In a message dated 9/13/0 2:35:06 PM, normed@theofficenet.com wrote: <<Some people do tend to get touchy when you mention any other than European ancestory. >> See this is what is so hard, they came upon the land, didn't listen to the first peoples of this land, they only wanted to be heard and forced their ways & themselves upon all. We carry their surnames for the most part, speak their languages and then we try to research and they don't want no part of our culture, race, or anything still........ They should have never enforced their names upon people they didn't want to carry them on with. Just VENTING.....hehehe...Well everything comes back full-circle. You should start your own list for your surname for instance: SIZEMORE-NA-L or NA-SIZEMORE something for your people & those who carry that name with Indigenous blood to have so all can seek out their lineage ............ think about it and contact the listmaster@rootsweb.com to see about it.