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This page is dedicated to WhiteFeather, my 4th great grandmother of the Cherokee/Cheraw tribe.
WhiteFeather
lived during the time of persecution for the Cherokee and her people.
Her tribe (The Cheraw) was absorbed into the Cherokee tribe when
threatened of extinction. She passed down her heritage to her children,
generation to generation, this is how it was done by her people.
WhiteFeather refused the White Man's way and the Census Rolls being
taken. She chose to pass her heritage down with honor in the Old Way,
the Cherokee way. I am honored to be her granddaughter, Cherokee, and
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Click for Map Full View Full View Southeast Indian Culture MapThe
Southeast Culture area stretches from the Atlantic Ocean westward to
the arid lands beyond the Trinity River in present-day Texas; and from
the Gulf of Mexico northward to varying latitudes in the present-day
states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia,
Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina.....The majority of Indians in
the Southeast at the time of Contact made their homes along river
valleys in villages...village sites were frequently changed. It can be
said that the people of the Southeast were farmers first, and hunters,
gatherers, and fisherman second.
Information provided by my good friend Peter Brumana
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"A great obstacle in researching our Indian ancestors is that Native
Americans did not keep written records. And the few records kept by
whites—often-unsympathetic whites—had more to do with warfare than
genealogy. It is very hard for instance to go back to the late 18th
century and find a record of Mr. Blue Owl of the Cherokee, Saponi, or
Tuscarora Nation. ...
We are left with photographs, traditions, and a process of exclusion in
trying to document these ancestors. We may never satisfy the hard core
skeptics. Though many of us know in our hearts, and by common sense
that we do have American Indian ancestry, even if we can't find it
written in stone. .."
By Karlton Douglas
My Note: For those of us who descend from
Appalachia Indian Ancestors, we continue the search for our long lost
American Indian Ancestors. The hard core skeptics say we shouldn't rely
on what we know to be true in our hearts, our Indian Heritage. We
shouldn't rely on those stories of our Indian Ancestors that have been
handed down through the generations, nor should these stories be given
any weight in your family heritage and genealogy. We should use only
"documented" records. Family is not just cold hard facts stored on
pieces of paper. Family is also in the stories, telling us who and what
our ancestors were, the lives they lived. Family is in our hearts and
traditions. Let us hope we never lose sight of that. |
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