But, is the T-shirt saying, My Grandfather was a Cherokee Indian Princess? Or should it have said, My Grandmother was a Cherokee Indian Princess? I am lost, which is nothing new. Tks, Sam ----- Original Message ----- From: "JMSchohn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Indian Princess > At several pow wows I have attended, they have had t-shirts for sale that > read "My grandfather was a Cherokee Indian Princess." > > > > In a message dated 08/16/08 18:56:57 Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > Let it not be said that our Red brothers & sisters don't have a sense > of humor. > A Cherokee friend of mine told me about dancing at a powwow all day > in the hot sun, "being looked at", and hearing about white people's > "grandmothers being Indian Princesses". > About the end of the day he was hot, tired & just wanted to go home & > have a beer. As he was packing up his regalia, he noticed an older woman > hanging around, building up her courage to spead to him. My friend > thought, > "oh oh, hear it comes!". The lady finally spoke to say " you know my > grandmother......". My friend interupted her saying, " I know, you're > going > to tell me your grandmother was a Cherokee Princess aren't you?" > She looked very satisfactually at her husband and said, " See, they can > tell!" > P.H. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
The t-shirt was meant as a joke on all the folks with a Cherokee Indian princess great-grandmother. In a message dated 08/16/08 19:55:37 Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: But, is the T-shirt saying, My Grandfather was a Cherokee Indian Princess? Or should it have said, My Grandmother was a Cherokee Indian Princess? I am lost, which is nothing new. Tks, Sam ----- Original Message ----- From: "JMSchohn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Indian Princess > At several pow wows I have attended, they have had t-shirts for sale that > read "My grandfather was a Cherokee Indian Princess." >
Thank you for the reply and explanation. Thank you again, Sam ----- Original Message ----- From: "JMSchohn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 10:45 PM Subject: Re: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Indian Princess > The t-shirt was meant as a joke on all the folks with a Cherokee Indian > princess great-grandmother. > > > > In a message dated 08/16/08 19:55:37 Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > But, is the T-shirt saying, My Grandfather was a Cherokee Indian > Princess? > Or should it have said, My Grandmother was a > Cherokee Indian Princess? > > I am lost, which is nothing new. > Tks, Sam > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JMSchohn" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 6:37 PM > Subject: Re: [CREEK-SOUTHEAST] Indian Princess > > >> At several pow wows I have attended, they have had t-shirts for sale that >> read "My grandfather was a Cherokee Indian Princess." >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message