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Posted by: @gdh

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@jack-dodds   Actually it translates to: yes, she is pretty, in the language of the Sioux.

Of course. And Yá'át'ééh is Navaho for hello and many other Native American languages. 

@perrone1 I'm familiar with the term.  It is a greeting a Navajo will give to each other when meeting and its meaning is deeper than hello.  When they say Yá'át'ééh they are saying: 'Everything on Mother Earth and in my life, everything is good.'  They do not have 'good-bye' in their language, because they believe you will meet again, though it may not be in this lifetime.  There are many Native American traditions and beliefs from which we could learn so many things.  One chief I heard speak said that every chief must think ahead seven generations, and take into account how his decision today, may affect future generations.  Can you imagine our leaders doing this?

One of the most prophetic sentences I ever heard from an elder was this one: 'Before the white man came, we could drink from any river or lake, and if the white man had listened, we could still drink from any river or lake.'  Something for all of us to ponder.

@gdh Yeah I should have known that of course but I mistakenly thought it was a line from the Hykawy Chief to Cpl. Agarn on an episode of F-Troop.  😉 

Pardon the intrusion but how many Sioux do you suppose bought a Rolls Royce?

@bob-jackman  'While it is possible that some members of the Sioux Nation could own a Rolls Royce, there are no specific records or notable instances that confirm this.'

I would imagine this goes for any Native American Nation.

@gdh There are many things that white men did that destroyed the environment along with the dignity of the Native American Indians.

@bob-jackman  I agree. When I was younger, I studied the history of the Native Americans and even before the Europeans arrived in any part of the Americas.  There are two books written in the past twenty years that were very informative, regarding the civilizations that existed before 1492, and after, both by Charles C. Mann.  If it is a topic that interests you I highly recommend both books.

Thank you. I will look both up.

I've read the former, and will look for the latter 

I could have sworn I had this one, but it was the similarly-bodied Bentley 4.25L Carlton Pillarless Saloon.

And, BTW, isn't there a photo somewhere of Geronimo in a Cadillac?

Actually it was a Locomobile 

@mg-harv   The original for yours is another of my favorites, and there are two of them, with different color combinations:

The funny thing is I kept thinking my RR model was the one that had been done over in blue, as well as green, and it was your post that reminded me of what was what, in that regard.

@mg-harv I forgot to ask, is your model of the Pillarless Bentley a Matrix, or CMC?

@gdh Matrix MX40201-061

@mg-harv   Thank you!  I'm adding it to the list.