Karen, Don't mean to butt in to your correspondence with Ward - but I have a question regarding the Abenaki Indians. In your message, in refering to the Abenaki's you state: "...are part of same group that lead the Choctaw from 1760's through current times..." Please explain this. Were the Choctaw's in Virginia?? Or, did they evolve from the Abenaki's? Anxiously awaiting your response. Jean Redmond Jean5383@aol.com