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