Any Indians here? - The Firearms Forum

lead · 04-22-2006, 12:36 PM

My wife just sent her paperwork off to Oklahoma again(they're very picky about the birth certificate), to apply for membership in the Cherokee Nation. She's not full blooded, but enough to qualify. Her dad had joined a few years ago.
For her, it's mostly a matter of pride in her heritage, and a link to her ancestors.
If it goes through, we're gonna see about our kids too.
Now if I could just find something like that for a good Irishman, oh yeah, I remember, it's called a bar!

22WRF · 04-22-2006, 12:56 PM

It's diffucult task trying get all the docs.

My fraternal grandmother was full blooded Potawatomi.
The problem I have had is that she was adopted by a white family.
I have her birth certificate however it shows her adopted parents.
That way it's was recorded so there is nothing I can do or submit to the band.
Anyone I could get affidavits from are long gone.

Good luck in your endeavor.

45Smashemflat · 04-22-2006, 02:50 PM

Huron / Iroquois way back in the family.

southernshooter · 04-22-2006, 09:57 PM

Cherokee

pickenup · 04-22-2006, 11:34 PM

2 men + mom.
1 man gave me life.
1 man gave me a name.
Man that gave life = mostly Indian, never met him.
Man that gave me name = not Indian, did meet him.

Enough Indian in me to qualify, IF I could prove it.

Never could grow a beard for some reason. Hmmmm

BobMcG · 04-23-2006, 12:13 PM

One eighth. Eastern Woodland. My ancestors, Abenaki from the St. Francis area of Canada.
I spend a great deal of my time during the spring, summer and fall reliving my favorite period in history and celebrating my heritage by living as my ancestors did during the mid 1700s.

ksswamprat · 04-24-2006, 10:08 AM

1/2 Creek 1/2 Mongrel

Swamprat

Light Coat · 04-24-2006, 08:42 PM

Cherokee and Arapaho; not enough to worry about. Enough to qualify; but, just look to darned white for it to not be rediculous.

lead · 08-04-2006, 09:14 AM

Update- The cards came in the mail yesterday. She's now a member of the Cherokee Nation. She's pretty happy. It sure took a long time!

HiPowerKid · 08-04-2006, 09:53 AM

Not any Indian blood in me as far as I know, but if you go back far enough . . . . we're ALL related. And (looking around) that can be a pretty scary thing!

358 winchester · 08-04-2006, 11:49 AM

Full blooded
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Hinze 57 here can tell you a thing bout where I came from but it wasn't from under a very big rock or I wouldn't have made it out.
Ron

polishshooter · 08-04-2006, 06:47 PM

I was down in Durant OK a few weeks ago next to the 'New" Cherokee Casino, and they had a Billboard up showing the Cherokee Nation "Chief" and "Assistant Chief welcoming us. (I didn't know they HAD "Assistant" Chiefs, but there he WAS big as life!

) (Is that an elected position, or do you still have to earn it by counting coup? Just wondering....)

But we all commented how it REALLY looked strange that the Head Chief of the whole tribe was blonde and blue eyed, heck he COULD have been Polish for all we know!

glocknut · 08-04-2006, 07:39 PM

Crow....
My great grandmother on my dads side was a full blooded crow. I guess she had a thing for white guys?

Most white people in this country do have some indian ancestory in their lineage.
In fact now that i think about it my dads aunt supposedly had traced the family tree back to Pocahontas. I don't know weither she was goofy or if she really did have the proof. But by now i wonder how many people actually are decendants of her? Alot i would assume.

mike
gn

berto64 · 08-04-2006, 08:16 PM

My greatgrandmother was 1/2 Missourri Blackfoot. What ever I have in me is by the trickle-down method. My dad was full blood Chzech. First gen American which make me 2d Generation American on my pop's side. My mom's side been here forever it seems.

cec · 08-04-2006, 08:47 PM

Very diluted but I have Apache in my blood line (Great Great Grandmother). My Finnish and Lituanian sides come out more.

My wife has Cherokee and Iroquois.

glocknut · 08-04-2006, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by berto64

My greatgrandmother was 1/2 Missourri Blackfoot. What ever I have in me is by the trickle-down method. My dad was full blood Chzech. First gen American which make me 2d Generation American on my pop's side. My mom's side been here forever it seems.

I spoke to a couple of young ladys "19yrs and 20yrs old" a couple of years back that were from a reservation....i forget what state it was in, but they were full blooded Blackfoot. I believe they were the most beautiful girls i have ever seen.

And I've seen some really good looking girls in my time too, but they were at the top of the list....
However, their father was the uglyest beast i have ever seen in my life...but well mannered. Genetics are strange like that. Go figure.

mike
gn

glocknut · 08-04-2006, 09:03 PM

PS

I am not bothered by being a small part indian. I believe my political beliefs are due in part to the indian decendancy... My bad attitude however comes from the Irish part of me. Thats the part i hate to admit to!!!!

Oh well, at least I'm not French.....

mike
gn

berto64 · 08-05-2006, 02:31 AM

Amen to that Mike!

04-22-2006, 12:36 PM	#1
lead Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,522	Any Indians here? My wife just sent her paperwork off to Oklahoma again(they're very picky about the birth certificate), to apply for membership in the Cherokee Nation. She's not full blooded, but enough to qualify. Her dad had joined a few years ago. For her, it's mostly a matter of pride in her heritage, and a link to her ancestors. If it goes through, we're gonna see about our kids too. Now if I could just find something like that for a good Irishman, oh yeah, I remember, it's called a bar! __________________ The best things in life, are not things. -->

04-22-2006, 12:56 PM	#2
22WRF Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pea Ridge, FL Contributor Posts: 4,270	Re: Any Indians here? It's diffucult task trying get all the docs. My fraternal grandmother was full blooded Potawatomi. The problem I have had is that she was adopted by a white family. I have her birth certificate however it shows her adopted parents. That way it's was recorded so there is nothing I can do or submit to the band. Anyone I could get affidavits from are long gone. Good luck in your endeavor. __________________ NRA GOA CCRKBA Happiness is a warm barrel

04-22-2006, 02:50 PM	#3
45Smashemflat Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,494	Re: Any Indians here? Huron / Iroquois way back in the family.

04-22-2006, 09:57 PM	#4
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: Any Indians here? Cherokee __________________ Only you can see this

04-22-2006, 11:34 PM	#5
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,841	Re: Any Indians here? 2 men + mom. 1 man gave me life. 1 man gave me a name. Man that gave life = mostly Indian, never met him. Man that gave me name = not Indian, did meet him. Enough Indian in me to qualify, IF I could prove it. Never could grow a beard for some reason. Hmmmm __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

04-23-2006, 12:13 PM	#6
BobMcG Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Somewhere in the Twilight Zone. Contributor Posts: 1,119	Re: Any Indians here? One eighth. Eastern Woodland. My ancestors, Abenaki from the St. Francis area of Canada. I spend a great deal of my time during the spring, summer and fall reliving my favorite period in history and celebrating my heritage by living as my ancestors did during the mid 1700s.

04-24-2006, 10:08 AM	#7
ksswamprat V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 91	Re: Any Indians here? 1/2 Creek 1/2 Mongrel Swamprat

04-24-2006, 08:42 PM	#8
Light Coat V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Middle of Nowhere, KS Posts: 466	Re: Any Indians here? Cherokee and Arapaho; not enough to worry about. Enough to qualify; but, just look to darned white for it to not be rediculous.

08-04-2006, 09:14 AM	#9
lead Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,522	Re: Any Indians here? Update- The cards came in the mail yesterday. She's now a member of the Cherokee Nation. She's pretty happy. It sure took a long time! __________________ The best things in life, are not things.

08-04-2006, 09:53 AM	#10
HiPowerKid V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NW FL Posts: 202	Re: Any Indians here? Not any Indian blood in me as far as I know, but if you go back far enough . . . . we're ALL related. And (looking around) that can be a pretty scary thing! __________________ F R E E E E E E D O O O M M M M!

08-04-2006, 11:49 AM	#11
358 winchester TFF Admin Staff Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pensacola Fl. area Posts: 7,335	Re: Any Indians here? Full blooded . . . . Hinze 57 here can tell you a thing bout where I came from but it wasn't from under a very big rock or I wouldn't have made it out. Ron __________________ Administrator & Owner RangeDay.com Proud, White, Heterosexual, Gun Owning, Southern American, Christian. Any question about where I stand?

08-04-2006, 06:47 PM	#12
polishshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Indiana Contributor Posts: 7,879	Re: Any Indians here? I was down in Durant OK a few weeks ago next to the 'New" Cherokee Casino, and they had a Billboard up showing the Cherokee Nation "Chief" and "Assistant Chief welcoming us. (I didn't know they HAD "Assistant" Chiefs, but there he WAS big as life! ) (Is that an elected position, or do you still have to earn it by counting coup? Just wondering....) But we all commented how it REALLY looked strange that the Head Chief of the whole tribe was blonde and blue eyed, heck he COULD have been Polish for all we know! __________________ The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.

08-04-2006, 07:39 PM	#13
glocknut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: THE FORUM MASCOTT... Posts: 12,482	Re: Any Indians here? Crow.... My great grandmother on my dads side was a full blooded crow. I guess she had a thing for white guys? Most white people in this country do have some indian ancestory in their lineage. In fact now that i think about it my dads aunt supposedly had traced the family tree back to Pocahontas. I don't know weither she was goofy or if she really did have the proof. But by now i wonder how many people actually are decendants of her? Alot i would assume. mike gn

08-04-2006, 08:16 PM	#14
berto64 VMBB Admin Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Owyhee County, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,394	Re: Any Indians here? My greatgrandmother was 1/2 Missourri Blackfoot. What ever I have in me is by the trickle-down method. My dad was full blood Chzech. First gen American which make me 2d Generation American on my pop's side. My mom's side been here forever it seems. __________________ Be who you are & say what you will, Those that matter won't mind and those that mind don't matter. I'm a bitter clinger, One Nation Under God.

08-04-2006, 08:47 PM	#15
cec Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 501	Re: Any Indians here? Very diluted but I have Apache in my blood line (Great Great Grandmother). My Finnish and Lituanian sides come out more. My wife has Cherokee and Iroquois. __________________ Carpe Jugulum When asked why I wanted my CCW, I was tempted to say "Fishing".

08-04-2006, 09:03 PM	#17
glocknut Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: THE FORUM MASCOTT... Posts: 12,482	Re: Any Indians here? PS I am not bothered by being a small part indian. I believe my political beliefs are due in part to the indian decendancy... My bad attitude however comes from the Irish part of me. Thats the part i hate to admit to!!!! Oh well, at least I'm not French..... mike gn

08-05-2006, 02:31 AM	#18
berto64 VMBB Admin Staff Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Owyhee County, Idaho Contributor Posts: 7,394	Re: Any Indians here? Amen to that Mike! __________________ Be who you are & say what you will, Those that matter won't mind and those that mind don't matter. I'm a bitter clinger, One Nation Under God.