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After all we learned I wasn't suprised to read John Smith was involved in the early dealings with the Patawomeks. Didn't know he drew a detailed map of the area though. The article focuses too much on the current day ails of American Indians for my tastes but that's good info to have when you consider the effects of early interactions between Indians and colonists. I was suprised to read that they allied themselves with the English against Powhatan. I didn't think the colonists had any allies at that point. Typical English backstabbing when they go and massacre the tribe less than fifty years after they were allies.
It was also pretty interesting that so many people could track their geneology back so far as to realize their anscestors were members of this tribe. I don't think I've ever worked my geneology back further than two hundred years, much less four hundred. I had no idea there were eight recognized tribes left in the state. I thought most of the recognized tribes had been moved west a long time ago. Not to say that's a good thing, that's just what I thought.
It was also pretty interesting that so many people could track their geneology back so far as to realize their anscestors were members of this tribe. I don't think I've ever worked my geneology back further than two hundred years, much less four hundred. I had no idea there were eight recognized tribes left in the state. I thought most of the recognized tribes had been moved west a long time ago. Not to say that's a good thing, that's just what I thought.
posted by AJ | 4:34 PM
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Yeah, the genealogy thing surprised me, too. I didn't know that people typically did that sort of thing unless they were considered some sort of social elite.
Yes, the English dand americans do a lot of the said backstab however, I think your response was shallow and pedantic...but when you were talking about the geneology, I know you were wishing you were native american so you could get scholarships and open casinos.
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