tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193206024924903477.post1820823274454897619..comments2024-01-12T18:29:00.527-06:00Comments on Thoughts from Polly's Granddaughter: Elizabeth Warren's Ancestry - Part 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193206024924903477.post-33748610247498742732012-06-15T22:18:54.025-05:002012-06-15T22:18:54.025-05:00Terrific work, especially showing the range of doc...Terrific work, especially showing the range of documents in which Cherokee and Indian status were recorded, and the historical differences about territory and location, and events occurring at different periods. Very useful facts - as you said, you showed how one family lived as Cherokee and another as white.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06274483802353047735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193206024924903477.post-46157475563748081802012-06-09T07:54:07.387-05:002012-06-09T07:54:07.387-05:00Mr. Lee,
I can't help wondering whether you un...Mr. Lee,<br />I can't help wondering whether you understand what you are talking about. Evidently not, as you seem to be participating in the defamation. You are part of the problem, that of everyone having the "right" to call themselves whatever they want. Doesn't make it true.<br />Of course you don't have to show Twila or anyone "proof," because frankly, for one, I don't think you have any, and for two, I'm pretty certain you haven't done any research into your "part Cherokee" (or Osage) heritage. You heard the family story and accept it as true, truth be damned.<br />What you or anyone who takes this position don't understand is that being Cherokee is not a blood issue. To be called Cherokee, one must be a citizen of one of the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes. To become a citizen of one of these tribes, one must show documentary proof. Neither you nor Elizabeth Warren can do that, therefore, neither of you can say you are Cherokee. YOU perhaps could claim Cherokee heritage, IF you were to do some research and find a direct ancestor on one of the many Cherokee rolls, records or other documentation.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08884174213653714224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193206024924903477.post-68144400962827127842012-06-09T07:26:07.782-05:002012-06-09T07:26:07.782-05:00Gregory, how is anything written here defamatory? ...Gregory, how is anything written here defamatory? It's a shame that you consider protecting one's ancestors, history, culture and sovereignty to be silly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002793911314525366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193206024924903477.post-4378480294694022062012-06-05T00:27:10.709-05:002012-06-05T00:27:10.709-05:00I'm part Cherokee, too, and Osage, or so the s...I'm part Cherokee, too, and Osage, or so the story in my family goes. Should I try to prove it to you? I don't think so. I saw reference to your blog in a New Yorker piece making fun of what you are doing. I can't help wondering whether you understand the position you put yourself in by writing defamatory articles, of a rather silly nature, about a current political candidate.Gregory Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293280236115306205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1193206024924903477.post-40288318776779835742012-06-03T16:37:58.902-05:002012-06-03T16:37:58.902-05:00I fully support your efforts here, and am fascinat...I fully support your efforts here, and am fascinated by the detailed genealogical and historical information you present.<br /><br />I recently wrote on the subject myself:<br />http://trueliberalnexus.wordpress.com/2012/06/03/elizabeth-warrens-struggle-with-truth/<br /><br />including information found here. I hope that I fairly presented the facts and your concerns, and if not, will gladly amend my article accordingly.<br /><br />Best of luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com