just a sream of conscious thought about my paper....

Even though much of Native American culture relies on the oral traditions that have come from the ancient times that are no longer with us because of literacy it has lost much of the impact that it once had on society. We have converted the oral culture into literature, word, print, ever lasing. IT doesn’t lye in the mind anymore, it lies on a page, a piece of paper. Print has ruined the romance in speech. It takes away the passion ans the determination of each individual story to create meaning to the people that come up or experience these epics. Humans use what ever means they can too create art. Language is a form of art and a form of expression. The meaning of life does not lie within a story but with in experience and nature.

because of the oral culture families were closer they spent the time together to listen and interact with the stories. it's like when bedtime stories are read to the generations of today. the "psychologist" say that it is important to have that oral connection to your children. bring them closer and make the connection between voice and minds through stories. Native American's pride themselves on the closeness between tribal members. they aren't just a group or race of people, but they are a family connected maybe not through blood but through the bond between humans. it is a bond that we take for granted or just don't acknowledge anymore in the culture that we as American's live in.

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