If we switched to a language of an "indigenous" people (e.g., the Tohono
O'odham) where "farmer" is a feminine noun-but where "farmer" is not
distinguished from "gardener" which is never separated from the community,
then we wouldn't have to worry about these vexing English pronouns.
Would more communities then sustain the land?
Jim Worstell, Delta Enterprise Network
920 Hwy 153, Almyra, AR 72003
Phone: 870-673-6346 Fax: 870-673-7219
www.deltanetwork.org jvworstell@futura.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Pam Murray [SMTP:csas001@unlvm.unl.edu]
Sent: Monday, April 13, 1998 12:00 PM
To: James Vard Worstell
Cc: sanet-mg@shasta.ces.ncsu.edu
Subject: Re: land, racism, marketing
At 08:04 AM 4/12/98 -0500, you wrote:
>"Not a single inch of land is in the possession of its rightful owners,"
>(attributed to Mark Twain). The community which protects, nurtures and
>sustains the land is the only "rightful owner." Any individual deed
holder
>only sustainably nurtures the land when he helps create a community to
>continue the stewardship after he is gone.
>
>For our "motivating teams" project we are looking for case studies of
such
>community building-especially those including marketing innovations. Any
>and all examples would be appreciated.
>
>Jim
>Jim Worstell, Delta Enterprise Network
>920 Hwy 153, Almyra, AR 72003
>Phone: 870-673-6346 Fax: 870-673-7219
>www.deltanetwork.org jvworstell@futura.net
Since only the first sentence above is in quotes attributed to Mark Twain,
I
presume the rest of your e-mail was your own words. In terms of motivation,
I suggest you be careful about using the pronoun he when speaking of deed
holders.
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