Re: [HOE] SW vs. Convoy (minor spoilers)

["Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

>The Sioux are pretty specific about who they allow through their Nation
>(i.e., any non-Caretaker unless he has specific business with the Sioux
>Council).
>

Sorry, one of two errors on my part.  The Sioux will also allow those of 
Native American ancestry through, as well as Caretakers and those with 
business with the Council.  As per pg. 30 of SW, however, they are required 
to take the Old Ways Oath at which time they are apparently adopted into one 
of the clans.

Where the guy who transcribes the report in SW ("Librarian McDowell") falls 
is not clear.  He doesn't sound like a Old Way Native American or say he was 
adopted into a tribe or anything.  Presumably, going into the Sioux Nation 
to do interviews (pg. 30) falls under the category of permitted Council 
business, but also note that he isn't given a totem or anything to make his 
technically-oriented recording stuff work or anything.

I was also incorrect in one other statement earlier, in that the Sioux 
_does_ have some pollution (from spilloff and all from outside their 
territory), so do require the use of Caretakers.  The implication is still 
that the Sioux itself doesn't produce Caretakers, but welcomes outsider 
Caretakers (again, of Native American ancestry and who swear the Old Ways 
Oath) to deal with this problem.

In fact, as someone noted, Caretakers require a totem to use their magic in 
the Sioux Nation, lending further credence to the fact there are no 
"homegrown" Sioux Caretakers.

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Steve Crow

"Worm Can Opener Extraordinare"

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