Some of my Native friends say they are the real FBI-Full Blooded Indian.Ah Ho! Lynn > [Original Message] > From: <SandKatC@aol.com> > To: <MAUPIN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 11/1/02 10:19:45 PM > Subject: Re: [MAUPIN-CHAT] Stupid question... > > > In a message dated 11/1/02 8:01:59 PM, mistamar2u@buckeye-express.com writes: > > << Ok, I have to ask..what does NA mean? (Chasing Indian Princess lines?) >> > > Tamara: > > N/A means Native American. Native Americans are not Indians. Indians come > from India. But, when Columbus came over, he thought he'd landed in India. > So, the name stuck. My Indian friends from India can't understand why Native > Americans are called Indians. They are Indians. N/A people say "I am > Choctaw," or whatever tribe they are in. They don't like being called > Indians but it still sticks with the US government. > > Sandi > > > ==== MAUPIN-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > <http://pml.rootsweb.com> > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- M. Lynn Taylor --- mltaylordogmother@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.