True story. Can't even remember why I joined this particular mailing list and it was just not that long ago. Jacque ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Grose <pgrose@pacbell.net> To: <Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 07, 1999 9:38 PM Subject: Re: Indian Roots > Welp, we've sure beat this to death. Its doubtful that anyone's mind has > been changed one way or the other, so why don't we just move on. > > Paul > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Diane Singleton <tincie@usit.net> > To: Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com > <Indian-Territory-Roots-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, June 07, 1999 8:39 PM > Subject: Re: Indian Roots > > > |At 03:13 PM 6/7/99 EDT, you wrote: > |>Jim, > |> Your attitude matches that of the type of people that made my > Grandparents > |>ashamed to be "Breeds" > |> If your so down on people who rejoice in our diversity why are you on > this > |>list? > |>Gregg > |> > |>Jim, I am new to this list and am very surprised that there are people > |like you still around in the 90's. What's your point? Are you Native > |American and one of those people who resent "white wannabe's"? I ran upon > |some of those people on another site not long ago. One of those sites who > |ridiculed "twinkies" > |(whites). And I, obviously, left the group in search of another site where > |I could research and learn without having to deal with prejudice and > |ignorance from either side. > |I don't think I have a drop of NA blood in me and I don't have an opinion > |about that one way or the other. I am just researching my (and my > |husband's) heritage because I want to know who our ancestors were...where > |they came from, etc because I love history mainly. Any kind of history. I > |am curious about our ancestors, no matter who or what they were, because > |that makes up our history. I have no control whatsoever over what my > |ancestors did or who they were. Do you? Do you have any control over what > |happened 200 years ago that caused you to be what you are today? It's > |history. Plain and simple. > |My ancestors were Irish, English, Dutch, German, French, and a bunch of > |"anybody's guess" thrown in. > |My husband's ancestors are not so easy to trace. The ONLY reason I look on > |lists like Melungeon & Native American is because I haven't been able to > |get anywhere on the other lists. What makes these lists any different than > |the Irish, English, etc? Why do you pick this particular heritage to > |question people concerning their interest? Sounds to me like you have some > |serious issues that you are trying to transfer to the rest of the people on > |this list. > |I'm sorry that I felt I had to respond to your post, especially being new > |here myself, but I was under the impression that these lists were open to > |anyone who felt the need to research. I really hope the other lists I have > |signed up for don't try to make me feel like I have to explain why I am > |there. > |Diane Yarbro Singleton > | > >