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I've had this question rolling around in my head for a couple weeks now so bear with me. See, I am at a wall with my family research, wherein it's so long ago that records aren't much help. There are conflicting accounts of one ancestor's heritage (Ojibwe? Menominee? Odawa? All of the above) among her...03-31-2018, 02:33 AM -
My entire life, I've been told that I'm 1/2 Choctow although my dad and mom aren't full-blooded. As far as I know, my paternal grandma might be 3/4 or 1/2 herself(my dad & Aunt are noticeably darker than their siblings)& it's been rumored that Quanah Parker's even an ancestor of ours(Parker's...01-23-2012, 06:27 PM
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Okay,
I am 27 years old and yes, African American. My Great grandmother is half- Cherokee and black.
And i know what you are probably saying, oh it's another wannabe. That I am not. My Great Grandmother and Grandmother spoke briefly about her cherokee heritage and ancestry...09-29-2007, 06:51 PM -
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Okay was repling to Annie Deer's - things to think about at pow wows, and got off on a tangent- so here goes.
The Dawes Act. Was supposed to "help" the natives by assilmilating them into the white culture. It broke up reservations into family plots and handed them out to...04-06-2006, 08:52 AM