Aanii Jim, No i don't have the number for the bill that is on the floor,in Ohio. My friend Chief Sue Whitesmoke would have it though. Her e-mail is: sue@buffalospirit.com She should be able to answer your questions.... bama pii Louise james mayberry <jmay330@sbcglobal.net> wrote: hi louise, you wouldn't happen to have the bill number or name of bill for ohio would you. looking for it on ohio's web site with no luck. thx, jim --- Louise wrote: > Boozhoo Larry, > You answered that wonderfully. Your right we > are struggling for our rights here in Michigan and > other states. We have three states that have votes > on the floor, to be state recognized soon........One > vote takes place next month in Ohio. > Say Larry you have a Great > Christmas.........baamaa pii, Louise Redhawk > > > > > "Larry F. Friend" wrote:Kareen > > Metis is French for mixed bloods. Through time they > banded together living a > lifestyle and created a language basically there > own. The clothing was > colorful, the foods became rather unique to there > ways. Some seem to think > mostly of the Red River Valley community but Metis > were and are across > Canada and the the upper US border states. Baically > a a culture of white and > Indian mix. > > We have recently received the same recognition/staus > as an Indian in Canada. > Many have struggled long and hard to get to this > point but the struggle will > continue to right the wrongs of the past. > > Here in Minnesota we have numerous bands (each rez > is a band) that make up > the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. Chippewa tribes are > locate Minnesota, > Wisconsin, Michigan and more. Yet Canada has more > Chippewa that there are in > the US. Taking into to account all of the Chippewa > of the US and Canada you > have the Chippewa Nation. We are divided by an > artificial line and > government beaurocracy with US side Chippewa not > being recognized by Canada > andvice versa.. > > Hope that helps... > > Larry Friend (Black Buffalo) > friend@2z.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kareen Lewis [mailto:klewis@lrboi.com] > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 8:25 AM > To: NISHNAWBE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [NISHNAWBE] Mackinac County ALHN Site > > > What is Metis? Is that a tribe? > > > ============================== > 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 > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Photos - Get your photo on the big screen in > Times Square > > > ============================== > 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 > ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard