Jes, Thanks-yes I can tell you lots. My family was on that famous Trail. Thank God for the fact that one of my cousins was Commander of this train and I know they got good treatment. The Cherokees who owned slaves were able to bring them along.They were good to the slaves and even after they were freed they perfered to stay with the family.This is something you'll get a laugh. One day my Dad's next to the youngest daughter was all dressed up to go to town. She was tripping down Broadway when one of these people came out, threw her arms around Aunt Addie and said,"Honey did you know your Uncle Will was dead? Aunt Addie wanted to sink into the concrete but to me that proved my family had treated them very good. Here is another true story. I think the man was a relative but one day some of these sorry white people came into the house shot the man dead in front of his wife and kids, stole all the guns and livestock.But one thing about this JES is that the Historians stated that the Cherokees were miles ahead of those people who did all these mean things. About everytime I go to Tenneeseee I want to go to Jackson's grave and spit on him. Had it not been for the Cherokees he would have been killed at Horseshoe Bend. The Cherokee who saved him said later he regretted doing that.Ain't this pathetic-Didn't intend to break your ear. Oleta On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 09:40:28 EDT HealTheCircle@aol.com writes: > James, et al....I am not aware of anything in writing (from that > time) that > described the attitude of the Cherrokee regarding the Dawes. But I > do know > that the Creek....who were also involved, responded with > "skepticism", about > the Dawes, as well. The article, "Snakes and Scribes" sums up that > > skepticism. Also, there have been numerous writings about the > people who didn't have > native blood, who used the Dawes, as a way to get land > fraudulently. These > issues with the Dawes, as I am aware, have never been ajudicated, > or rectified. > > This article is out of the NARA (National Archives).....and it is > about the > Snakes and Scribes, and other issues at the time. Very good read. > Also, I > have been to the Museum in Cherokee, NC, and the one in Tahlequah, > OK....that > depict the type of thing Oleta is talking about the removal....and > the > atrocities that the tribes suffered because of it. If you want to > see them, the one > in Cherokee, is the Eastern Cherokee, and the one in Tahlequah is > at the > Heritage Center, of the Western Nation. > > Here's the link for the article, etc., > _http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/spring/dawes-commissi on-1.html_ > > (http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1997/spring/dawes-commissi on-1.html) > > > Oh, and Oleta....yes I knew right away, that your name was a known > name, > with the Cherokee. Thank you so much for all you are willing to > share. Your > knowledge is precious, and we learn so much about how it felt to be > Cherokee, > in the times when it wasn't "safe" to be. Many of us don't know > anyone who was > alive, or had folks who were alive, who were affected by the > genocide. It's > hard to understand if you weren't direclty effected. > > Once again....your personal accounts of things mean very much to > those who > e just trying to understand their heritage. > > Also...I would like t direct folks to the Sequoyah Research Center, > at the > University of Arkansas, in Little Rock, They have an etensive > digitized > library of newspaper accounts of the Removal along the water route > through AR, and > also a map of the land routes as well. They also hold a symposium > annually > for all tribes, on various subjects. Seems to me it's in September > or > October?? But, if you visit their site, you can find this and all > sorts of other > information. _http://anpa.ualr.edu/_ (http://anpa.ualr.edu/) > > Wado, > jes > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > >