I am Cherokee and I know Cherokee history well. Yes I know some hid the blood and some didn't. Yes I know some are enrolled and some aren't. Instead of me giving a long story here I will just make it simple. A Twinkie wannabe is a person WHO Does not have any NDN blood in them what so ever, zilch, none, nada, but yet still try's to clam it. When your life is entwine in the ndn community then you will know the terms used to define people, and you will know who is laughed or scoffed at by other Native Nations not only just Cherokee. Know the Native fraises and term and definitions for things before you think you are one. If you need more talk on it then hit the reply and my email addy will be in the to field. I'm sure the other people who are researching genealogy only is kinda tired of non-genealogy postings of these such topics. SO feel free to email me privately. I go through 3,000 plus emails a day so it might take me a bit to reach your email if you so choose to email me privatly. Thank you, Yellow >From: "Brenda Foutch" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [IT ROOTS] wannabee's >Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 20:32:16 -0600 > >Amen, Susan. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Susan Werstein" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2001 7:08 PM >Subject: Re: [IT ROOTS] wannabee's > > > > Dear Yellow, > > > > Please don't let your proven pedigree make you impatient with a "wannabe > > twinky my grandmother was a.... princess" folks. As a child raised in >the > > 20th century instead of earlier, my family took incredible pride in >their > > greatgrandmother's stories. It was a hidden NA connection back then -- > > only the family knew -- and today, because of that hiddenness, still >only > > the family KNOWS. We are NOT wannabee's -- I'll never deny my >ancestors' > > proud heritage. But, unlike her and her's, I don't live in a time of > > certain physically dangerous consequences. I don't know if I would have > > hidden it or not. Many, many did. Many brave people did not. Some had >no > > choice. But, I'm no twinky wannabe. I know my ancestry, even if not on >a > > pedigree list. > > > > Please, Yellow, take pride in your heritage, but allow me and others >like > > me to take pride as well. We don't want to be who we're not! We only > > want to be appreciated for who we are. > > > > Peace, Susan > > > > >Ok all, > > >It is time to put an end to all this DNA hoopla. Indians -no - we are > > >Native Americans/First Nations People. We are the only ones who have to > > >prove our heritage. We have to provide a 2 foot long pedigree like a >common > > >registered Dog. This Dog has her registered pedigree, woof woof bark >bark!! > > >Go ahead and take your DNA if you want to, it will only help weed out >the > > >wannabe twinky my grandmother was a Cherokee Princess people. > > >UUUUGGGGGGGGGG!!!!! I get so sick of that story. Lets get back to >genealogy > > >what this list was made for. DNA is a medical subject, the door to >that > > >list is around the corner. Had my say and now I'm going back to >researching > > >for people! > > > > > >Yellow > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > > > >==== Indian-Territory-Roots Mailing List ==== > > >For full instructions to subscribe, unsubscribe and list rules, click >on > > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~cherokee/welcome.html > > >To send an e-mail to the list owner: [email protected] > > > > > > > > >============================================================================ >= > > Susan Werstein Phone: (03) 467-5632 Country code: >64 > > 8 Lothian St. > > Dunedin, New Zealand E-Mail: [email protected] > > >============================================================================ >=¡À > > > > > > > > ==== Indian-Territory-Roots Mailing List ==== > > For full instructions to subscribe, unsubscribe and list rules, click on > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~cherokee/welcome.html > > To send an e-mail to the list owner: [email protected] > > > > >==== Indian-Territory-Roots Mailing List ==== >For full instructions to subscribe, unsubscribe and list rules, click on >http://www.rootsweb.com/~cherokee/welcome.html >To send an e-mail to the list owner: [email protected] > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com