Hi All It seems we have another new list member. I missed seeing any subscribe but was lucky enough to have a friend, another gen researcher, that knows I love reading anything Native. She forwarded to me an email from another list. The author of that email, Laurie Beth Roman, wrote me and said she joined the list. Laurie Beth Roman is an author and from the little I have read of her material is a very seriuos researcher and writer of Shawano (Shawnee) roots. I will forward another of her emails to the list after this one. Besides being knowledgeable with an interesting writing style she seems very caring and sharing. With a few minutes of time available, she pumped out a very nice email to me that I will be forwarding next. Anyway! The message is below and this two finger typist will let you enjoy some of her writing. This message will be of great interest to those researching their New York nDn roots while the next will mainly cover Shawano information. Welcome Laurie Beth! Larry Friend (Black Buffalo) friend@2z.net ================= ----- Original Message ----- From: NAAHKITTY@aol.com To: GENAUTHOR-L@rootsweb.com Sent: January 15, 2004 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [GENAUTHOR] Re: new member introduction Kathleen: My first suggestion is for you to register your ancestor in the Native Ancestors Roster. Let me know if you are interested and I'll send you a roster registration form. Assuming you have already followed the regular genealogical steps in your research, I went ahead and found the following sources in my files that might be of help to you. One caution, try to think Native while you concentrate on your research. To do this you will have to do at least cursory research of the tribes in the confederacy to ascertain which tribe your ancestor is most likely to be from. First, the members of the Iroquois League includes; Onondaga, Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, and Oneida. Some books that might help: Heritage Books Inc. 1540-E Pointer Ridge Pl. Bowie MD 20716. catalog they list the following books that might interest you. Indians from New York in Wisconsin and Elsewhere: A Genealogy Reference Volume I. $34.50 #P619. Indians from New York in Ontario & Quebec, Canada: A Genealogy Reference Volume II.$37.50 #P620. Indians from New York : A Genealogy Reference Volume III. $36.00 #P618 They have a total of 25 titles on genealogical research in New York. ANCESTRY'S RED BOOK : American State, County & town sources. Edited by Alice Eichholz, Ph.D.,C.G. Though this book has minimal information concerning Native American Ancestry research. It is a valuable resource for those involved in genealogical research, who aren't familiar with the State by State, County by County and Town sources to contact for details of the information available. And joins the ranks of other books I use to answer questions about where to find information. Ancestry's Red Book ISBN 0-916489-47-7 is available from Ancestry Incorporated P O Box 476 Salt Lake City UT 84110-00476. Hardbound $49.95 plus $4.50 shipping. Checks, money orders, Visa, Mastercard & Discover accepted. 1-800-531-1790. (review is from NAAH #15) For New York Native American Research they suggest: A Partial Working Bibliography on the Amerindians of NY by H Leon Abrams Jr 1979. Problems of American Indian Research in NY State from a talk by Elma Paterson in the Western NY Genealogical Society Journal #12 1985 :107-12. You can reach the Western NY Genealogical Society Inc. at 5859 South Park Avenue P O Box 338 Hamburg NY 14075-0338. Indian Geographical names supplement bound in back of the NY Historical Society Proceedings 1906. You can reach the NY Historical Society at 170 Central Park West NY NY 10024-5194. The NY State Archives & Records Administration/ The State Education department. Cultural Education Center 11th Floor Empire State Plaza Albany NY 12230 has land & court records, military & tax records. NY State vital records indexes, pre settlement survey maps and legislative records. The NY State Library, Humanities/History Cultural Ed Center 7th floor has genealogies, local histories, fed and state censuses, also the NY DAR collection. New York State Dept of Health & Vital Records Empire State Plaza Albany NY 12237-0023 These are research contacts that other researchers have found useful in the past: Cayuga Indian Nation Tribal Council POB 11 Versailles NY 14168 716-532-4847 FAX 532-5417 Mohawk Reservation 4934 ST Hwy #6 FOnda NY 12068 Oneida Nation of New York 1-800-685-6115 Onondaga Nation Rural Route 1, Box 270A Nedrow NY 13120 (315) 469-8507 Oil Springs Reservation (Seneca) 1490 Route 438 Irving NY 14081 716-532-4900 Oneida Indian Nation of New York 101 Canal Street Canastota NY 13032 315-361-6300 Fax: 315-361-6333 Otsiningo Iroquois Studies Association 28 Zevan Rd Johnson City NY 13790 Seneca nation Tribal Council P O Box 231 Salamanca NY 14081 (716) 945-1790 Seneca Wolf Clan Rainbow Teaching Lodge Moonrainbow 46 Finch St Rochester NY 14613 Seneca Nation of Indians (Salamanca) G R Plummer Building PO Box 231 Salamanca, NY 14779 (716) 945-1790 Fax: 945-3917 Seneca Nation of Indians (Cattarauaus) William Seneca Building 1490 Route 438 Irving NY 14081 (716) 532-4900 Fax: 532-6272 St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians RR I Box 8A Hogansburg NY (518) 358-2272 Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians 920 Commissioners Road East London Ontario Canada N5Z 3J1 519-681-3551 Kahnawake Economic Dvelopment Authority General Delivery Kahnawake Mohawk Territory Quebec Canada J0L 1B0 514-638-4280 FAX 514-638-3276 Seneca-Cayuga Post Office Box 1283 Miami OK 74355-1283 (918) 542-6609 FAX 542-3684 Ione Band of Mohawk Ione CA 95640 916-566-7121 Oneida Community Library C/O Oral Tradition P O Box 365 Elm St Oneida WI 54155 Oneida NAtion of Wisconsin 1-800-236-2214 Oneidal Tribal Council Post Off ice Box 365 Oneida WI 5415i5-0365 414-869-1260 Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin P O Box 365 Oneida WI 54155 Seneca Wolf Clan Teaching Lodge POB 392 Boca Raton FL 33429-0392 Seneca Indian Historical Society Rt 1 Box 357 Wingina VA 24599 According to Snow Flower a Shawnee researcher. "The Iroquois People believed that the Willow was the tree of life. They planted willows on their graves. When that was no longer possible, they carved them on the gravestones. So, when you are walking in an older cemetery and find a headstone with a willow on it, you are most likely to be looking at an Iroquois speaking person." According to Donna Allen Tampa Fl. "The first person to suggest that the 13 colonies form a union was Iroquois Chief Canassatego, who got tired of trying to negotiate treaties with so many different entities. Benjamin Franklin picked up on the idea and pitched it to the Albany Congress in 1754." AND: "The concept of impeachment was taken from the Iroquois, who were governed by 50 elected sachems. Any one of them could be impeached by a vote of the WOMEN." AND: "Representation in the U.S. Senate is modeled after the Iroquois League in which all nations had an equal voice regardless of size. The practise of giving newly admitted states equal status was modeled after the Iroquois Nation as well." Other Books that might be helpful: Realm of the Iroquois ISBN 0-8094-9437-X copyright 1993 INDIANS IN PENNSYLVANIA by Paul A W Wallace ISBN 0-89271-017-9. # 0102 $8.95 From the European contact with Native Americans and onward to 1964 when the last of Cornplanters descendents left, resulting in the last Indian Community in Pennsylvania vanishing. The author covers the various tribes; Susquehannocks, Delawares, Iroquois, Shawnees. As well as Indian Refugees in Pa. Of the Delawares he details the physical appearance, dress, villages, houses, occupations, nodes of travel, warfare, Government and social organization, Life cycle, religion, amusements. The Native American Book of Knowledge Author : White Deer of Autumn/ Gabriel Horn. This book tells of the many contributions that Native Americans made to this country. One of the chapters in this book tells about the "People of the Longhouse", better known as the Iroquois. It is this tribe who is associated with the Iroquois Confederacy. This Confederacy consisted of five nations. They were the Iroquois, Onondaga, Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, and Oneida. They were united under the "Law of Great Peace". The symbol for the Confederacy was an Eagle, with five arrows in one claw and a pine bow in the other claw. The thirteen colonies adopted the eagle as their symbol too. In one claw is thirteen arrows to symbolize the original thirteen colonies. In the other claw was an olive branch. The olive branch is the European symbol for peace. THE MYTHS OF NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS by Lewis Spence 36 illustrations and a map. ISBN 0-486-25967-7 $8.95 An interesting anthology of myths and legends of the Algonquins, Iroquois, Pawness and Sioux and northern and northwestern tribes gives a look at our ancestors who dominated the territories of North America. Hope something in this helps you. Sincerely, Laurie Beth Roman NAAHKITTY@aol.com Author of the book series Who's Looking For Whom In Native American Ancestry; Volumes I & II Volume III to concentrate on Native Ancestor Research in Pa. Developed The Native American Ancestors Roster Database Available for Book Signings, Speaking Engagements, Classes & Workshops. Writer Native American Ancestry Research, Writer's Nest, & Book Reviews columns at www.riverviewonline.com Surnames: Adams, Allshouse, Ostander, Murray, White & Whiteman in SWPA. Evans, Gamble, Russel, & Stalcup Phila Pa., Baker & Darrah in NY & NJ. Roman in NY, NJ & Sweden. ==== GENAUTHOR Mailing List ==== LATIN-WORDS-L is a mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in Latin from earliest to most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old Latin words, phrases, names, abbreviations and antique jargon. 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