"Native" What does it really mean?

"Native" What does it really mean?

Having been in conversation with the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Mohawk and Oneida women in the past few years, I have learned even more about the sensitivity of language, and in regards to the term “native,” I chose awhile ago, not to use it as its “sound” translates back to its original meaning which is, “slave.” 


The sound of all words - and not their spelling - trace back to their original meanings. The University of Cambridge study, April 2013: "... words as mere sounds can remain associated with the same meaning for millennia."


Also, the term “indigenous” can be traced back to a de.meaning translation as well. I’ll break it down for you through its etymology, and note the term “native/slave” is used, and of course, please discard all that does not resonate with your own soul….


indi - genous (adj.)
"born or originating in a particular place," 1640s, from Late Latin indigenus "born in a country, native," from Latin indigena "sprung from the land, native," as a noun, "a native," literally "in-born," or "born in (a place)," from Old Latin indu (prep.) "in, within" + gignere (perfective genui) "to beget, produce" (from PIE root *gene- "give birth, beget," with derivatives referring to procreation and familial and tribal groups)….


"native, indigenous," 1590s, from French indigène (16c.), from Latin indigena "sprung from the land," as a noun, "a native," literally "in-born" (see indigenous). As a noun, "one who or that which is native, an aborigine," from 1660s….


-genous 
word-forming element meaning "generating, producing, yielding;”


I ask you, what was, INDI? that which sprung from the land and was a native (slave) inborn, GENE: “to beget, produce” GENOUS…. "generating, producing, yielding” And what exactly are we “generating, producing, and yielding,” ?


One more word for the records. "Aboriginal" To simply look at the word logically, we see the root word of “original” which goes back to origin. That feels right. But what about “AB”?


Ab is a prefix which has been said to be used in a consistent basis (in English) to mean “away”… Some examples are abdicate ( dicare, to declare), to renounce the throne; aborigine ( ab origine, from the beginning), an inhabitant of a place from earliest times; abort, to terminate a pregnancy ( oriri, be born); and abuse, to use something improperly ( abuti, to misuse, from 
uti, to use).


Hence, from my understanding, “AB original” means to be away from its origins. Again, a term used to define and identify original people of the land, “through its sound” that tends to be degrading, immoralizing, and often times in direct opposition to what it appears to be proclaiming.


And while we’re on the subject, and again with my understanding, the original human beings of North America, in our united States, are assigned, regulated and managed under the classification of the, Department of the Interior; that which oversees our natural resources, lands and parks. 


“Native” people in America are not considered to be human by such a classification and are, in contrast, considered to be under the jurisdiction of Land, Flora and Fauna. Wrap your head around that….


Then add, Manifest Destiny, (look it up) and the, Doctrine of Discovery (look that up, too, which by the way was used against the Oneida people as recently as 2005 by Ruth Ginsburg, Supreme Court), and you’ll begin to get an idea of how deeply we have been deceived by big government. We the people must unite, in our hearts, and lift each other up.


If your heart has been stirred, you may be interested to hear the words of the Haudenosaunee women and the Mohawk Bear Clan Mother speak of their trials and accomplishments over the past three years. It is quite remarkable. There are fifteen stories beginning with the introduction of,  Mohawk Bear Clan Mother https://www.somaticsoundtherapeutics.com/blog/mohawk-bear-clan-mother


Nia:wen
Mohawk for, Thank you

O ka Maluhia no me oe
Hawaiian for, Peace be with you - The Peace of I

Author
Kristen Farquhar 

Attributions
Online Etymology Dictionary
Affixes.org