I have been given the assignment, along with the rest of my class, of finding a story or event from my family history and writing a research paper about it. There is one particular story that I always enjoy telling/ hearing about. I don't remember all of the details surrounding the story but basically I have Native American blood in my family and from my understanding, it comes from my Healey side. I am extremely curious how this story happened and how it came to be that a Native American woman came into my family however long ago that it was.
From my understanding she was Cherokee, but I have never really asked any of my family on that side how it came to be. So I intend on researching that story and what that changed for my family as well me.
Caleb:
I like this idea. It's always fun to find that your ancestors had traditions that you had never heard of before. I can't think of a more fascinating attempt of discovering more of your ancestry than of researching an ancestral culture so different from your own.
Hey me too! Supposedly. No one really knows if its true or not though. I live right next to a reservation and the Natives actually have a huge impact on the culture of the whole town. I would try researching Cherokee cultures and seeing what aspects from their culture could have been brought into your family.
You could also look into the history of the Cherokee tribe. See what happened to them through out history. Were they mis-treated??
It's not terribly clear as to what you are researching. I'm not sure what your thesis is. Is it about the Cherokee's or specifically about your grandmother's story? Both of which I think will make an excellent paper. I think it's a very interesting topic and you're clearly interested in it.
I have Native American blood too. My great something great grandparents were Cherokee. My grandfather's name was Chief Chicken Warrup. Weird right? My dad's really into it. I could probably get you some background if you need help! -katie vincent
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