Monthly Archives: June 2014

Big Y DNA Results Divide and Unite Haplogroup Q Native Americans

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Roberta Estes

One of my long standing goals has been to resurrect the lost heritage of the Native American people. By this I mean, primarily, for genealogists who search for and can’t find their Native ancestors. This blog, as well as my work … Continue reading →

Posted in Algonquian, DNA, Mexico, Mohegan, Plains, Pueblo | 5 Comments

Canadian Metis Scrip Records

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Roberta Estes

The Métis people originated in the 1700s when French and Scottish fur traders married Aboriginal women, such as the Cree, and Anishinabe (Ojibway). Their descendants formed a distinct culture, collective consciousness and nationhood in the Canadian Northwest. Distinct Métis communities developed … Continue reading →

Posted in Cree, Metis, Ojibwa | 1 Comment

Stand Watie, Cherokee

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Roberta Estes

Stand Watie (December 12, 1806 – September 9, 1871; also known as Standhope Uwatie, Degataga (Cherokee: ᏕᎦᏔᎦ), meaning “stand firm”, and Isaac S. Watie) was a leader of the Cherokee Nation and a brigadier general of the Confederate States Army … Continue reading →

Posted in Cherokee, Choctaw, Military, Muscogee, Osage, Seminole | 4 Comments

Ely Samuel Parker, Seneca

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Roberta Estes

Ely Samuel Parker (1828 – August 31, 1895), (born Hasanoanda, later known as Donehogawa) was a Seneca attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat. He was commissioned a lieutenant colonel during the American Civil War, when he served as adjutant to General … Continue reading →

Posted in Cayuga, Military, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, Tuscarora | 2 Comments

Lydia Pinn Cole of Fauquier Co., VA

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Roberta Estes

In the 1860 census, in Fauquier Co., VA, one person was identified as Indian, or of Indian descent – and that was Lydia E. Cole, age 30, born in 1830. This is the only record in Fauquier County like this … Continue reading →

Posted in Census, Virginia | 7 Comments

1888-1893 New York Indian Census Surnames

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Roberta Estes

Indian surnames with tribe and reservation enumerated in the 1888-1893 New York Indian census from original National Archives documents indexed at http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1059. This is part of the ongoing Native Names Project, an effort to index documented references to Native Americans in … Continue reading →