[Bumashes]

Originally Posted by -Midget-

That's fascinating that your dentist could make such a determination based off your teeth!

In case you wanted to know, what he was looking for is called "shovel teeth." Your incisors will tend to be shovel like in appearance, meaning they will kind of dip in from the back.

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The degree of "shoveling" can vary, but it almost always indicates Indian or Asian descent. Not that you have to have this trait to be a descendant. It's just one more way of proving your history. I looked this information up on the web. It was pretty hard to find an actual drawing/picture of what they mean, so I hope this helps someone.

[Bumashes]

I tried to find a picture quickly, but I couldn't. You're on your own.

[Gennaver]

Originally Posted by Tanzanite

My NAI ancestory was back in the 1600's. They were the Micmac tribe near Novia Scotia/Port Royal. The French men married Indian wives,(no french women around, I presume) so my great grandma to the 9th or 10th power named "Radegonde", was my first NAI ancestor. I believe several Micmac's migrated to to ports in the US (especially Maine & Louisiana) after the great french deportation. I have no idea what percentage that would make me.

Hello Tanzanite,

My identification is the opposite: I consider that my Anishinaabe ancestry goes back until time immemorial yet that my European ancestry came in around the 1500's or so, (that is when the French Canadian joined the mix for me).

Glad to be a descendant of the spontaneously created people, fish clan.

Honor the TREATIES.

Gen
p.s. expressing no phenotypical-stereotypical "mythologizing the other" traits either.

p.p.s. edited to add, (darn I do have some stereotypical traits but, an expressed allele is just that, it is not a "culture" but an allele, however I do not believe that "validation" is required, nor do I believe in the arbitrary CDIB cards either and am glad to know that some Nations choose to reject that as a requirement for registery). Besides the CDIB is set to do to Native "blood quantum" the same as the DAwes Act did to Native land bases, which is to make them invalid and to eliminate any Fiduciary responsibility...

[NWPAnurse]

How do you look up native american ancestry. My mother has always said that there is native american blood on her mothers side, but no one in the family seems to know what tribe, how far back, or anything. I tried to do some searches. All I really know is a name- Thrasher, that was born in Upper tyrone PA. Any idea where I could start?

[Thunderwolf]

Originally Posted by NWPAnurse

How do you look up native american ancestry. My mother has always said that there is native american blood on her mothers side, but no one in the family seems to know what tribe, how far back, or anything. I tried to do some searches. All I really know is a name- Thrasher, that was born in Upper tyrone PA. Any idea where I could start?

You may have to start posting your Thrasher name in some genealogy web sites and/or reading what others have posted regarding the name. By doing this, you may also get some contact names where you can email outreach to in order to get more info, such as a tribal name. Ancestry.com is one. There are others too. Do a Google search on genealogy. I would start there.

[Gennaver]

Originally Posted by NWPAnurse

How do you look up native american ancestry. My mother has always said that there is native american blood on her mothers side, but no one in the family seems to know what tribe, how far back, or anything. I tried to do some searches. All I really know is a name- Thrasher, that was born in Upper tyrone PA. Any idea where I could start?

Hello NWPAnurse,

An incredibly easy way is to talk to your family, your aunts grandparents, your second cousins or their parents. You might be surprised to find out that some second cousin somewhere has been searching the extension of your family tree's roots for some time.

Also, if you do a search of the general rolls or indexes from the 1800s or any treaty signatures or census from PA at that time you may find some connection.
Gen-
HONOR the treaties, (no place else on this forum where this is really significant to sign )

[NativeButterfly]

1/16 Choctaw here!!! We also have some Cherokee but that is undocumented.

[nan1993]

My father was 1/4 Cherokee and my mother's father was 1/2 Cherokee. My mother's uncle and wife lived on a reservation in North Carolina. I am proud to be Indian.

[tas2006]

I am of tuscarora descent from my maternal side; we are directly from the "ORIGINAL 22."

[lumbeelpn]

pure lumbee from robeson county