[Magdalen] Asian?

[Jay Weigel]

One of my friends, Jazmyne, is part Native and does not know where to
begin. She knows her grandmother was at least half Native but it was not
talked about at that time, and she has no idea what tribe or where to begin
to find out anything about her ancestry. Both her parents are dead and none
of her siblings know anything either. She is understandably quite
frustrated! She'd love to know where she belongs. She's now partnered (for
complicated reasons she says she will never marry anyone) with a man who is
a member of one of the northern California tribes and who is very proud of
his heritage and she would like to know more about hers.

On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 6:46 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dawn is a life member of the AIM. http://aimovement.org
>
> If you get to see the film "The Cherokee Word For Water", it's wonderful.
> It's about Wilma Mankiller, the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee
> Nation in OK. Dawn knew Chief Wilma, and we got to see the film pre-release
> in KC, which has a large urban Native American population. I got to meet
> Charlie Soap (Wilma's husband) and Dawen and I spent some time talking with
> Mo Brings Plenty, a Lakota friend of ours.
>
> Now, Natives are encouraged to use their Tribe name to identify, rather
> than Native American.
>
> Grace and peace,
> brud
> honorary Cherokee
>
> On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 9:35 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I amused the hell out of me when John Kerry was running for President and
> > someone mentioned that since his wife was born in Mozambique, she could
> > actually be our first African-American First Lady!
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 12:13 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 8/10/2015 11:43:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > houstonklr at gmail.com writes:
> > >
> > > ...not  to mention that people seem to self-identify as
> > > 'native American', when  what they think they're saying is that they
> are
> > > "American"...
> > > Lynn>>>>>>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I think if one truly believes the geneticists, most of us could  be
> > called
> > > "African-Americans".
> > >
> > > I see that some genetic studies recently have suggested that there  was
> > > another immigration into the Americas besides the generally held
> Bering
> > > Sea scheme currently popular for the first Americans.
> > >
> > > And on the subject of first Americans, I am amused and also pleased
> > > that American Indians/First Americans have finally put themselves in
> > > a good financial shape secondary to the casinos everywhere.
> > >
> > > The little St. Croix Band of Chippewas in my home county of Wisconsin
> > > where my work was largely pro bono, now have their own casino, and  are
> > > doing quite well.  I'm sure they can pay for their own medical  care.
> > >
> > >
> > > http://hertel.stcroixcasino.com/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > David Strang.
> > >
> >
>