Deana: I agree wholeheartedly. They were proud to be Choctaw and passed that proudness down from generation to generation. Even though my gg grandmother died in the 1940s I never knew her as I lived in Chicago and was very young. However, those relatives that lived in Shubuta and the surrounding areas knew her and listened to her tell about her ancestry, mainly what her mother had told her. Her dad was Captain John, a full Choctaw. He died when she was 1-1/2 years old. Knowing how young kids are, some of her grandchildren and great grandchildren wanted to braid her long hair. She wouldn't let them, saying it was a sin to braid the hair. She would just wrap it around her head. Everyone in the family wants to know more about our Choctaw ancestry. I am proud to research and present my findings to them. Lori