in Germany. Marsee.

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