Becky, In the True Traditional term of Indian Princess....at least Cherokee....there is no such thing as an Indian princess. Now, in modern times......yes there is. Its a contest...but wasn't a part of our ancestor's "titles" Alli ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rebecca York" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] Re: OKGEN-D Benefits > Well, Rebecca, I beg to differ with that. There is such a thing. I have a > granddaughter - and I gaurantee she's a little Indian Princess!! > > Becky
I read somewhere that the term originated with the English in America. They didn't know what to call the daughter of a high chief and, based on their royalty in England, referred to her as an "Indian princess." shirley Alli wrote: > Becky, > In the True Traditional term of Indian Princess....at least > Cherokee....there is no such thing as an Indian princess. Now, in modern > times......yes there is. Its a contest...but wasn't a part of our ancestor's > "titles"
Alli, Yes, I know that. I've known that for a long time. My granddaughter is a card carrying Indian baby, and she IS a PRINCESS. So there!! <grin> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alli" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:12 AM Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] Re: OKGEN-D Benefits > Becky, > In the True Traditional term of Indian Princess....at least > Cherokee....there is no such thing as an Indian princess. Now, in modern > times......yes there is. Its a contest...but wasn't a part of our ancestor's > "titles" > Alli > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rebecca York" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 2:32 PM > Subject: Re: [OKGEN ] Re: OKGEN-D Benefits > > > > Well, Rebecca, I beg to differ with that. There is such a thing. I have > a > > granddaughter - and I gaurantee she's a little Indian Princess!! > > > > Becky > > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > OKGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/index.htm > PhotoGallery - http://marti.rootsweb.com/photogallery/index.htm > Have you visited OKBits? http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/ >