Halito Jim See we are doing our job, making you think. Walk in Beauty Elkdreamer >From: "Jim Morrison, Jr." <jmorsn@coastalnet.com> >Reply-To: CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com >To: CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] twinkies >Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 00:40:15 -0400 > >One thing that I would like to do is THANK everybody on this List. This is >the MOST use I have ever gotten from a dictionary!!! >Indian = a member of any of the aboriginal peoples of N. America, S. >America, or the West Indies; originally so named from the beleif, held by >early explorers, that these regions were part of Asia. >Jim > >jmorsn@coastalnet.com >http://www2.coastalnet.com/~g7d3j4nb/ >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dusty" <dustyc@microgear.net> >To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 10:37 AM >Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] twinkies > > > > There are many opinions as to where the term "indian" came from. I > > personally like the one that says the Spanish used the term "in Dios" to > > refer to the natives they found on this continent. They were a people >"in > > Dois"....."in God". I like that. > > > > The world "Indian" does not offend me. I've heard it and used it all my > > life and I'm too old to break an old habit now. However, when I go into >the > > schools I do remind the children that there are those now who are >offended > > by the word, and for them to start the habit of referring to native >people > > as "Native Americans" or "American Indians". > > > > dusty > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Choctaw <choctaw@bscn.com> > > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:57 PM > > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] twinkies > > > > > > > A Native American is anyone who is born in American. Personally, I >think > > we > > > call ourselves indians without second thought, but when someone else >does, > > > we think they are referring to someone from India. Sort of like >blacks > > > who don't mind being called "nigger" by each other, but are offended >if > > > anyone else calls them that. > > > I THINK that the term Native American is the "politically correct" >name > > > right now, although most "indians" prefer American Indian. > > > Speaking for myself, I think I prefer Indian or American Indian, of >the > > > three, but I would really rather just be call Choctaw. > > > I remember being probably four or five years old and learning that I >was > > > Choctaw. We at the time happened to live on Choctaw St. and I of >course > > > felt there was a reason for that and it was cause I lived there LOL >We > > had > > > a neighbor who had a bumper sticker on her car that said "Cherokee and > > Proud > > > of it" I remember wanting a car just so I could put a Choctaw sticker >on > > > it. I can say that I am 37 yrs old and have a bumper sticker on my >car > > that > > > says "Proud to be Choctaw". I also remember that I said I would marry >an > > > indian and my kids would "show" their indian more than I do. We all >know > > > that doesn't always work, but it does tell me that at a very early age >I > > > knew I was more indian inside than I looked on the outside. > > > When I've been asked if I could go back in time or be anyone, I have > > always > > > thought/said that I would want to be a Choctaw woman in the late >1700s, > > > just so I could learn the old ways before the foreign influences on >the > > > tribe. > > > Ok, getting off my soapbox. Notice I say nothing or very little, then >I > > > just start ranting? LOL? > > > Yokoke > > > Shelley > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > > Need more CHOCTAW information?? Visit Judy White's pages at > > http://accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, data, etc. > > > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L Genealogy mail list: > > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes > > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > > > > > > >==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== >Need more CHOCTAW information?? Visit Judy White's pages at >http://accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, data, etc. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com