Melungeon >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Melungeon is a term traditionally applied to one of a number of so-called "tri-racial isolate" groups of the Southeastern United States, found mainly in the Cumberland Gap area of central Appalachia: eastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and eastern Kentucky. "Tri-racial" refers to populations of mixed (1) European, (2) sub-Saharan African, and (3) Native American ancestry, and "isolate" refers to "genetic isolate," that is, a group that has maintained to some degree a distinct ethnic identity, though is not necessarily isolated in a geographic or cultural sense. Although there is no consensus on how many such groups exist, estimates range as high as 200. [1] Some self-identifying Melungeons dislike the term "tri-racial isolate", believing that it has pejorative connotations, although the term "Melungeon" itself was considered pejorative until the late 20th century. "The Ole Crow" Dick Crow "Retired & enjoying it!" rw.crow@verizon.net Cell: 603-490-0153 ----- Original Message ----- From: <SuJoLy@aol.com> To: <mdallega@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] native americans in western Maryland > Like I said, depending on who you talk to, melungeons take on many forms. > I > was in a melungeon msg group for awhile. The melungeons from KY were > dark, > some looking african some looking indian. There were others from NC and > some > other places. Never heard of fair haired blue eyed. > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >