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So interesting. I am loving every word that you write. I didn't know that you could die that quick from a rattle snake bits. I love snakes but not poisonous ones. I would be terrified.....but I learned in Australia to stand real still and let a venemous snake slide on by.
posted by
Kabu
on August 10, 2015 at 9:55 AM
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There is a fascinating book in these tales!
If you aren't up to carrying through all the way to publishing, I'd be surprised if you couldn't find a member of the family who would love to see it through with you!
posted by
Ciel
on August 8, 2015 at 4:02 PM
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All of this is so interesting. You are so good at writing it to be so real as if it is happening.
posted by
Justi
on August 8, 2015 at 2:43 PM
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It is quite interesting Taps, and the sad thing is not many will remember the times when things were so different. I suspect those who can trace their family history back to those days, feel rather proud of their ancestry.
posted by
C_C_T
on August 8, 2015 at 11:17 AM
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I love these posts - especially the bits about the 5 civilized tribes, and
the way folks used to hide their family link to the native tribes. Same thing happened in my mom's family - to look at her you'd see it in her face, the cheekbones, the nose, the deep-set dark eyes, but nobody ever mentioned a link. By the time I was in high school, early 1950s, it was taught that all the tribal cultures had been assimilated into the Euro-based ones. But the originals are adaptive, creative, flexible - they sent their kids to universities, the kids became anthropoloists, and more is known and taught these days - although there are few, if any native speakers. What a loss to us, the art, the traditions, the philosophy. Keep it going, Taps!
posted by
Pat_B
on August 8, 2015 at 9:01 AM
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TAPS
What a story! And of course I took a trip to Wapanucka, which hasn't grown much since those days...
posted by
Nautikos
on August 8, 2015 at 6:24 AM
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A whole lot of hard work went into it.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on August 8, 2015 at 5:16 AM
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I love reading your stories 
posted by
Chuck_E_Ibrahim
on August 8, 2015 at 1:39 AM
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