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yellerpup

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21. If you are looking for ancestors

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #12)

Tue Sep 4, 2012, 02:01 PM

Sep 2012

who were in Indian Territory you should check The Pioneer Papers, published online by the University of Oklahoma. The Papers are from a WPA project (1938) that recorded the anecdotes/histories of the old timers. There are many volumes, but you can type in your family name and the search will point you to where you might find an interview with one of your ancestors. Fascinating stuff and a lot more interesting than browsing lists of public records.

Link: http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/

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Can someone explain the whole Warren Indian thing to me? [View all] Deep13 Sep 2012 OP

Elizabeth Warren is from Oklahoma. yellerpup Sep 2012 #1

The RW meme implies that by making the NA claim, she got some advantage bigbrother05 Sep 2012 #2

Osiyo, dinadinatli yellerpup Sep 2012 #5

So pixierigby Sep 2012 #11

Do you plan to vote for her? DURHAM D Sep 2012 #14

Why do you think she doesn't want to speak with this group? yellerpup Sep 2012 #15

Not that this has anything to do with pipi_k Sep 2012 #3

In fact most whites in N.Am. do have some native ancestors. Deep13 Sep 2012 #4

I think the chances pipi_k Sep 2012 #6

When the early Cherokees noted that whites did not consider them "human" yellerpup Sep 2012 #7

I would like to see pipi_k Sep 2012 #17

The Cherokee is one of the few (possibly the only) tribes yellerpup Sep 2012 #20

So it's all horseshit. Deep13 Sep 2012 #8

Actually, not really pixierigby Sep 2012 #9

I support her desire to embrace a minority heritage DURHAM D Sep 2012 #12

If you are looking for ancestors yellerpup Sep 2012 #21

Thank you for that tip. DURHAM D Sep 2012 #22

I hope it helps you. yellerpup Sep 2012 #23

Also pixierigby Sep 2012 #10

She grew up in Oklahoma - DURHAM D Sep 2012 #13

+1 yellerpup Sep 2012 #16

As well as a significant part of state history taught to all students in HS bigbrother05 Sep 2012 #19

On feeling like one is whatever... pipi_k Sep 2012 #18