Oh, my, you ARE behind the times. People came here by boat, Polynesians, Japanese, Celts, Phoenicians,--some of this, some of that. Some stayed. Some went home. The Land Bridge idea is pretty much passe although SOME used it.They now think Kennewick man was Japanese. First known settlement so far was in Chile. But they are discovering more and more artifacts making them rethink our history many times over. I LOVE that magazine. My kids fought over it so much I had to send two ot them subscriptions. Marilynn IBSSG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Otterson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 6:18 PM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] OT > OK, I"ll bite...if the first people weren't those who came across the land > bridge up north, who were they? > > Cousin Marilyn > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marilynn Masten" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 6:06 PM > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] OT > > >> Yah but as my kids always said. Get the magazine Ancient America, The >> tribes we call Indian were NOT the first. >> Marilynn >> IBSSG >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Marilyn Otterson" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 3:27 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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]b.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >