Author Archives: Roberta Estes

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About Roberta Estes

Scientist, author, genetic genealogist. Documenting Native Heritage through contemporaneous records and DNA.

Treaty with the Cherokee – 1785

Hat tip to Yvonne for this document! Treaty With The Cherokee, November 28, 1785 The following data is extracted from Indian Treaties, Acts and Agreements. Articles concluded at Hopewell, on the Keowee, between Benjamin Hawkins, Andrew Pickens, Joseph Martin, and Lachlan … Continue reading

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Facebook Link

We’re on Facebook now at http://www.facebook.com/NativeHeritageProject. I’m hopeful that reaching out through Facebook will attract some new people who may have undiscovered information and resources. Facebook requires 25 “likes” before they will issue a direct link, so thanks to everyone who … Continue reading

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Native Resources Online

Ask and ye shall receive….and I did.  Thanks to Bill and Yvonne, our readers, I have a list of some online resources for you. You can view on-line or download in pdf format – some quite large, 40MB+ – it’s the … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving, Spilling the Beans and Reaching Out

Everyone in the US and Canada celebrates the holiday of Thanksgiving, although on different dates.  Traditionally, as all children learn in grade school, in the US this holiday celebrates the Pilgrims being helped by the Indians to survive and a … Continue reading

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Indians in Missouri

Missouri at one time hosted several Native tribes, but today, none remain.  The Illini, Missouri, Osage and Quapaw were the primary tribes with the Chickasaw occupying the far southeast corner, the Ioway the northern border and the Otoe the far northwest … Continue reading

Posted in Chickasaw, Illini, Ioway, Missouria, Osage, Otoe, Quapaw | 2 Comments

Qalipu Mi’kmaq Founding Membership Opportunity Ends Nov. 30th

At the Native American Focus Meeting at the Family Tree DNA Conference, David Pike mentioned an opportunity to apply for membership in the Qalipu Mi’kmaq band.  This is a relatively newly formed band, and the opportunity to become a founding member … Continue reading

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Sioux Tribe Raising Funds to Purchase Sacred Land – Deadline Looms

Tribes of the Great Sioux Nation hope to buy nearly 2,000 acres in the Black Hills that they call Pe’ Sla. The property is important to their creation story, and tribal members have long held ceremonies there. When the land … Continue reading

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History of the Old Cheraws

The book, “History of the Old Cheraws” by Alexander Gregg (1819-1893) was written and published in 1867.  When I ordered this book, I expected this was about the Cheraws, meaning, the Indians, but for the most part, it wasn’t. The opening chapters, … Continue reading

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Chief Silver Tongue – Oscar Norton

One just never knows what’s going to turn up in the WWI draft registrations.  In the Missouri registrations, there was a very confusing entry.  Indexed by Ancestry under the surname of Tongue, a man is listed as Chief Silver Oscar Tongue … Continue reading

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Genoa, Nebraska Indian School

While transcribing the Native American draft registrants in Nebraska, I had noticed a few in Nance County.  It’s not the most common county to find Native people.  When I ran across John Red Wolf’s information, the Nance County designation made … Continue reading

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