Why do a lot of people claim Cherokee blood but never Blackfeet blood or even Navajo blood, why it's always Cherokee but never other tribes?
26-30, F
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MethDozer · M
It's because prior to the Trail of Tears the Cherokee were one of the few Native tibes that intermarried extensively with whites, blacks, and other tribes in an effort to build trade relations. Then after the Trail of Tears the Cherokee sorta took on mythical status with white people. So claiming Cherokee became romaticised and also kinda easy because of the prolific intermarriages.
Fungirlmmm · 51-55, F
@MethDozer Yes. You are right on the money.
My great gramdfather was left on a doorstep by a young cherokee mother. She wanted her child to have better because he was of "mixed race." My great great grandparents took him in and raised them as tneir own. Many years later she came back looking for him and he was able to have a relationship with her. My grandmother my dad and my sister all have the skin color and dominant features and here I am pale and blonde. According to my ancestry report cherokee makes up a large portion of my DNA but I do not look anything close.
My great gramdfather was left on a doorstep by a young cherokee mother. She wanted her child to have better because he was of "mixed race." My great great grandparents took him in and raised them as tneir own. Many years later she came back looking for him and he was able to have a relationship with her. My grandmother my dad and my sister all have the skin color and dominant features and here I am pale and blonde. According to my ancestry report cherokee makes up a large portion of my DNA but I do not look anything close.
bijouxbroussard · F
@Fungirlmmm Which company did you use ? Most can’t narrow it down to a specific tribe.
Fungirlmmm · 51-55, F
@bijouxbroussard If I dont fall asleep before i can type it out. Ill message you. If not ill send tomorrow