I, too would love to see pictures of the trail--could you post them on your website or something? ----- Original Message ----- From: <ohyeahright@juno.com> To: <CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 10:25 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW] Also offended by the word! > Nancy, > Do you have actual pictures that were taken of the Trail of Tears. > I home school my two children. Anyway, I went to the library and checked > out some books. One is The Trail Of Tears ....The Cheokee Journey From > Home..By Marlene Targ Brill. If you have actual pictures; would you > please let me know? > Thank You, > Mandy > > On Thu, 23 Mar 2000 21:36:10 EST TNanciten@aol.com writes: > > What might make Gail more interested in helping us gain a National > > Day of > > recognition, FOR ALL TRIBES, is if each one of us write her, and if > > we each > > write to our senators and congresspersons from each state we live > > in. > > Hr name is Gail Lightfoot > > E-mail her at GkLtft @aol.com > > She is running on the libertarian ticket. > > > > to Find your state senators just go to search and type in state > > senators, if > > will be able to get their e-mail addresses in most cases??? > > > > question? I have looked on my calendar and I dont see November as > > national > > native american month????? Did I miss it??? Hmmmmmm. > > > > I have a cuz who works out by Talaqua, Okla, he sd his friends are > > in favor > > of this at the chickasaw rez........( he is in the medical field) > > > > My background is: I was born in California, my father was born in > > Oklahoma > > territory on a reservation. His mother was half native american, and > > his dad > > was > > a Scott., from Scotland. My dad never had a birth cert until he was > > 63 yrs > > old, and got one for > > the social sec dept, so he could draaw his SSN. I am now 52 yrs old, > > and in > > my family we just keep looking Native american, seems like every > > other child > > born looks like our ancestors, inc one of mine. He looks like a full > > blood. > > That goes to show us how strong our blood is, and that our ancestors > > refuse > > to just go away!!!!!!! > > > > > > My great grandmother was a full Chickasaw Native american, who > > married > > a Englishman...her name was nancy caroline gann. > > > > I am not a enrolled native, BUT I AM JUST THE SAME. > > > > My family has heard so many stories abt what our family had and was > > taken, > > that it sickens most of us....stories of land taken but not pd for, > > etc, etc, > > etc. > > It goes on and on. > > If any one you follow the casino info from calif. you know we just > > won a > > victory to keep those open...and under the control of the tribes. > > > > We think we have a very big connection to Cheif Joe Vann, who also > > had Gann > > connections and family..and I think all of you might know who he > > was? > > > > Anyhow, I love the USA, and I love my native american heritage, we > > cant change > > the past, but we can mold the future for our next generations. > > > > I get upset just looking at the pics I have of the trail of tears, > > all those > > babies > > who died along the way....a shame on the US govmt that can never be > > wiped > > clean...or shoved under the table. > > > > God bless > > Nancy M. Cathey Tenhet > > > > Proud to be named after my Chickasaw grandmother!!!!!!! > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== > > Please support wonderful & FREE genealogy on the internet. Join > > Rootsweb.com today! > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== > Please support wonderful & FREE genealogy on the internet. Join Rootsweb.com today! > >

Not to be obvious but does everyone understand that the Trail of Tears of the Five Civilized Tribes 1832-1838 was some 20 to 30 years before the use of the Camera. The camera was used primarily in the Studio until Matthew Brady took candid shots of the Civil War. Pictures of the Trail of Tears were drawings and paintings. Doug