Native American Heritage Anyone?

[Livinzoo]

Arapahoe and Chippewa here. Both of my mothers grandmothers were full blood. We are from Michigan.

 

[yardbird tx]

I am 1/8th Choctaw.

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

I'm pretty boring (Dad was actually born at sea between Ireland and US..)

But Dh's family is truly American. They had people come over from the Netherlands in the 1600s, so they've been here for years. But, at one point eons ago a wealthy young girl ran off with a Lenape Indian. (Marriage was illegal for them here.) They moved to Cuba(?!) got married there and stayed there for some years. They returned to Key West Fl and then their grandson married a Native American from the keys (I am still searching for that tribe and connection.)

By time the time that wing of the family moved North they married into a section of family that included the more recent German immigrants. (Post WW I - not two) DH is a direct descendent of the Baron VonHolck - the man who taught the Red Baron to fly.)

So they've got it all and some amazing life stories to boot. They live forever!! Makes him good breeding stock!

 

[chickenchickenbulkbulk]

My great grandfather on my on my Dad's mom's side was full blooded Cherokee. And we also have Black Foot on my Dad's mom side. Hall is the family name. DJ This is an interesting post. I am starting my grand daughters family tree this winter. We have the family tree back to the 1800's. DJ

 

[that_crazy_lady]

ooh this is cool. well I'm Cherokee, German, and Welch mostly. my grandmother {dads ma} made me a quilt with my family tree on it, it gos back 5 genrations. she gave it to me when I was 18. on the German side she has traced backs to the 600's {not 1600 but 600} at least one family had a castle, it was called helfinstine, well there is more then one way to say it, and spell it.

I've got storys, one is that Jasse James was always welcome at one of my GrtGrtGrandmas house. she fed him often.

I don't know much about my cherokee side

my only cherokee speaking grandmother died befor I could ask her to teach me. but I'm proud of who I am.

I was also going to say, I get called squaw too. my sweeties 12yo brother thought I would get mad when he started say "squaw makem good cookies" and it stuck, every time I make them cookies. I think it's funny.

 

[rubyv67]

For all the Cherokee wanting to learn the language, free classes can be taken online at cherokee.org in OK. The NC tribe also has a cool online newsletter and lots of events for those in the southeast. The OK tribe also has tons of events to attend year round. I'm too far away to go, but love knowing it's available when I can. I don't know much about the Keetowah band in AR, but I think they have a website too.

 

[Zookeeper9000]

In the dictionary the word squaw says indian wife: however if you knew what the real meaning of that word is you would knock the snot out of anyone who called you it.


My fathers people came from England, my Grandparents on my Dad's were both from english stock. My Dad always said that he was not his mother's son. That he was the result of his fathers indescretion with a Cherokee lady. When she died he was brought to my grandfather to be raised by him. There is 10 children in that family and we can find every birth certificate except for his, makes ya wonder hey.

My mother was always told she was coknook (I know that is spelt wrong can't for the life of me remember how to spell it). But it means of canadian/french descent. My oldest sister moved to Green Bay WI and a tribal member asked her what tribe she was from she said none. He looked into it and told her my mother was as close to full blooded cree as you could get, mean she was full cree from Canida. I trace the family tree and am working on it but have not touched it in a long time.

Thanks for this thread.

 

[rubyv67]

Yeah! Squaw is a really bad name. I'd knock my husbands lights out.

It was used in the past to show a man's Indian "companion" was little more than a common whore. Sorry so blunt, but I was in my 30's before someone told me. I never used that word again. The Cannuck Indians had it hard, you come from tough people.

 

[lilshadow]

My grandmother(paternal) was full blooded cherokee. That makes me a quarter. However, I am a mixed breed.

 

[rubyv67]

Most of us on this post are.