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I have read threads on this forum off and on for a while now. I'm not a huge poster, unless I have something of import to say I also don't remember if I introduced myself way back when I first started reading here. So here goes ...

I'm Sara in west Texas. I'm proud to say I have a small Cherokee heritage ... I have to admit that my father's side is also entirely Scots (a nice warring people LOL).

Thanks for letting me read and comment here and there

Welcome to this forum, Sara. I do hope you return often - you are most welcome.

Sara, my grandmother always said we were Scotch-Irish. David, my husband, tells me that's a sure fire sign of Cherokee ancestry. Not sure why, but I believe what he says. He has done years worth of research and reading. I'm lazy....I let him do the reading then just tell me what he's read.

Welcome, Sara!

LOL - David may have something, except that my Cherokee heritage comes through my mother's line They're the English. The story goes that that my great (maybe 2 greats) grandfather left the reservation due to a fight with his best friend that was supposed to be a fight to the death, but in the meantime he and his friend made up ... not wanting to kill his friend, or be killed by his friend, he (my ancestor) left the reservation. To my knowledge, we don't have his tribal name. My aunt (a great genealogist) has something that shows we originated in GA and wound up in OK ... I haven't read it or even seen it yet though

I am a Chippewa Indian and a German. My parents raised us in both worlds. Even though to the outside world, I was a dirty little indian. So, by time I graduated, I wanted nothing to do with my Chippewa heritage. I hated that part of me. I am now 35 yrs old, I now know that I can embrace both parts of me. So, now I am on a journey to find me (half Chippewa and half German). I have the foundation that my parents implanted in us. So, I started with receiving my Native name. "Asin Ekwe" means White Stone Woman. My spirit comes from The Manitoulin Island in Canada. She is a very important spirit in my tribe. White Stone is a dreamers rock. I am a great dreamer.

Hello Asin Ekwe, and welcome to my Native American forum and the Campfire. You are most welcome and I hope you come back often.

Your story is very interesting. I hope you will continue your journey in finding and strengthening your Chippewa heritage. I would love to hear more about White Stone Woman and the legend. "Dreamers" are very important to spiritual growth on Mother Earth.

I will be away from the Campfire Circle for four days beginning tomorrow. I will be thinking of you all and will return Wednesday, 4/22. Walk in Peace and Beauty and Blessings to you.

Asin Ekwe,
I would love to hear about White Stone Woman, too. White Buffalo Calf Woman brought the Sacred Ceremonies and Ways to Live to the Lakota. Please tell us about White Stone Woman....

Asin Ekwe,
What a beautiful place to get your name from! My Mother's and my generation were raised "white." I didn't fit in and knew it early. I was in my early 30's and mother to a 3 year old when my heritage was confirmed. I tried my best to share with my daughter as I learned. She got away from it for a while, but I'm glad to say she is ready to learn again now at 23.

She attended her first gathering "solo" today. It was truly a "mixed" experience for her. However, she is very excited about the Unity Pow-Wow next month. We're coming up and all the tribes in SC will be participating. For now, it's a one day event, but I hope it grows.

Please share with us as you learn.

Iknow this sounds funny, but I just got my first sewing machine. I am going to make my first regala (oops, probably spelled wrong). I want to dance in my first pow wow, since I was a child. I used to do bead work, so this all will be an adventure. I will keep you posted as I learn.