Hello , there. PLEAS REREAD MY FIRST NOTE- I must have run two paragraphs together or took a curve too fast. I did not mean the Basques were accepted by the Wichita Reservation in Oklahoma- I meant the HUACO INDIANS. pronounced Waco- and Waco was named after them because it includes their historic Indian City near Huaco (Waco) Springs, just off Waco Drive west of the Brazos. The Oak trees they lived under before Columbus still shade the Springs, but much fill work and levelling has been done. One Huaco Indian made ceremonial and Educational visits back to Waco this year , either from Chickasha or Anadarko, Oklahoma. Can't remember which. The full blood Huacos can be counted on your fingers. Until well after 1950, some Huacos came once a year to cut sacred long skinny cedar poles on the Brazos north of Waco and loaded them on railroad flat cars for the trip to the Wichita reservation in Oklahoma for building ceremonial Tipis. (Tee-Pees) The First Baptist Church of Bellmead (Between Waco and Mount Carmel #2 near Axtell)) (also adjoining Texas State Technical College on the old james Conally Air Base) has an older and smaller chapel used by some Baylor students and local business people called the Buffalo River Indian Baptist Church. Have also heard some about Baylor University sponsoring a Native American Baptist fellowship. These students from the Leon Jawarski law school are among the Nation's sharpest- and I did not attend school there, as State Universities were more affordable. The new sports indoor complex has been used in years past for annual open Indian Pow Wows with ceremonies and individual Indian church booths. The Alabama- Coshutas opf Texas were by far the most colorful and lively. Most American tribes were represented. Now I think I know one origin of round dances like the COTTON EYED JOE- but we have spped the movements up and lost the deeper meanings of friendship and acceptance their welcome and friendship dances expressed. It only took 1/64 Indian blood- sometimes less- to claim Arkansas- Oklahoma- Missouri Cherokee Nation land, If you can prove your lineage your College is free' I went to Minnesota for a few weeks work and met one lady in the Tourist Information bureau in Missouri who was doing Geneaology for pay to help those with Indian blood to get scholarships. Go down to your local library and look for your family names in the Tribal Indian Rolls- you may be surprised. Note the % blood recognized by the U.S. Bureau of Indian affairs. Their national office and library or records, at least are in Fort Worth, Texas. Take care, Charles Wyly On Fri, 10 Sep 1999 16:38:09 -0500 KARLA KT SHAHAN <[email protected]> writes: >Whoooaaa! I have read some articles, I believe in National >Geographic magazine, >regarding the Basques of our country as shepherds in Wyoming and >Idaho... >but I didn't know that they were receiving preferential treatment... > >as seperate ethnic groups? >************************************* > >Charles Wyly wrote: > >"The Rocky mountain Sheepherders with horse drawn camper wagons were >Basque- often mistaken for Gipsies. > >Boise,Idaho is the largest Basque city in theU.S. and was settled by >Basque sheepherders or descendants. > >and > > Over 1/2 ,some say 2/3 of Colombus's sailors were of Basque >ancestry. > >and > >They are now part of the Wichita >>Reservation based on linguistics and lifestyle. " > >And then Jim Brown wrote: > >"is 50% Basque. He is the grandson of an Idaho sheep herder. Believe >it or >not, he is entitled to preferential treatment under the Civil Rights >and >Affirmative Action programs of the Federal government, since he is >considered >"Hispanic"! >************************************************ >Does this mean that these Basques, arriving in the US ca. 1490's, >have gradually assimilated into both the >Hispanic and Native American groups... and are receiving benefits as >such? > >What about all the poor Swedes, Danes, Norwegians, Germans, etc? > >Karla > > > > > >___________________________________________________________________ >Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, >and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: >http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ==== Southern-Trails Mailing >List ==== Rootsweb is Free! But Rootsweb is supported by volunteers >and contributions. Show your support and become a member. Click here >for more information: http://www.rootsweb.com