I don't agree with the theory you have and I'm sure thats all it is re that " in earlier times, the blood amount was calulated ( guessed ) * most of us here know the definition of calculated * by the person conducting the census". Some of our people knew there blood quantum... When my great great grandmother told the commission she as full-blood Choctaw, she knew what she was talking about and that is what was recorded. I was born a Choctaw. James Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sparklineyez@aol.com> To: <indian-territory-roots@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 7:53 PM Subject: [INDIAN-TERRITORY-ROOTS] : native blood > In earlier times, the blood amount was calculated (guessed) by the person > conducting the census. There were no documents or other records that > "proved" > the amount of Indian blood and individual possessed. > > That was'nt real scientific NOW WAS IT? mY BLUE EYES & BLONDE HAIR WOULD > MEAN i'm none!! > I remember my grandfather always showing me things in nature..Love > for > the land, animals, plants that could be used for different purposes.. > Never > take More than is needed.. What my great grandmother would wear & the > stories > she would tell him so he could retell & practice. Alot was lost but, I > count > my self lucky to have had some things taught to me. I don't know HOW > much > my blood is native.. it's nOT important for me to have an amount anymore. > To > me it's more what was it like back then.. the things family had to > endure. > It;s the connection with the past.... people we never got to meet that > are a > part of me. What struggles, joys they had. > Don't give up on the genealogy.. someone told me once it;s like > fishing.. > ya never know what you'll get.. maybe a bite, nibble here & there. Full > surprises... > > PaUla > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >