My brother took a DNA test which showed our paternal line to be at least 1/2
Native from Columbia South America. We were surprised at those results, as
our forebearers were slaves in South Carolina. I have proved several Native
lines and am a member of a State Recognized Tribe in Virginia. One of my
friends has Sioux lines, but cannot join the tribe, because her mother was
adopted out and her race was turned to white. I don't know what to think
about this situation, but my hope is that we will all realize fear and
prejudice are our greatest enemy. They will destroy us long before our
enemies make it to the door.
Anita
>From: Coats Family History <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
> <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: MSNBC.com Article: Cherokees may expel slaves_ descendants
>Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 20:12:23 -0800
>
>The Vote is to determine whether or not you must show that you have a
>Cherokee Blood line...some Freedmen can do that others can not...just
>as with the whites if they can not prove a Cherokee Blood line back to
>a Dawes Roll ancestor they can not be Cherokee Citizens...many full
>bloods can not trace back to an ancestor on the Dawes Roll and are not
>citizens...been like that for ions...
>
>This is an interesting issue since, it pits an 1866 Civil War treaty again
>modern day Self Determination by the Cherokee Nation...actually the
>Civil War Treaty is a badge of slavery for both the Freedmen and the
>Cherokee...
>
>If you think this is bad, you see what the California Indian Tribes
>are doing, that is sad....
>
>Charlotte
>
>
>On 3/2/07, Sunshine49 <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>for what it's worth... this is really sad to see...
>>
>>Nancy
>>
>>Cherokees may expel slaves_ descendants
>>The 250,000-member Cherokee Nation will vote in a special election
>>Saturday whether to override a 141-year-old treaty and change the
>>tribal constitution to bar "freedmen," the descendants of former
>>tribal slaves, from being members of the sovereign nation.
>>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17407728/from/ET/
>>
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