tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post3634618617358760381..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: Art and LifeChester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-63177641966720711092008-07-10T16:45:00.001-05:002008-07-10T16:45:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-60731375600535891452008-07-10T16:45:00.000-05:002008-07-10T16:45:00.000-05:00Pat, my birth father and my mother's father have b...Pat, my birth father and my mother's father have both said we have Native American ancestry. In my grandfather's case, I would be 1/16 Cherokee, and in my birth father's case, I couldn't find the details, but it would be at least 1/32--assuming it's true. In neither case is there any documented evidence. My gusband has starting looking into our respective geneologies, but of course, these are the branches of the family tree we can't find out much about. I don't even know the names of my birth father's parents.Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-39486704057919283652008-07-07T11:17:00.000-05:002008-07-07T11:17:00.000-05:00Maryann, Russell Means, Oglala/Lakota Sioux activi...Maryann, <BR/>Russell Means, Oglala/Lakota Sioux activist, said on Alex Jones's radio show recently that the papers had already been filed in Washington to take back the original Sioux land in five states, and to secede from the union on the grounds that a great many treaties have been broken by the government. There are myriad things going on in this country no longer reported by the mainstream media, including the July 3 incident on the Wind River Reservation when government agents broke up the Rainbow group's celebration. They shot people, including children, with rubber bullets to discourage any further group activities. It was reported in the Rawlins, Wyoming, newspaper. Jean Henry (Mead)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08692254239136359941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-10919393459227078922008-07-07T07:23:00.000-05:002008-07-07T07:23:00.000-05:00Very interesting.Very interesting.Sarita Leonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236262575377618259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-81516011651142650942008-07-06T14:22:00.000-05:002008-07-06T14:22:00.000-05:00Nice essay, Pat. I'm never sure how to refer to th...Nice essay, Pat. I'm never sure how to refer to these posts as they are more than a post to a list, yet not an article? And for some reason I don't like saying nice blog. That's such a general term.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I enjoyed this. And I had not heard about the Sioux in SD wanting to secede, as Jean mentioned.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-38595919451144127402008-07-05T23:54:00.000-05:002008-07-05T23:54:00.000-05:00Beth,I have a niece-in-law who is a special ed tea...Beth,<BR/>I have a niece-in-law who is a special ed teacher here in Oklahoma. She goes to several Indian schools on different days of rhe week.<BR/>She bid on the job, and if an equally qualified Indian had matched her bid, the job would have gone to the Indian. She's about the only one in the family who doesn't have one drop of Indian blood, at least that she can prove.<BR/>Do you have any Indian blood at all, even 1/32nd?<BR/>To their credit, Oklahoma Indians are spreading their casino wealth around, in medical care, scholarships,etc. The Chickasaws are especially generous, even giving clothing allowances! One of my nieces was able to get her RN degree thanks to tribal grants. Even Bill Gates has joined in, with grants and perks to Indians as a "minority."<BR/>PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-41354624094736750522008-07-05T12:49:00.000-05:002008-07-05T12:49:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting on this, Pat. This is a topic t...Thanks for posting on this, Pat. This is a topic that's always been of great interest to me. When I was about to graduate from college with a degree in special education, I contacted the Department of Indian Affairs in hopes of working on one of the reservations. I was told they only allowed Indians to teach there, but I still wished I could find some way to help.Jaden Terrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113218513166921429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-75387065658767893922008-07-05T11:06:00.000-05:002008-07-05T11:06:00.000-05:00The Indians have always been so quiet that people ...The Indians have always been so quiet that people tend to ignore them. This is a story with a million angles! How would anyone ever tell it? In a way it's like the story of World War II -- you can only tell it in bits and pieces. Well, if I get wound up here I'll have another post, so for now -- I appreciate the welcome. I'm happy to be here.<BR/><BR/>Pat B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-48403486387373646872008-07-05T10:31:00.000-05:002008-07-05T10:31:00.000-05:00Welcome to Murderous Musings, Pat. I'm glad that y...Welcome to Murderous Musings, Pat. I'm glad that you joined us. I enjoyed reading your article, which focused on my home territory as well as my birth state. The Sioux in neighboring South Dakota are threatening to secede from the union, and I sympathize after driving through the Rosebud Reservation, and reading about their discontent over the years. The Arapaho and Shoshone tribes on the Wind River Reservation may be next to go on the civil war path. Jean Henry (Mead)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08692254239136359941noreply@blogger.com