Originally Posted by squeakykitty
I am 1/32 Cherokee from my dad's side and 1/8 of an unknown tribe from my moms side. The reason I don't know what tribe I'm from is that during the late 1800s and early 1900s in Washington, people were ashamed to admit that they had Native American blood in the family tree.
I totally agree with the above post. I wish I knew what tribe the 1/8 came from.
Wish I knew about my family too.
My grandmothers biological mother was called "Indian and Spanish" in rural Texas where she grew up. Her father died before she was born. He was listed a "Negro".
The first blood relative she ever saw was her son, my mothers brother.
He married my beloved aunt who is Cherokee and still lives in Oklahoma.We talk for hours. Her brothers and sisters are great talkers. Wonderful and friendly to us since we were little.Her mother, who lived 103 years was the most silent person I ever met. She rarely said more than a one word answer.
All us cousins spent a lot of time on the reservation where she had once lived. My name is Wa Lu Pi (not on my birth certificate but it's my name there)
Old ladies told us of the lore and history. The Trail of Tears was spoken of is such a way that we felt we were there. "We didn't know the plants. This land was not our home but we had to learn it."
It was "Five Tribes".
I do have a great affinity with the people whose ancestors were taken to Oklahoma and for the people who were native to California, where I live now.
Many descendents of the Tongva people, who lived where I do now, are attempting to learn as much as possible about their roots. They were forced to speak Spanish beginning with the early explorers and missions. I know siblings who had their DNA tested. They are closest to the Ainu of Japan.
Not genetically related to other tribes who lives just a few hundred miles away and presumably traded with the Tongva.
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