Good message there, Paula. It is possible that brothers and sisters of the same Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek etc, family were faced with signing up for one or the other of the ROLLS. You can imagine that the ones who did not sign up never thought they would not still BE what they were, nor did the ones who did, expect to be "Government Issue" Cherokees or whatever. All of the family would no doubt have continued to think of themselves, and their siblings, as Cherokee, etc. I think that finding out what the entire family makeup is what interests me, not one descent over the other. One of my lines (Bolding-Boling) seems to touch a woman named Pocahontas (real, not Walt Disney version) on the way back to Boling Hall in jolly ol' England. I've been told that if I send in the proof of my lineage, I can join some organization based on all members having descended from Pocahontas. I expect that her blood percentage, by the time it gets down to me in modern times is mighty small anyway. Can anyone suggest to me a reason to join? Most all of us nowadays have lines back to places all over the world, England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, France, and so on. Recently I have been researching in PA for Scottish male m. German female 3g grandparents. I've amused myself by speculating on a Sunday dinner of Haggis and Dumplings. In other words, all the ethnic characteristics and histories are interesting in and of themselves and are icing on the cake of genealogy. This spate of discussion has been very interesting to read. Thanks to all who add their ideas and information. Ron Stone in CA -----Original Message----- From: indian-territory-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:indian-territory-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sparklineyez@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 5:54 PM To: indian-territory-roots@rootsweb.com 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