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! >