On 06/02/2010 10:25 PM, mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> CL<flothru@yahoo.com>  wrote:
>> On 06/02/2010 01:32 PM, mtfester@netMAPSONscape.net wrote:
> 
>>>> It bothers me A LOT, but I have a note from my parents.  I'm part Seneca
>>>> (Iroquois / Algonquin) which meant absolutely nothing on the East Coast
>>>
>>> Never heard the Seneca alled Algonquin; they were the largest of the
>>> Iroquois nations. I'm part (distant) Onandaga, myself. Spent some time
>>> on the Oneida reservations in Wisconsin when I was a kid.
> 
>> That came from the BIA ... or something related ... classifications.
>> Blame it on White People in Upstate New York.  Works for Jews, too.
> 
> The Seneca were one of the original 5 nations of the Iroquois, and they did
> NOT get along with the Algonquin (to the detriment of the Algonquin.)

You're preaching to the choir, here.  As I said, this is something set
up by white people at some time in the ancient past.  Nuttin' to do wid
me.

One of the strange factoids I have picked up is that the Oneida were the
only one of the Five Nations to side with the Americans in the War of
Independence.  The other four were pro-British and provided them with
native guides, porters, soldiers, and the like.  My white ancestors who
fought for the Americans were all descendents of the branch that founded
Niew Amsterdam so, either some parts of the family fought for both sides
or they hooked up much later.

>>>> they ever try).  My immediate family all have light skin, blue eyes, and
>>>> blond hair, but I have some cousins who look like they're on day release
>>>> from the Reservation.
>>>
>>> My grandfather had a classic Iroquois face, but blue eyes.
> 
>> Didn't get the looks, just the propensity to develop early onset
>> diabetes.  I would have preferred the looks.
> 
> Well, his side of the family all lived into their 90s, and were pretty
> active until then; hope I got those genes.

My father's parents both lived to age 103, but my father died in his
early 70s.  I am hoping this longevity thing just skips a generation
every now and then.

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CL