Native American Ancestry

[Shuckins]

How many of you have it?

I've known that my paternal great-grandmother was full blood Choctaw for some time now...but I recently discovered that I had Indian ancestry from my mother's side as well.  In addition, my wife's family came from the Galveston area, and had Indian ancestors in that region.

My theory is that this is quite prevalent in the South and West, among both blacks and whites.  All you native Southerners and Westerners speak up,  you yankees too...whether the answer is yay or nay.  

Let's see how widespread this is.

[Maverick]

Yup a small part. It isn't Amerind however unless you consider the indians and aztecs from old mexico in the same category.

[Shuckins]

They are and I do.

[vorticon]

nope, as far as i know nothing from this side of the pond in my blood

[Raider179]

Originally posted by Shuckins
How many of you have it?

I've known that my paternal great-grandmother was full blood Choctaw for some time now...but I recently discovered that I had Indian ancestry from my mother's side as well.  In addition, my wife's family came from the Galveston area, and had Indian ancestors in that region.

My theory is that this is quite prevalent in the South and West, among both blacks and whites.  All you native Southerners and Westerners speak up,  you yankees too...whether the answer is yay or nay.  

Let's see how widespread this is.

Probably similar to AK, Lots of People claim Indian Ancestory in GA, but very few actually have it. None here though, Irish 100%!

[MrBill]

My great grandmother, on my mothers side, came from Peru with the Father Fernandez missionaries in 1908. She claimed that she was a full blood Inca, but as Inca appears to be a title rather than a true culture she was probably Quechuan, or one of the tribes conquered by them, that formed the Incan Empire.

[Sandman]

Some Cherokee, Chocktaw, and Blackfoot (or so I'm told) all from my maternal grandfather's line.

AFAIK, the vast majority of people that can claim native american blood in this country can do so because they are the offspring of indian children taken by our government from their tribes in an attempt to assimilate them into "white" society.

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

Both of my maternal grandparents were around 1/2 Cherokee, and there is supposed to be some Blackfoot further back as well.
Around here, there were plenty of Cherokee left behind as they marched the Trail of Tears. The maternal side originally came from Oak Ridge Tennessee, NE of here. That entire region up there was the original home of the Cherokee in Tennessee. The rest is thought to be a mix of Indian (American) and 1600-1700 settlers from Europe.

The fraternal grandparents are another story. My grandfather immigrated from Germany before the 1st World War, about the turn of the century. My grandmother was Irish/Italian.

[lazs2]

for my last mortage loan I was an American indian.  

I have found no real financial or other reason tho to give myself an indian name and dress up in stupid looking clothes and look mystical yet tho...  

lazs

[Suave]

Then why do you do it ?

lol

sorry, couldn't ressist.

[lazs2]

to pick up fat annoying liberal chicks.

lazs

[Hawklore]

Cherokee Indian..

My Great Great Great Grandmother..

So it's basicly just a trickle in my blood now.

[Suave]

Ever notice that most people you meet who are part american indian say that they are part cherokee?

[Siaf__csf]

Don't know how much but it must be a lot. At least my wife continuously accuses me for playing the indian.

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by Suave
Ever notice that most people you meet who are part american indian say that they are part cherokee?

Cherokee is the most widely recognized name of indian names. Coincidence?

Here is one for you that rarely folks admit being "part"...is Muckleshoot.  The Muckleshoots are widely known in this area for the trash in the front yard being higher than the houses they live in.