Native American?

[applepearwine]

I am part Native-American. I don't know much at all about my heritage. I would like to know more. If you were to look at me you would not think that I had any native american in me. but I do. I am interested in information on tribes on the East Coast and more specifically in Virginia.

I was wondering if whoever is reading this wouldn't mind sharing some information about their Native American heritage, or information about native americans in general.


I know some people are prejudiced towards American Indians, but thought it might be beneficial.


Thanks in advance.

Perry

 

[Gigantopithecus]

I'd start here, at the beginning.

 

[Kanalua]

Unless you are a registered member of a tribe, it's pretty useless. Doesn't count for much if you are not a member of a federally (and in some cases State) recognized tribe.

 

[Gigantopithecus]

Unless you are a registered member of a tribe, it's pretty useless. Doesn't count for much if you are not a member of a federally (and in some cases State) recognized tribe.

Some people like knowing things for the sake of knowing things.

 

[applepearwine]

Yeah I want to know more about my ancestors. My mom and dad both have passed away over 5 years ago.

 

[krylon]

Native Americans have a predisposition for becoming alcoholics and their skin can have a reddish hue. They are not from India.

 

[SunnyD]

I'm native american. My parents immigrated from Poland in the 1960's, and I was born in New York. Born and raised in the US, so that makes me native american. Where's my free government benefits bitch? (yes, I'm just teasing)

 

[Perknose]

I'm one of the many, many Naive Americans. Our belief system is, "If it was posted on the internet, it must be true!"

True Fact: Naive Americans own more bridges and have had more UFO sightings than any other American sub-group, by far!

We also own Grant's Tomb and know who really brought down the Twin Towers. :awe:

I keed, I josh, I make teh funnay, OP. On the more serious side, there are few desires more primal than wanting to know your roots. I hope you discover the details of yours! :thumbsup:

 

[OutHouse]

Unless you are a registered member of a tribe, it's pretty useless. Doesn't count for much if you are not a member of a federally (and in some cases State) recognized tribe.

he is just researching his ancestors not asking for a full-ride scholarship because he is part Indian.

 

[amdhunter]

he is just researching his ancestors not asking for a full-ride scholarship because he is part Indian.

Pfft. He isn't anything Indian. I am a real Indian.

 

[applepearwine]

Well, I got to thinking about some stuff my mom told me when I was much younger, I asked my brother a little while ago and he said that he didn't know of any native american connection within our family ancestry. I don't really have anyone else to ask since both my parents have passed, but I guess I was looking to find something out about my heritage so I could maybe find some closure to some things. I realize in the grand scheme of things it might not be that important, because I basically know who I am and am a decent person. Just wanted to maybe find a little more on my root origins.

Hopefully I can figure out somethings. Not that it is bothering me all that bad, but just wanted to find out some stuff. I have ran across some sites that help with this type of thing and will probably use them next month to further my knowledge of who I am etc..

 

[grrl]

Pfft. He isn't anything Indian. I am a real Indian.

Then why do you act like you're black?

 

[Wyndru]

I'm supposedly 1/16th Chippewa (Ojibwe), but I don't have any documented trace to the heritage. My mother just has info based on what my grandmother told her when she was younger, which isn't much. Below is the wiki page on this group.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ojibwe

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

I'm going to probably get banned for this but what the hey. I see the native american race is a weak one. Especially the ones from this area. All they do is drink and panhandle. To actually see one of them try to make a difference in their lives is a rarity. Can't stand looking at them.

 

[mrjminer]

I don't think most Indians refer to themselves as "Native Americans" or "American Indians," do they? I think most just go by Indian or their tribe's name (Cheyenne, Sioux, Kickapoo, etc..).

I might be wrong, though, I just vaguely remember reading something in one of my old classes where the teacher pushed an Indian agenda and had us doing all of this research about tribes (it was some introduction to world history class IIRC... but all we did was research Indian tribes -- pretty sure the teacher was just making us do all of his research for him )

 

[Perknose]

Pfft. He isn't anything Indian. I am a real Indian.

Then why do you act like you're black?

Because, much like the many wiggers before him, he's an In!gger.

 

[amdhunter]

Because, much like the many wiggers before him, he's an In!gger.

I am not an Apple product.

 

[lxskllr]

I am not an Apple product.

Says you are, directly left :^P

 

[mrjminer]

Btw, I forgot to mention... you can find a lot of information by subscribing to some on-line research journals that some colleges use.

I'm not sure which would be applicable since I don't have access to any of them any more, but you could probably call up /email a college local to you and talk to someone in their history department (or "Native American" studies if they have one) to find out. Those have a lot of articles about the historical events.

I don't know what the cost of subscriptions to those places are, though. If it's too high... there's always a wealth of information at the public library.

 

[zerocool84]

My great grandma was Navajo. Sucks that I'm only an 1/8 cus I can't get any reparations from the government.

 

[grrl]

Because, much like the many wiggers before him, he's an In!gger.

Was that choice on the last census form?

 

[Perknose]

I am not an Apple product.

Worms count.

 

[BoomerD]

I'm one of the many, many Naive Americans. Our belief system is, "If it was posted on the internet, it must be true!"

True Fact: Naive Americans own more bridges and have had more UFO sightings than any other American sub-group, by far!

We also own Grant's Tomb and know who really brought down the Twin Towers. :awe:

I keed, I josh, I make teh funnay, OP. On the more serious side, there are few desires more primal than wanting to know your roots. I hope you discover the details of yours! :thumbsup:

Don't forget the ancient tradition of ManyBeers. It's a celebration enjoyed by the members of many tribes.

OP, I'm 1/4 Sioux and 1/8 Cheyenne. While I'm not tribal, I have visited my family members on the South Dakota reservations a couple of times.