kokonut

What's yours? A lot of us have mixed blood or "mulatto" despite our appearances. My closest indian lineage is a Cherokee blood at 1/128 while my other indian lineage is much more distant at 1/2048 Powhatan blood as a direct descendant of the father of Pocahontas. The key was that my ancestor Captain John Hughes (1615 - 1680) who married Princess Nicketti Powhatan who had Robert Hughes (1653 - 1681). And the rest easily traced down my grandmother.

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KristinaB

I know I have Cherokee. It comes from my mother's maternal grandmother. That's all.

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KarissaMann05

No, I don't have Indian blood inside me, not even my family.

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eirlys

I should know my heritage a bit better lol. My maternal great grandma was full blooded something. Actually grew up on a reservation and her maiden name was Buffalo and that's all I know. I know my fathers heritage side better. They hail from Hokkaido which is most decidedly NOT any bit native american hehe.

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Waterboy

"Mulatto"? @1/128th, you can't even say you have a Native American heritiage.

Frisky Feline

isn't this thread repost??

kokonut

They prefer to be called "Indians" and not "native American" since "American" was named after Amerigo Vespucci, for his discovery of the mainland of the New World. This was a big wake up call when I talked to some of the Indians I encountered saying more are starting to not like the term "Native American indian" but indian instead. Some don't mind but many appear to be re-assert ing their preference for "indian." After all there were here first before Amerigo Vespucci ever discovered their land.

If you hadn't noticed my OP is titled, "Indian blood heritage." And I did say that my closest indian lineage is a Cherokee blood. And the context was easily understood that the indians I'm talking about are those on the North American continent and not India.

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Barbaro

Well, get DNA test to see if it is still there in your body.

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kokonut

Have you tried using Ancestor.com to trace your lineage?

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Waterboy

Over the years, the people whom these words are meant to represent have made their preference clear: the majority of American Indians/Native Americans believe it is acceptable to use either term, or both
Read more: American Indian versus Native American — Infoplease.com American Indian versus Native American — Infoplease.com

kokonut

I've talked to some of the indians about this. The shift is occurring. They are re-asserting their identity as indians....not "Native American Indians." That was my point.

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Barbaro

Ancestor.com? No.

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kokonut

Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records at Ancestry.com

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Barbaro

You mean Ancestry.com- Not Ancestor.com like this Find Ancestors | Ancestry Search | Find My Ancestors | Genealogy Search

????

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LoveBlue

So, do you have any Indain (Native American) blood or not? Or are you just here to troll because you hate the OP.

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Frisky Feline

Arf!

Barbaro

What's going on here? Waterboy has a beef for Kokonut?

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LoveBlue

Another troll? And shouldn't that be MEOW?

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Barbaro

Never mind...I am just reading other thread.. It makes sense.. *walks away*

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Bottesini

Just mocking somebody and wanting to start a huge fight for a choice of wording you don't like is not a good way to get along on a forum.

People will get tired of this behavior quickly, and people who can't respect others get banned.

And on the topic, yes I have a sizeable amount of indigenous people's DNA from my biological mother.

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cherokee and choctaw

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Waterboy

That isn't what the Native Indians/Native Americans are saying. They said either is acceptable.

Barbaro

That's enough, Jillo...

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Waterboy

Yep. Back a few generations got some Blackfoot and some Lakota.

Nope. Just don't like the word "mulatto".

Frisky Feline

wrong!! im a mutt according to this OP. *smh*

CSign

I'm of Coast Miwok, Cherokee, and Blackfoot descent.

Oceanbreeze

Sure as heck looks like it.

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Oceanbreeze

Have to check with my Mom, but, I believe we are apart of the Cherokee tribe.

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Barbaro

My dad is a Mesoamerican Indian descent.

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Roca

I'm descended from the Powhatan Confederacy through a gg grandfather who was full-blooded.

His daughter,my great grandmother,lived to be very old. (102) I knew her during my youth.

I've had DNA testing done which confirms that I'm of African,European,and Asian/Native American heritage.

I'm an African American and Native American history buff.