Do you have any American Indian ancestry? (atheist, Irish)

[texan55]

Originally Posted by Shelby61

I think Cherokees married outside the tribe more frequently than other American Indians.

aztec? mayan?

any other native american tribe south of the u.s.?

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Shelby61

I do not think there is really a stigma anymore. At least not like there used to be. Can you please explain your justification for the claim that most white Americans have a Native or African ancestor?

If you can find it, check out Scientific American magazine from December 2003. Here's some more information to check out:1/3 White Americans Have Recent Black Ancestry « The Postnational Monitor (http://pmsol3.wordpress.com/2007/07/25/13-white-americans-have-recent-black-ancestry/ - broken link)

USATODAY.com - DNA rewrites history for African-Americans

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[ckhthankgod]

Part Choctaw from Mississippi and supposedly a little bit of Cherokee, but I think it would be Lumbee now due to the surnames in my family. What's ironic is that there are probably Blacks and whites in that state that are related through Native American ancestry since both have mixed with the Choctaw there.

[ladarron]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Black folks always say that.

I have a picture of her she is indian if you don't believe me look up the blckfoot tribe.

[backdrifter]

I wish I had more Native American ancestry. I myself am about 25% Aztec, but look totally Spanish and a little French. I'm sure there used to be a stigma about being Native or part Native, but as far as my experience has been with my age group, it is often admired to have that kind of ancestry.

[spanko75]

Choctaw...25%

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by fromdust

yup, some of my ancestors are choctaw. then again everybody i know that was born here in okla has some indian ancestry.

I have some Choctaw ancestry as well(mainly in Louisiana). Who knows. We could be related.

[green_mariner]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

Part Choctaw from Mississippi and supposedly a little bit of Cherokee, but I think it would be Lumbee now due to the surnames in my family. What's ironic is that there are probably Blacks and whites in that state that are related through Native American ancestry since both have mixed with the Choctaw there.

I have Choctaw as well. It is on my mother's side of the family, in Louisiana. You might have a point about some blacks and whites being related through Native American ancestry.

[Bass&Catfish2008]

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[Chicagoland60426]

Yes, My Great Grandmother was Cherokee and Creole.