Monthly Archives: October 2013

The Apache

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Chiricahua medicine man in wickiup with family In 1871, a document titled “Resources of Arizona Territory with a Description of the Indian Tribes; Ancient Ruins, Cochise, Apache Chief; Antonio, Pima Chief; Stage and Wagon Roads; Trade and Commerce, Etc.” was … Continue reading →

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Indian Slaves of Christopher Guin

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Roberta Estes

From the South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History. http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/ Series: S213003 Volume – 002I Page – 00704 Item – 02 Date: 1754/02/02 Description: GUIN, CHRISTOPHER, LATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO JOSEPH ALLSTON, OF CRAVEN COUNTY, BILL OF SALE FOR … Continue reading →

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Wounded Knee

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Roberta Estes

‎123 years ago, on December 28,1890, Chief Spotted Elk was deathly sick with pneumonia.. His band of Lakota set off in the snow from Cheyenne River to seek shelter with Red Cloud at Pine Ridge reservation. Big Foot’s band was … Continue reading →

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Native American Maternal Haplogroup A2a and B2a Dispersion

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Recently, in Phys.org, they published a good overview of a couple of recently written genetic papers dealing with Native American ancestry.  I particularly like this overview, because it’s written in plain English for the non-scientific reader. In a nutshell, there … Continue reading →

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Petition Sundry Inhabitants South of French Broad

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Page 1 of 19 Petition Sundry Inhabitants South of French Broad North Carolina General Assembly Session Records Nov-Dec 1789, Box 4, Folder 81 Source: North Carolina State Archives 109 E. Jones St. – Raleigh, N.C. 27601 Transcribed from Photocopied Document … Continue reading →

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Mary Bosomworth, Creek Head Woman

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Roberta Estes

From the South Carolina Dept. of Archives and History. http://www.archivesindex.sc.gov/onlinearchives/ Series: S213003 Volume – 002I Page – 00433 Item – 00 Date: 1752/09/23 Description: ASSEMBLED ESTATES OF THE UPPER CREEK NATION, TO ALL PERSONS, DECLARATION THAT THE ISLAND KNOWN COMMONLY … Continue reading →

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