Hello My name is Wendy and I am new to this list. It seemed that I should introduce myself and why I have come here. Unfortunately my loner computer won't be around long... so I will have to go after a bit.... in the meantime... I am hoping to learn about my family and whether or not they are Native American. This is not a new search and I am not "suddenly" interested in my roots. My family is all but dead and gone, been that way for at least 15-20 years. I had a cousin that I called Grandmother who got me started with beadworking and took me a few times to the Baltimore American Indian Center. She spent time teaching about about the nations in our area (Baltimore) and I learned some things, not alot as she died when I was young. Some relatives took me to a pow wow or two, but I can't say that much else was shared. From that tender age of 5, I have learned whatever I could, been respectful in my quest for knowledge and understanding, but my mom wasn't really happy with my searching and since it was just she and I , I also tried not to step on her toes. Now I am older, with children and it is important that I know for their sake, so they don't spent 30 yrs wondering who they are and why I do some of the things I do. It is more now for them, for how I am raising them, than anything else, that I want to know my fathers people and one small part of my mothers. Well I have talked more than enough. I am glad to be here and thank you in advance for any help that you can offer in my search. Respectfully, Wendy It is not the destination, but the walk itself that is important. <http://www.angelfire.com/mb/Quietwalking/index.html>