Well, OF COURSE, she's "Native American", isn't she?
Wasn't she born in this Country?
Doesn't that make her a "Native American"?
She may have lied about having Cherokee ancestry, but if she was born in this Country, then she's a "Native American".
By the way, I'm also a "Native American", but I don't have a drop of American Indian blood in my veins.
My father was fifty percent Cherokee, and my sisters are one quarter Cherokee.
As for me, I'm adopted, and since Cherokee law does not recognize my adoption (because I was born without any Cherokee or American Indian blood), therefore I am NOT a Cherokee.
Mox nix.
I'm still a "Native American".
I'm so fed up with contemporary "political correctness" perverting our English language and our American history.
Thank you.
John Robert Mallernee Armed Forces Retirement Home Gulfport, Mississippi 39507
Growing up my sister and I were told that our father was 1/2 Cherokee Indian and that our grandmother on my dads side was full Cherokee. I only remember seeing her a couple of times when I was a youngster. She was a short brown lady with long black flowing hair and her name was Julia. My dad was born and raised in Alamance County N.C. and looked part Indian as did my uncles and aunts but my Mom came from pure Scots Irish lineage so some Indian showed up on myself but a lot shows on my sister especially in the summer. My point is this, I have never claimed to be "part" Indian although I am proud of it. I have never used that part of my heritage to gain any advantage in life, ever. Why? because I can't positively prove it unless I have some kind of test because everyone on that side of the family is dead. So my advise to all the wannabe American Indians out there, unless you can positively prove it with documentation or any other blood line evidence.... STFU paleface.
My sisters are one quarter Cherokee, but they sure don't look like it, nor did my deceased father, who was one half Cherokee.
The other half of his ancestry was French Huguenot, with some Irish and German mixed in.
My father was of fair complexion, with wavy brown hair and blue eyes.
Maybe his eyes were brown or hazel, for I really can't remember.
A couple of my deceased uncles, his brothers, had blond hair.
They were VERY proud of their full-blooded Cherokee mother, whom I have no memory of, although I probably saw her once or twice when I was very little.
My sisters are each blue eyed blondes, or rather, they were when they were younger.
Well, I think their eyes are blue.
I reckon I never really paid attention.
With age, their hair has darkened to auburn, the natural color of our mother, who was of Scots-Irish descent.
My Cherokee grandmother's name was Hummingbird, but when she left the reservation, she changed it to Smith.
One of my uncles did the research and I have a copy of the documentation.
As for me, my biological mother was pure Danish (her parents had immigrated), and my biological father was of Anglo-Saxon descent, with a wee bit o' Scot.
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ReplyDeleteWell, OF COURSE, she's "Native American", isn't she?
Wasn't she born in this Country?
Doesn't that make her a "Native American"?
She may have lied about having Cherokee ancestry, but if she was born in this Country, then she's a "Native American".
By the way, I'm also a "Native American", but I don't have a drop of American Indian blood in my veins.
My father was fifty percent Cherokee, and my sisters are one quarter Cherokee.
As for me, I'm adopted, and since Cherokee law does not recognize my adoption (because I was born without any Cherokee or American Indian blood), therefore I am NOT a Cherokee.
Mox nix.
I'm still a "Native American".
I'm so fed up with contemporary "political correctness" perverting our English language and our American history.
Thank you.
John Robert Mallernee
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Gulfport, Mississippi 39507
Really. My Indian friends refer to themselves as American Indians and say they have never heard "Native American" on the reservation.
ReplyDeleteGrowing up my sister and I were told that our father was 1/2 Cherokee Indian and that our grandmother on my dads side was full Cherokee. I only remember seeing her a couple of times when I was a youngster. She was a short brown lady with long black flowing hair and her name was Julia. My dad was born and raised in Alamance County N.C. and looked part Indian as did my uncles and aunts but my Mom came from pure Scots Irish lineage so some Indian showed up on myself but a lot shows on my sister especially in the summer. My point is this, I have never claimed to be "part" Indian although I am proud of it. I have never used that part of my heritage to gain any advantage in life, ever. Why? because I can't positively prove it unless I have some kind of test because everyone on that side of the family is dead. So my advise to all the wannabe American Indians out there, unless you can positively prove it with documentation or any other blood line evidence....
ReplyDeleteSTFU paleface.
a lot shows on my sister especially in the summer.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting. Wonder why?
unless you can positively prove it with documentation or any other blood line evidence....STFU paleface.
Amen.
My sisters are one quarter Cherokee, but they sure don't look like it, nor did my deceased father, who was one half Cherokee.
ReplyDeleteThe other half of his ancestry was French Huguenot, with some Irish and German mixed in.
My father was of fair complexion, with wavy brown hair and blue eyes.
Maybe his eyes were brown or hazel, for I really can't remember.
A couple of my deceased uncles, his brothers, had blond hair.
They were VERY proud of their full-blooded Cherokee mother, whom I have no memory of, although I probably saw her once or twice when I was very little.
My sisters are each blue eyed blondes, or rather, they were when they were younger.
Well, I think their eyes are blue.
I reckon I never really paid attention.
With age, their hair has darkened to auburn, the natural color of our mother, who was of Scots-Irish descent.
My Cherokee grandmother's name was Hummingbird, but when she left the reservation, she changed it to Smith.
ReplyDeleteOne of my uncles did the research and I have a copy of the documentation.
As for me, my biological mother was pure Danish (her parents had immigrated), and my biological father was of Anglo-Saxon descent, with a wee bit o' Scot.
Interesting, John.
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