-------------------------------------------------- From: "Mike Arthur" <ctrpt2002@hotmail.com> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 8:21 PM To: <lovelace@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [LL] Indian blood > This is all very interesting as has been mentioned. There is also the > theory or another line of thinking that the Native American (North and > South America) are descendants of Israel. It is said that at least 3 > different groups of Israelis' (Tribe of Joseph) came to the Americas > before the birth of Christ. One group came about the time of the confusion > of tongues at the Tower of Babel. The other two groups came around 600 BC. > Not to say that there were not others already here. Again it would be > difficult to prove any of this even with DNA testing as we have no idea > what Haplo-group Israelis' would be. Much less what they were some 2500 to > 4000 years ago. Just as it is difficult if not impossible now to tell > where the Native American originated. Although there are several theories > being put forward by this well informed group of cousins. But it is > interesting and just one more theory to add to this mix. > Mike Arthur > > > > > From: <Brondak@aol.com> > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 7:53 PM > To: <lovelace@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [LL] Indian blood > >> >> In a message dated 7/19/10 10:09:38 AM, revenant1963@yahoo.com writes: >> >> >> >>> Groups suggested as origin points for this influence include the ancient >>> Vikings, Libyans, Irish, etc. There is a variety of evidence arrayed to >>> support these claims, including alphabetical, linguistic, >>> lexicographical, >>> archaeological, and semantic. >>> >>> >> >> This is interesting. Many years ago in one of my "other lives" I ran a >> hotel in Texas owned >> by a family of 3 brothers from Libya. They more or less adopted me, >> calling me "Little Sis" >> because of the Libyan/Native American theory. I actually look more >> Indian >> (or did more so >> when I was younger and my hair was almost black, long and very Indian >> straight). Anyway, >> they told me that Khadafi (sp?) was trying to "import" Native Americans >> to >> bring them >> back into the fold, so to speak. I don't know where that theory came >> from >> and I don't know >> how much success he had convincing anyone to move there, but it was in >> fact >> a theory >> embraced by the Libyans at least for a time. Interestingly I saw very >> little in the middle >> eastern appearance that resembled Native American other than coloring. >> Their hair was >> curly for the most part, statures rather short and round. And facial >> features more rounded. >> But, of course, there were many generations (centuries of them) between >> the >> time the >> natives were supposed to have left that area and found the Americas, >> which >> were not the >> Americas at the time...so, who knows. >> Lou Ann >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> LOVELACE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >