Thank you... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dusty" <dustyc@microgear.net> To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 10:49 AM Subject: [CHOCTAW-SE] The Legend of the Seri Indians > I am getting WEARY of asking that all postings to the CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L > list be connected to CHOCTAW GENEALOGY ONLY!!!!! > > I am about a hair off of putting this list on monitor status. That means > that NO POSTING will get through unless it is OK'd by me! Since I cannot be > at my computer 24 hours a day, that means listmembers will receive postings > only once a day and only those I find suitable. > > It is incomprehensible to me that ADULTS with enough smarts to operate a > computer cannot follow simple instructions. I have explained over and over > WHY WE MUST HAVE THESE GUIDELINES!! It takes all of 30 seconds to subscribe > yourself to the CHAHTA-L list that was set up for discussions on history, > culture, religion, etc. > > I don't like having to treat intelligent, capable researchers like a bunch > of unruly children. If you don't like the guidelines, then UNSUBSCRIBE OR I > will do it for you!!! This is the LAST TIME I plan to write a message like > this. > > dusty > List Admin. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: george ann gregory <wood_owl@hotmail.com> > To: <CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 5:56 PM > Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] The Legend of the Seri Indian Nation > > > > > > Tiburon means "shark" and this island is a sacred place for the Seri. I am > > pretty sure that there are also Seri in Sonora along the coast of the Gulf > > of California. > > > > > > > > George Ann > > > > >From: JohnnyMikeCraven@aol.com > > >Reply-To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW-SE] The Legend of the Seri Indian Nation > > >Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 01:01:01 EDT > > > > > >In a message dated 9/8/2002 11:03:33 PM Central Daylight Time, > > >ElkDremr@aol.com writes: > > > > > > > > > > Halito John > > > > There is a tribe here in Calif. Called the Sereno could that be the > > >same > > > > one? > > > > > > > > > >Elk Dreamer, > > > > > > I don't think so. The name was very specific in its sound and to > > >me > > >it was spelt Seri. George Ann previously wrote that there are many Seri > > >all > > >over California but suffer dilution of their heritage from tourists and > > >pollution but none of that seems to apply to what was in the film which I > > >found to be very troubling, especially the part that featured the eldest > > >member of the tribe who was the repository of all the tribe's history and > > >who > > >had his eyes plucked out and his tongue cut off according to the film > > >makers. > > > You could see him being led around by a string that he held on to and > he > > >didn't look like he had any eyes. And apparently this was a decision of > > >the > > >leaders of the tribe to do this to the old man. Again, I found it sad. > > > The only reference points, geographically, in the film were Baja > > >California, and an island off of Baja California called Tiburon Island. > > > > > > John Craven > > > New Orleans > > > > > > > > >==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > >Need more CHOCTAW information?? Try Rusty Lang's website at > > >http://www.choctaw-web.com for censuses, genealogy lessons, articles, > etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > > Need more CHOCTAW information. Try Judy White's NATIVE AMERICAN RESOURCE > CENTER at http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, newsletters, > lookups, articles, etc. > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to CHAHTA-L list discussions on history, culture, language. Send msg. to CHAHTA-L-request@rootsweb.com > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes, nothing in the subject line, turn off signatures. > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... > >