Jerri (Rogers) Chasteen wrote: > > It's just been very quiet this past week, Charlene. Perhaps your message will > stir some of the "lurkers" into submitting their information! ============== Jerri, Maybe this is the time to ask a question that has been on my mind for a long time. Maybe it will "stir" something up. Why in the world do some people want to be kin to an Indian? Over the years I've seen people want to get into the DAR or the Mayflower bunch or some other "status" group and it has turned me off. Same for folks who seem to think there is some kind of status in being kin to an Indian. How often do we hear something like, "My grandmother was supposed to be full/half/quarter (take your pick) Indian. I even heard one lady "brag" about some supposed kin of her's that she said was a "three-feather Cherokee princess", whatever that's supposed to be. My grandmother used to tell us kids that our grandfather's, grandfather was some famous Indian chief in Alabama in the early 1800's. Because of this story, this was the LAST line I did when I began doing research. I figured it was just another one of those "Indian stories". As it turned out my grandmother was right, but does it make me any different because some guy 180 years ago was an "Indian"? He was no different from any other of my ancestors. Was he more "noble" or "braver" than my other ancestors. Not in my opinion. So what's the big deal with having an Indian in your "closet". Jim