In a message dated 1/15/2006 6:23:23 PM Central Standard Time, 4him@1st.net writes: > daughter........ Someone told me that many times when one is removed from the > culture living as white they feel they do not belong anymore and remove > themselves from "being Cherokee" No body can remove you from being Cherokee but if you have no ancestors on the Indian rolls created by the white man, then you will never be reconized by the government as being a Cherokee. It still does not change who you are. grandma

Grandma, My brother and a friend of his are looking into the rolls and other papers. For years I was a war with my self, I know I didnt belong to one group and I did not fully belong to the other. The two bloods in me would fight all the time, now we live in peace, that happen when I fully accepted who I am. I am Cherokee and I am also white. After I started going to church 5 years ago they accepted me for being of both. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: <GLewis2035@aol.com> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:54 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] whos an indian > > In a message dated 1/15/2006 6:23:23 PM Central Standard Time, 4him@1st.net > writes: > > > daughter........ Someone told me that many times when one is removed > from the > > culture living as white they feel they do not belong anymore and remove > > themselves from "being Cherokee" > > > > No body can remove you from being Cherokee but if you have no ancestors on > the Indian rolls created by the white man, then you will never be reconized by > the government as being a Cherokee. It still does not change who you are. > grandma > > > ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== > <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> > <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> > Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list > ALL the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner below > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >