In a message dated 9/13/0 1:25:00 AM, REDSKI9136@aol.com wrote: << Hi List, Have any of us, really came full circle, where are heritage is concerned? Are we still searching for answeres? Has someone found conclusive proof of one or thy other? Are we not our brothers keeper? >> You know Bright Star, This that you write reminds me of a friend I met years ago when I was starting out my life as an adult.. This woman's family fled from their homeland to avoid persecution and more to South America. They learned Spanish and fit in fine. Just by looking at her & hearing her speak, you'd think she was Latino/Hispanic. She was from Palestine. Palestine has a history of similarities to other countries in which another peoples came in & used whatever means to take the land/etc. See what some did to survive. Changed their identities completely , relocated themselves, blended in, inter-married & even spoke a language different from their own in order to be safe & live peace. Sound familiar? It's possible right? What do y'all think? blessings, Turtle/

'Siyo List, I think that is very true. My grandmothers family was from the Pulaski area of KY. Remember the massacre at the falls? If you were to survive that and lived right next to it, would you admit you NA ancestory or that of your children? vv Tari ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tsalagi02@aol.com> To: <BLACK-DUTCH-AMERICA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [BLACK-DUTCH-AMERICA] Re: the necessity of survival, the mixed... > > In a message dated 9/13/0 1:25:00 AM, REDSKI9136@aol.com wrote: > > << > Hi List, > > Have any of us, really came full circle, where are heritage is > concerned? > Are we still searching for answeres? Has someone found conclusive proof of > one or thy other? Are we not our brothers keeper? >> > > You know Bright Star, > This that you write reminds me of a friend I met years ago when I was > starting out my life as an adult.. This woman's family fled from their > homeland to avoid persecution and more to South America. They learned Spanish > and fit in fine. Just by looking at her & hearing her speak, you'd think she > was Latino/Hispanic. She was from Palestine. Palestine has a history of > similarities to other countries in which another peoples came in & used > whatever means to take the land/etc. > > See what some did to survive. Changed their identities completely , > relocated themselves, blended in, inter-married & even spoke a language > different from their own in order to be safe & live peace. Sound familiar? > It's possible right? What do y'all think? > > blessings, > Turtle/ > > > ==== BLACK-DUTCH-AMERICA Mailing List ==== > Granny's Native American Pantry - A must join mailing list on RootsWeb > If your interested in learning about the NA Grandmother's stories, recipes, clothing, etc. E-mail: GRANNYS-NA-PANTRY-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/ > >