tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692036423578234815.post6806454492838555171..comments2024-03-19T23:07:02.160-07:00Comments on The African-Native American Genealogy Blog: The Case of Susan Colbert, Cherokee Father, Choctaw Freedman MotherAngela Y. Walton-Rajihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987860835348165902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692036423578234815.post-10769951568086346292011-01-04T18:49:00.926-08:002011-01-04T18:49:00.926-08:00A couple of lectures I attended on tracing Native ...A couple of lectures I attended on tracing Native American ancestry referred to the slave-holding tribes, but they did not mention the racial policies that regulated membership. This is indeed sad news to hear.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692036423578234815.post-27067945472665959832011-01-04T07:41:33.765-08:002011-01-04T07:41:33.765-08:00Angela, what is the most damning part of this inte...Angela, what is the most damning part of this interview is the idea that "harm" would come to the tribes if "bogus" claims of Indian ancestry were acknowledged. <br /><br />The thought that someone of African-Indian ancestry could harm the tribe is actually the bogus claim and unfortunately it is being repeated today in everyone one of the Five Slave Holding Tribes. <br /><br />We can only hope that some enlightened people come to realize the true tragedy of this policy.Terry LIGONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07984215829377154156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692036423578234815.post-44696040924516595762011-01-03T23:38:17.105-08:002011-01-03T23:38:17.105-08:00This one was really touching and hit close to home...This one was really touching and hit close to home. My brother was adopted from the Cherokee Nation in Arkansas. The adoption severed his ties to the tribe but sadly in many ways today he needs them as there are some things he inherited that he needs answers too.<br />Once again great blog.Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466027185186816047noreply@blogger.com