tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250013.post112905448671570434..comments2023-10-06T12:28:48.452-04:00Comments on Spinning Clio: "Blood Feud"Marchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263223781051175207noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250013.post-1129064002738294962005-10-11T16:53:00.000-04:002005-10-11T16:53:00.000-04:00This is very interesting. Although I don't necess...This is very interesting. Although I don't necessarily think that this is something that "we taught another culture," it does seem inconsistent with older Cherokee beliefs. Here in New England, blood purity has been severely contested, not by the Indians who own the casinos, but by the residents who live near them. There could be pressure to present the tribe as a unified race rather than some other form of community. The Cherokee would not be the first open group to insist that its membership has been tightly controled and regulated.Nathanaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298281607088328181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250013.post-1129057436423754882005-10-11T15:03:00.000-04:002005-10-11T15:03:00.000-04:00delorumrex,I question your assumption that native ...delorumrex,<BR/>I question your assumption that native Americans had to be "taught" such a thing. Anyway, here is a link to a story on the <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/384502.stm" REL="nofollow">Melungeons</A> to whom referred. Thanks for the info.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263223781051175207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8250013.post-1129056425540199812005-10-11T14:47:00.000-04:002005-10-11T14:47:00.000-04:00Melungeons, look 'em up. If you want some intereti...Melungeons, look 'em up. If you want some intereting American Indian / African Slave history.<BR/><BR/>About the Cherokees not taking claim to the mixed breeds.. <BR/>One positive, we have at least taught another coulture, to hate thos who are not 100% pure.. whatta bonus.DelorumRexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219889538950606942noreply@blogger.com