Hi, Chatters: Hope everyone will drop in tonight for the new ODD MIDDLE NAMES chat......if you have a stumper for a middle name--this is the place for you! We might find matches......or at least some hints of what that RIDICULOUS middle name come mean or point to in your research. Here's the rest of Monday night's schedule: Monday Chats: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm (subtract 1 hr. for Central; 2 hrs. for Mt.; 3 hrs. for Pacific) 8 pm Eastern--ODD MIDDLE NAMES (genealogy) 9 pm Eastern--ROBERTS family surname 10 pm Eastern--ALABAMA genealogy 11 pm Eastern--GENEALOGY RESEARCH HINTS & QUESTIONS Tuesday Chats: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm (subtract 1 hr. for Central; 2 hrs. for Mt.; 3 hrs. for Pacific) 10-11 am Eastern--NATIVE AMERICAN...AFRICAN AMERICAN...MELUNGEON genealogy 1-3 pm Eastern--NEW ENGLAND/MID-ATLANTIC STATES genealogy 8 pm Eastern--CEMETERIES chat (new chat on how to research in the cemetery, what to take, how to read the inscriptions, plus specific cemetery resources) BTW--if you're interested, you can attend a chat on Tuesday that is NOT genealogy related on HERBS--a professional herbalist will be sharing information and answering questions, RainBear from Alternatives from Nature. It starts at 9 pm Eastern time--if you're not interested, please remember that it's NOT genealogy related, so wait until Wednesday to come back to the chat room. Be sure and get ALL your surnames posted on the forum--and check to see what others have listed....We've had 26 new members REGISTER for the forum in the last 3 days....and that doesn't begin to count the old members and the guest visitors...so don't miss your chance to find someone who knows something about you-know-who! Post their name on the forum so the rest of us can see--don't keep your SURNAMES a secret! http://about.delphi.com/ab-huntsville If you know of anyone who might be interested in joining us in the chat room--please have them write to me for the instructions and schedule--or send me their address and I'll be happy to send it to them. Here's the ladder--now climb over your brick wall! Jean Brandau About Guide to Huntsville AL http://huntsville.about.com email: huntsville.guide@about.com forum: http://about.delphi.com/ab-huntsville chat: http://huntsville.about.com/mpchat.htm

Traditional Religious Beliefs of the Cherokee A-ne-jo-di, or Stickball, is a very rough game played by not only the Cherokee, but many other Southeastern Woodland tribes including the Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, and others. The game resembles the modern European game of LaCrosse, using ball sticks which are handmade from hickory. A small ball, made of deer hair and hide, is tossed into the air by the medicine man. The male players use a pair of the sticks, and female players use the bare hands. In earlier times, only the men with the greatest athletic ability played the game. The game was oftentimes played to settle disputes, and the conjurer for each team often became as important to the team as the players themselves. Seven points are scored when the ball strikes a wooden fish on the top of a pole approximately 25 feet in height, and two points are awarded when the ball strikes the pole. In earlier days, there would be a dance before the ballgame. The ballplayers were the participants of the dance, along with seven women dancers. Each woman represented one of the clans. Throughout the dance, the women would step on black beads which represented the players of the opposing team. The conjurer had placed these black beads on a large flat rock. Today, stickball is an important part of the days activities at ceremonial Stomp Grounds, being necessary to play before the Stomp Dance can ever begin. It is also a recreational sport at other times between community teams. There are also intertribal teams made up of players from Cherokee, Muscogee (Creek), Yuchi, Natchez, and other area communities. Be sure and check your e-mail newsletter next week for more information about the Stomp Dance. Info provided by the Cherokee Nation Cultural Resource Center

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Black Indian Genealogy Research African-American Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes by Angela Y. Walton-Raji The historical relationship between Native Americans and African-Americans has been called, "one of the longest unwritten chapters in the history of the United States." Unlike the commonly held perception that slavery in America consisted only of white people owning black people, the reality was much more complex. There were many whites who were enslaved or indentured, many blacks who were free, and many Indians who owned African Slaves. Not all White-Indian relations were hostile and a number of tribes, in particular the Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, and the Seminoles, or the "Five Civilized Tribes" as they became known, adopted European ways, including agriculture and black slaves to work their new farms. In 1907, the Indian Territory became the State of Oklahoma. To qualify for the payments and land allotments set aside for the Five Civilized Tribes, the former slaves of these nations had to apply for official enrollment, thus producing testimonies of immense value to today's genealogists. The book shows where to find and how to use the Indian Freedman Records, discusses Black Indians and Tri-Racial groups from the Upper South, and has added two lists of family names: Freedman Surnames from the Final Rolls of the Five Civilized Tribes, and Surnames of Tri-Racial families of the South. Copyright 1993, 180 pages, illustrated, bibliography, index, paperback. $18.50 plus $4.00 postage and handling. Order Number - W047. Heritage Books Inc. 1540-E Pointer Ridge Pl. Bowie, MD 20716 Telephones open: Monday-Friday 9am - 4pm e.s.t. Closed all Postal holidays, Saturday & Sunday 1-800-398-7709 or 1-301-390-7709 FAX: 1-301-390-7153 or 1-800-276-1760 (You may Fax your order 24 hrs a day) Visa or Mastercard accepted ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please send comments or questions to: LWF PUBLICATIONS P.O. Box 26148 Trotwood, Ohio 45426-0148 E-mail: lwf@coax.net

From: EYEMAPAIN Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 20:33:36 EDT Subject: Peliter resolution FYI: This is another resolution that passed the CDP board on Sunday --- Resolution Executive Clemency for Leonard Peltier Whereas: Leonard Peltier was originally convicted for murder of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, but formerly withheld documents supporting Peltier's innocence later forced the prosecution to admit that they could not prove who actually killed the agents, and despite this lack of evidence, Peltier has remained in prison for 24 years, and Whereas: There is disturbing evidence of FBI misconduct in this case, that falsified affidavits were used to extradite Peltier from Canada, that ballistics tests were falsified and young witnesses were intimidated, that even the U.S. Attorney has admitted no one knows who pulled the trigger that killed the two FBI agents, and Whereas: Peltier, a Native American activist, has been a model prisoner for over 24 years, with no record of violence and has contributed to many humanitarian efforts from prison, and that the seriousness of his deteriorating health could result in stroke, heart disease and kidney failure if not properly treated soon, and that his Parole Board recently denied his request for parole and his next hearing is not scheduled till the year 2008, Therefore be it Resolved. That the California State Democratic Party encourages President, William Jefferson Clinton to grant Leonard Peltier Executive Clemency as soon as possible. Adapted this 26 Day of May in the year 2000. Submitted by the Progressive Democrats of Marin Note: Victor, this resolution was brought to the resolution committee of the state party at our executive board this last weekend. The resolution was discussed and passed out of committee with a recommendation for passage. The Resolution was presented as part of the consent calendar on the floor Sunday, July 9,2000. And received affirmative support. Placido Salazar from the Progressive Democrats of Marin (club) entered the resolution. Raven

From: "Victor Rocha" <wstsidela@mediaone.net> Subject: BIA's proposed rule on Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 16:49:36 -0700 Alert! BIA's proposed rule on Certificates of Degree of Indian Blood The Bureau of Indian Affairs recently published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that establishes the documentation requirements and standards for filing, processing, and issuing a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood ("CDIB"). See 65 FR 20775-20787 (April 18, 2000). The proposed rule sets forth the policies and standards that will allow the Bureau to issue, amend, or invalidate CDIBs. The deadline for comments on the proposed rule is July 17, 2000. We are concerned that the Bureau has not scheduled a consultation session on the proposed rule in California where it may, in fact, have its greatest impact. This appears to be a consistent pattern on the Bureau's behalf. California tribes are continually placed in the position of either going out of state to comment on proposed Bureau rules, or demanding that a separate consultation be conducted within California. CILS urges all California Tribal Leaders to address this issue immediately. We have provided our clients with a sample letter to the Bureau requesting that it conduct a separate consultation session in California. Please send the letter as soon as possible. If you have not received a copy of that letter and would like to receive one, please call (800) 829-0284, Ext. 312, and leave your name and mailing address or fax number. If you need further information on the proposed rule or assistance in preparing comments, please contact your local CILS office. Preliminary Analysis of Proposed Rule Based on our initial review of the proposed rule, it appears that the Bureau intends to use this rule as a means of limiting access to federal Indian programs and services to only those Indians who possess the blood of federally recognized tribes where some degree of Indian blood is either a stated or implied requirement of program eligibility. Our initial concern is that adoption of such a rule could result in many California Indians being treated as non-Indians for federal purposes and is an indirect way of restricting eligibility for federal Indian programs and services and therefore the Bureau's Indian service population in California. We intend to conduct a more searching analysis of the proposed rule and its implications for California Indians and tribes and to submit comprehensive comments in response to the proposed rule. In the meantime, the following is a brief summary of our initial thoughts about the major issues raised by the proposed rule. The Bureau appears to be using the proposed rule as a means to unilaterally "amend" both federal statutory and regulatory provisions without congressional oversight or formal rulemaking with respect to specific programs and services. The eligibility requirements for a number of federal Indian programs are based on statutes or regulations that include a stated degree of Indian blood (e.g., 25 CFR §40.1 - Higher Education Grants, which has a one-quarter Indian blood quantum requirement; Section 19 of the Indian Reorganization Act ("IRA"), 25 U.S.C. § 479 - "persons of one-half or more Indian blood") or imply that some degree of Indian blood is required (e.g., the Snyder Act, 25 U.S.C. §13 - "Indians throughout the United States"; 25 U.S.C. §334 - Allotment of public domain land to "any Indian not residing upon a reservation"). In the past, the Bureau's calculation of Indian blood for purposes of Snyder Act programs, the IRA, the Allotment Act and other purposes, was based on blood derived from both federally recognized and non-federally recognized tribes. The proposed rule, which authorizes the Bureau to "issue, amend, or invalidate" CDIBs, would allow the Bureau to recalculate Indian blood degree based solely on the blood of federally recognized tribes and effectively determine that individuals who were Indians yesterday are no longer considered Indians for federal purposes. The Bureau's recalculation of the blood quantum of members of federally recognized tribes could raise questions about the eligibility of such persons for tribal membership if the recalculated blood quantum falls below the minimum tribal blood quantum requirement. A number of California Indian tribes rely on the Bureau's calculation of Indian blood degree in determining eligibility for tribal membership. In some cases, the Indian blood degree requirement for tribal membership (whether it be in a tribal constitution or ordinance) may not specify whether the blood must be that of a federally recognized tribe). As mentioned above, the Bureau's Indian blood quantum calculation underlying such determinations of membership may well include Indian blood derived from both federally recognized and non-federally recognized tribes. The likelihood of this is probably higher in California than elsewhere because of the large number of non-federally recognized tribes (both terminated and unacknowledged tribes) in California. If the proposed rule is adopted, the Bureau's recalculation of Indian blood quantum could raise questions about the eligibility of such individuals for tribal membership if the recalculated blood quantum falls below the minimum tribal blood quantum requirement. Although the Bureau's calculation would not be binding on the tribe in determining tribal membership, it could jeopardize the membership status of such individuals and their lineal descendants. The proposed rule attempts to restrict the scope of the United States' trust obligations ...[Message truncated] http://www.delphi.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=IndianLaw&msg=398.5 Victor Rocha California Indian Gaming News Los Angeles, California www.pechanga.net

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CIVIL WAR PENSION INDEX (IMAGES ONLINE) More than 2.5 million original American Civil War pension index cards are the first available images in Ancestry.com's new Images Online project. (For more information on the Images Online Project see, http://www.ancestry.com/library/view/news/articles/1931.asp.) Each Civil War pension card--a record of a veteran's application for federal support--records the veteran's name and the state in which the application was received. (Because these pension files were for federal benefits, this collection only contains the names of Union veterans.) If a widow or a child filed the application, his or her name and relevant information is included. Until now, the pension cards were only available through microfilm copies contained at the National Archives and limited repositories. Ancestry's existing Civil War Pension Index contains a link to a digitized image of the index card itself. This image will contain additional information on the individual, such as unit of service, date of filing and application, and certificate numbers for the pension case file (which often contains additional pages of individual information) housed at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. Going beyond the detail of indexes and information summaries, the online images are an added source for information on Civil War ancestors. Source Information: National Archives and Records Administration. "Civil War Pension Index." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Data indexed and imaged from: National Archives and Records Administration. "General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934." T288, 544 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Search the Civil War Pension Index and/or read the extended description at: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4654.htm An Advanced Search form is available at: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/military/cwpi/main.htm ________________________________________________________________ APPLETON, WISCONSIN DIRECTORIES, 1884-98 Located in central Wisconsin, the city of Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. This database is a transcription of city directories originally published in 1884, 1887, 1889, 1892, 1893, 1896, and 1897. In addition to providing the residents' names, it provides their addresses and occupational information. It includes more than 40,000 names, mostly heads of households. For the researcher of ancestors from central Wisconsin, this can be an extremely valuable collection. Source Information: Ancestry.com. "Appleton, Wisconsin Directories, 1884-89." [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original data: "Appleton, WI 1884," Appleton: Wright & Hogg, 1884. "Appleton, WI 1887," Appleton: A.G. Wright, 1887. "Appleton, WI 1889," Appleton: Morrow & Gillett, 1889. "Appleton, WI 1892," Appleton: A.G. Wright, 1891. "Appleton, WI 1893," Appleton: A.G. Wright, 1893. "Appleton, WI 1896," Appleton: John V. Bunn, 1896. "Appleton, WI 1897-98," Appleton: A.G. Wright, 1897. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4764.htm This database is also included in the 1890 Census Reconstruction Project and can be searched through its main page at: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/census/1890sub/main.htm ________________________________________________________________ ELGIN COUNTY, RIDGETOWN, SOUTHWOLD, OXFORD TOWNSHIPS, ONTARIO, 1901 CENSUS Located along Lake Erie in southern Ontario, Ridgetown, Southwold, and Oxford Townships were home to about10,000 residents in 1901. This database is an index to federal census records for the townships in that year. Compiled from original documents in the National Archives of Canada, it provides the resident's name, age, birthplace, and relationship to the head of household. Film, division, page, entry, and family numbers are provided to aid researchers in obtaining the original record, if desired. For those Ancestry.com patrons seeking ancestors from Ontario, this can be a useful index. Source Information: Hewitt, Kristina. "Ridgetown, Southwold, Oxford Township, Elgin County, Ontario 1901 Census." [database online] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 2000. Taken from: "1901 Federal Census of Canada." Toronto: Government of Canada, 1901. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4765.htm ________________________________________________________________ VIRGINIA MARRIAGES, 1851-1900 (Update adding Marion County) Among the most informative type of records available to family historians, marriage records establish key family relationships. This database is a collection of marriage records from two counties in Virginia in the latter half of the nineteenth century. This update adds records from Marion County to those of Lee County. Taken from microfilm copies of original county documents, each record provides spouses' names, marriage date, and county of residence. It contains the names of more than 11,300 men and women. For those persons seeking ancestors from Virginia, this collection can be a useful source of information. Source Information: Dodd, Jordan. "Virginia Marriages, 1851-1900." Orem, UT: Liahona Research, 2000. Taken from: "Marion County, Virginia Marriage Register, 1851-1863," county court records located at Fairmont, West Virginia, or Family History Library microfilm #0835626-0835628; and "Lee County, Virginia Marriage Register, 1851-1900," county court records located at Jonesville, Virginia, or Family History Library microfilm # 0032441. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4498.htm ________________________________________________________________ FLORIDA TODAY (BREVARD COUNTY), OBITUARIES, 1998-99 Source Information: Bell and Howell Information and Learning Company. "Florida Today (Brevard County), Obituaries, 1998-99." [Database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original electronic data from the electronic newspaper newsfeed service of the Bell and Howell Information and Learning Company. To search this database, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/3523.htm

WEB LINKS ALABAMA. Index to the TUSKALOOSA GAZETTE, a major newspaper in Tuscaloosa, Alabama from 1875 to 1902. Morris Simon masimon@bellsouth.net writes: "I am indexing as many issues of the GAZETTE as I can locate, and have placed the developing index [persons, businesses, and places] online at two sites:" http://personal.bhm.bellsouth.net/bhm/s/i/simonsl/index.html http://zinj.stillman.edu/simon/index.html

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