Forgive me for butting in. How is this BS about "do-gooders" relevant to genealogy (or to Indian-Territory-Roots for that matter)? I see altogether too much of this crap on this list. I have Indian-Territory-Roots. Both my maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother were born in I.T., where now stands Row-Colcord, OK. I for one, do not appreciate you using a genealogy forum to spread your racial bull-crap. -----Original Message----- From: Jim Guest [mailto:jguest@republic.net] Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 1:13 AM To: Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: NA comparison Choctaw wrote: > > Just a note: The term American Indian is usually preferred by most of us > Indians. Native American is anyone born to this country. But most people > still use the NA reference to American Indians. We still just call > ourselves Indians unless in a discussion that might confuse us with the > Indians of India. =========== I agree. I think too many people in this counry go around being offended on behalf of some group who would rather just be left alone. How much more "native" can a person be to a county than to be born there, no matter if it is two years ago, or two hundred? I personally wish the "do-gooders" would mind their own business. Sorry, but I can't hold it sometimes. Jim