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Post by Unega Uwohali Waya Adkins on Jul 28, 2007 0:27:32 GMT -6
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Post by tammie on Oct 12, 2008 12:28:39 GMT -6
before my dad died, he told my brother that we were of cherokee and choctaw decent. no one else in my family knows or is not willing to give me this information. how can i find out and who do i need to talk to. every where i went on line wanted lots of money. is there any one there, that can help me. my brother got adopted into a najavo tribe by his friend. i want to be apart of the native american culture. but i want to be in the correct tibe. you can e-mail me or reply to ths on this forum
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Post by 2shadows on Oct 13, 2008 10:31:04 GMT -6
this is a challenge..my fathers family have tried to bury our NDN ancestry for many many years..but my brother and I were finally able to dig up the paperwork. The strategy is this..if you can't find what you are seeking..then eliminate all other possibilities..that will narrow things down. If you can go to the Census office and trace your family back..on line use the church of the later day saints..(free)..website.
We too have cherokee and choctaw (as well as a trace of Kiowa)..I have french canadian ancestors in the missouri river valley...that was tricky but since they were there while it was still owned by france (prior to lousiana purchase) some of our best records were from the catholic church and in graveyards.
good luck and welcome
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Post by bearfoot on Dec 23, 2008 1:54:55 GMT -6
My family, too, has tried to hide our history. Sad.
I am struggling to find my own Indian ways. I am mixed with mostly White blood, but I wish to know more about my Native history.
You are not alone for your search. And it might well be a long one.
I was directed to the offices of Washington, DC....where many census records were kept. Unfortunately many families lied for these records, wishing to keep things secret.
I hesitate when I say this, tammie....but Indians were kept as slaves much like the black person was....perhaps that will help you to understand things. And why the intermix of relations was a hard one for people to accept. And admit to.
And those of the Native race who left on their own accord for "love" were also persecuted...as traitors. So it is a touchy subject for both sides.
Only recently are both (all?) bloods being accepted together.
I am guessing here, but being of mixed tribes of Indian was not always looked good upon, either. Sort of like having a favorite NASCAR driver, and then wishing another one would win???
I hope that helps you understand your struggle, and why things were not out in the open like would make it easy to be. And why part of your family wished to hide things from other people. It just was not a social norm, and they could be shunned from their community...their house burned....their mule poisoned....not a good life for a family who only wished to survive in a country with enough issues to deal with just to survive?
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Post by bearfoot on Dec 23, 2008 2:09:00 GMT -6
P.S. I chose my own name....I hardly ever wear shoes....and I have family in Alaska..... If my name is in the books (still looking!!!!) I would guess it is my English given name, not one assigned from the tribe that I belong with.
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Post by bnoel3414 on May 17, 2010 1:53:09 GMT -6
I would like help in finding out my great-grandmothers name if possible. She was a full blooded Cherokee and married my great grand father Clyde Morgan Noel. Can you help or direct me to resources that could help me in my search.
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Post by Inoli Uwo'duhi on Jun 4, 2010 20:18:47 GMT -6
My family is trying to trace back our Native history too. But we are having problems with it because dislexia and illiteracy runs deep within my family so we can't get a hold of government files. My aunt just told me that we are more than we had believed but we can't track it.
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Post by turtlefirewalker on Mar 28, 2011 10:49:12 GMT -6
this sounds great cherokee indian turtle winds firewalker
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