Probably the best book written on the subject of immigrant/native relations and the immigrant experience as pioneer farmers in the Nebraska area c 1880 was written by Ole Rolvaag and is titled "Giants in the Earth." It's about Norwegians but the experiences are the same as for Germans. It doesn't gloss over anything but does present a surprisingly balanced (for the time) account. Reading it will increase your respect for both groups and might even change you a little. All the best. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy and Seiji Uehara" <mars47@pisces.interq.or.jp> To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 6:05 AM Subject: [NIEDERSACHSEN] Re: pre immigration germany... knowledge of native american Indians > Hello, > Your question is interesting. Here is an interesting article on the > subject if you scroll down a bit. to the section on the 19th century at: > How German Is American? > > http://mki.wisc.edu/HGIA/Settling.htm > > It also mentions some interesting things about the connections between > Germany and Native Americans in the 20th century. I went to see a beautiful > singer in Tokyo who is Navajo and German-descent, Sharon Burch. > My great-uncle, from the Neumark area set out to homestead in western > Nebraska in the 1880's and wrote about meeting some Native Americans or > "Indians" there. They were free and curious having come to the camp around > midnight. In the morning, the future homesteaders found they were without > horses and their cow. > Later, they walked and found a Caucasian man with a native wife who had > kindly corralled the horses and cow and returned them so all worked out > . He was not much more than 20 and I am sure he was not prepared for that > before coming. > He did not write about other encounters but no doubt had some. > > Good question. I hope some more details come. > Amy Uehara > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gojogo331@hotmail.com> > To: <NIEDERSACHSEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 1:11 AM > Subject: pre immigration Germany... knowledge of native American Indians > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: meyer > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZVC.2ACE/4125 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > > > What did the immigrants know about Indians before they came. Anything > > written about such a subject. word of mouth... > > thanks > > so they would know not to go off by themselves........ > > Just wondering if they were well informed. When my Meyer were in Gohrde > > area they were well instructed about woods survival, but they never > > encountered the Indian uprising problems. > > > > ______________________________ > > > > ==== NIEDERSACHSEN Mailing List ==== > NOTICE -- To answer messages from the MESSAGE BOARD you > must click on the link in the message. This will take > you to the MESSAGE BOARD and you can click POST REPLY > to answer. Your reply will be sent back to the list for > all to benefit. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >