Monthly Archives: October 2012

Lost Trail of Tears Segment Discovered

Posted on October 6, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Google Earth has helped with a lot of things.  I’ve used it to locate potential archaeology dig sites, to find historical locations, and of course, to look at my own house. Now we can add to that list that it has … Continue reading →

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Counting Coup

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Counting coup – I’ve known this phrase so long that I don’t ever remember not knowing it.  It’s one of the cultural artifacts that somehow was handed down in my family. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realized … Continue reading →

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Chowan Indians – Petition of 1790

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Roberta Estes

The Digital Library on American Slavery holds a lot of information about Native as well as mixed people.   http://library.uncg.edu/slavery/index.aspx In the petition below, presented to the North Carolina General Assembly, and subsequently rejected, we catch a glimpse of the remnants of Chowan … Continue reading →

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Oto Indians

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Roberta Estes

Once again, the Carlisle records provided the name of a tribe I hadn’t seen before, the Oto Indians.  The painting above by Karl Bodmer shows the Missouri, the Oto and the Chief of the Puncas (Ponca) circa 1840-1843. The Otoe, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Ho-Chunk, Ioway, Kaw, Missouria, Omaha, Osage, Otoe, Ponca, Sac and Fox, Winnebago | 7 Comments

Freedom Suits in Virginia

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Roberta Estes

The current exhibit at the Library of Virginia, “You have no Right:  Law and Justice in Virginia”  delves into the issue of Indian slavery in Virginia, both legal and illegal.  Many Native people were wrongfully enslaved.  They and their descendants … Continue reading →

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The Chitimacha

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Roberta Estes

I ran across another tribe while transcribing the Carlisle Indian School student records that I wasn’t familiar with.  Adrian Depremont was listed as a Chitimac.  Having never heard of this tribe before, I turned to my friend, Google, and discovered … Continue reading →

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