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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 366206" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Interesting!</p><p>Fun stuff. I love geneology. I participated in the Nat'l Geo migration study and ... didn't learn much. I knew most of my ancestry, but it's still fun to see the migratory patterns. Helps to memorize the origins of certain people, migratory patterns, and timelines. I've always been awful at timelines. Now I'm much better at info about the Ice Age, for ex.</p><p> </p><p>In VA, you must be 1/8 native am to claim any status. The downside to that is that if you wish to place a child for adoption, the tribe must be considered b4 the child can be placed anywhere else. That takes away the bmom's rights. </p><p>"Our" bmom is 1/8, which would make difficult child 1/16. She so badly wanted a private placement, and control over with whom she placed, she immediately backpedaled and told the adopt svc that she had no papers (true) and had no idea how far down the line she was. We were all sweating it out for a few min there!</p><p> </p><p>Is there a name for your tribe other than First Nations? I'm only familiar with-big names like Chocktaw, Cree, Sioux, etc.</p><p> </p><p>In reg to your Italian appearance, depending upon your mood at any given time, you may want to pull a few legs. I have a friend who is black and nat Am. He looks black, but wears a feather earring in one ear ... kind of a giveaway. Anyway, he was born in Iowa. People say, "Iowa? That's so ... white. You sure you're not from anywhere else except Iowa?"</p><p>He deadpans, "Back in 1957, there was a secret govn't program to relocate blacks to white, suburban areas. It was a demographic response to higher education needs ... blah , blah, blah."</p><p>I can't tell you how many people have fallen for that. The first time, I stood slack jawed. The next time my face turned red, embarrassed for the listener. The third time I walked away and had another glass of wine ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 366206, member: 3419"] Interesting! Fun stuff. I love geneology. I participated in the Nat'l Geo migration study and ... didn't learn much. I knew most of my ancestry, but it's still fun to see the migratory patterns. Helps to memorize the origins of certain people, migratory patterns, and timelines. I've always been awful at timelines. Now I'm much better at info about the Ice Age, for ex. In VA, you must be 1/8 native am to claim any status. The downside to that is that if you wish to place a child for adoption, the tribe must be considered b4 the child can be placed anywhere else. That takes away the bmom's rights. "Our" bmom is 1/8, which would make difficult child 1/16. She so badly wanted a private placement, and control over with whom she placed, she immediately backpedaled and told the adopt svc that she had no papers (true) and had no idea how far down the line she was. We were all sweating it out for a few min there! Is there a name for your tribe other than First Nations? I'm only familiar with-big names like Chocktaw, Cree, Sioux, etc. In reg to your Italian appearance, depending upon your mood at any given time, you may want to pull a few legs. I have a friend who is black and nat Am. He looks black, but wears a feather earring in one ear ... kind of a giveaway. Anyway, he was born in Iowa. People say, "Iowa? That's so ... white. You sure you're not from anywhere else except Iowa?" He deadpans, "Back in 1957, there was a secret govn't program to relocate blacks to white, suburban areas. It was a demographic response to higher education needs ... blah , blah, blah." I can't tell you how many people have fallen for that. The first time, I stood slack jawed. The next time my face turned red, embarrassed for the listener. The third time I walked away and had another glass of wine ... [/QUOTE]
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