my personal preference is Aboriginal American but I usually have to settle for "fat boy" "squat" or "crabby old fart". Today, by the way, is Columbus Day. Most of us don't observe the day but I do because he led the way for my little ISicilian honey's grandparents. So happy Columbus Day to all you invaders. Cousin Chuck > [Original Message] > From: Marilyn Otterson <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 10/9/2006 12:28:46 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] OT > > I once went to some classes taught by a Native American...or Indian...we > asked which he preferred to be called. He said, "We like to be called First > Americans." Thought that was pretty good and nice..and accurate. > > Marilyn (one N) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robyn Leeds" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 1:19 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] OT > > > > "I always thought that most of the African-American or Black Armstrongs > > had taken a "slave name" or the name of the person who "owned" them." > > > > I worked at Denny's as a waitress when I was pregnant with Lauren. There > > were quite a few Hispanics and a couple of black Americans. One in > > particular I still remember to this day, although don't ask me his name, > > I've forgotten that bit! lol I said "African American" to something and > > he said "No, I'm NOT African American, I'm BLACK American. I wasn't born > > in Africa, my ancestors were, but that doesn't give ME the right to use > > 'African'". Made perfect sense to me!!! > > > > This also happened with Native Americans too, take hubby for instance. > > He's Pueblo Indian, from Laguna, NM and his family all have the English > > name of Leeds. Can't get much more English than that! lol Apparently > > when they were all "rounded up" to be placed on reservations, they were > > given an English surname so they could easily be identified. > > > > Sadly a lot of the history of their correct names has been lost, which > > makes my job of tracing hubby's lines very difficult! :( If I could find > > out what "Yamie" means (Walter's Dad's middle name and Robert's middle > > name) I think I'd be happy!! :D > > > > Take care, > > > > Rob. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message