Nancy Are you part African American too? My desendents are african American and Choctaw Freedmen. I have found quiet alot of history of my ancestry on the choctaw Freedmen Rolls, enough to know that my ancestors are a mix of African American and Choctaw do to intermarriage and also by illigitimate birth by the Choctaw slave master taking advantge of their female African American slaves way back when they all looked the other way when our female slave ancestors were in their prime. I am still proud of my African American blood line as well as my Native american blood line, I can't and wouldn't change who and what I am, because I AM THAT I AM. Slimey ===========original message=============    Message From: TNanciten@aol.com Date: Tue, Mar 28, 2000, 8:54pm (CST+1) To: CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW] Also offended by the word! Reply to: CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com Hello everyone.. Because I was fortunate to find this site, I have learned an immense amount about native americans, inc , (and I am serious) how to correctly name my grandmothers heritage..native american. At my work place I have begun to educate them on the use of the word, Indian, Squaw,Buck, and others. They were shocked because they sd they learned these names in school. Well the "N" word was learned that way to , when some ref to our african american families....and written in books. May we all keep a open mind in this forum abt this learning process, and support the ones here who have done alot of research for everyone. God Bless. Nancy Mae Cathey Tenhet A native american decendent Chickasaw Tribe ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== OK Surname Registry - added yours? http://www.rootsweb.com/~oknames/ Search 4 surnames - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/search.htm