Hey Scott Brown... Am I 'Indian' Enough For You?

Not his strongest argument to get votes.

in a Pilgrim's costume. And he would think himself quite clever, I'm sure.

My Uncle was definately a throw back people always confused him as either native American or Asian. For me it does not matter in the scheme of time a few seconds ago 100,000 years all of us shared common ancestors in Africa.

That alone may have cost him the election, revealing his true character and showing his desperation

Warren answered exactly the right way, giving a straight forward answer to the people who will vote for her.

I think Brown just stuck a fork in to himself.

Good riddance to racist white trash!

name ever.

Blade. I think I am well on my way to being a superhero.

Powerful and direct.

That first whites tried to kill the Indian to save the man, then they send him to Indian Boarding School to unteach him his culture. Now he tries to make the children invisible.

As long as there is one drop of Indian blood, the spirit remains. Fuck the white man who says different.

So true, if Brown knew anything about the history of American Indian Tribes, what people of Elizabeth Warren's grandparents generation experienced (mine too,..........Both Grandparents on my Dad's side 1/2 Cherokee),.. well frankly he should be ashamed, and so should anyone else who goes down this route,.....................oh, BTW, I don't have my papers in order currently, but I am working on it,............if not for any reason than to say F.U. to people like Scott Brown!!!!

On a brighter note,.. Thanks so much for sharing these photos. I especially love the last one!!!!Very beautiful and powerful!

You look very much like your father...thanks for sharing these.

on edit...I thought these were the OP's pics. Nevermind

That happens a lot here at DU.

lol

As my dailykos diaries usually get reposted over here, and then so many people had nice things to say, I felt I should join in the fun

and 1/2 Irish and some of my grandchildren are blonde with blue eyes but they are still 1/8 degree of Indian blood! American Indians are the forgotten people. At 5 years old, my mother was sent to a "boarding" school in Nebraska (we live in Kansas, sorry to say) and stayed there until they had an outbreak of small pox. She traveled by train with other Indian children but without either parent. The plan was to take the "Indianness" out of these kids - to have them learn English and how to dress like whites. My dad was of a different tribe but their dialect was so similar they would speak Indian to talk about something they didn't want us to know - it worked! Elizabeth Warren could be related to me in that she does look like some members of my family! Scott Brown is an idiot!

No one here in Oklahoma says Native American. It's Indian tribes, Indian casino, Indian water rights, etc.
Sometimes people will say American Indian. Maybe because here in Oklahoma when you say Indian, everyone assumes you mean a native, not someone from southern Asia.

Of the Cherokee tribe. By a stroke of fate, my hubby is from southern India. It is a running joke in the house as to who is more Indian. Interestingly enough, he is entitled to tribal benefits by virtue of marriage.

Go figure.

Elizabeth Warren hails from Oklahoma, aka the Indian Territory, I don't doubt that she or any family living generations in Okla have Indian ancestry. Although I had the ancestry, I did not get my card until two years ago. Unlike the 1%, I did not rely on the government teet. I paid for my education, etc. Dad moved off the Rez to get a job. I got the card as a legacy for my daughter. Grandpa was dirt poor and alway felt bad that he had nothing to give us.

But unlike Mitt's monetary inheritance, Grandpa gave us a far richer legacy: a history that extends to the beginning of time, a true spiritual core, a sense of freedom and that has not been beaten or breed out, and an ability to truly understand and value the whole of your tribe.

My grandparents had nothing to pass on to any of us either, monetarily. But I always knew that they loved me and they are the foundation of what I've managed to accomplish in genealogy. While we are not American Indian (except for a Pottawatomie woman back in 1765), their family stories were invaluable to helping me understand my family's past and where we came from.

one of the greatest, along with my mother's Grandfather. One settled the West, one survived the 'settling'.

Thanks for the kind words.

Thanks for posting. I grew up with an aunt who is 1/4 Anishinabe, from Minnesota. She taught me about her people when I was a kid, instilling in me a deep respect for indigenous cultures. I about choked when I read what Brown had said.

It's beautiful

Thank you for posting this. It is always an honor when people post personal, family photos and stories.

quite welcome.

of my ancestors (great great grandmother) was a Choctaw.

...Scott Brown is saying if Warren hadn't committed fraud by claiming to be a Native American she wouldn't be where she is today. Thus accusing her of being an unqualified liar.

To quote Malloy, have I mentioned yet today how much I hate these people?

Anyone have a link with more info?

And great thread. Thanks for posting.

my grandmother on my mom's side was part Indian....and I don't look it, nor do I look all that Latin, but I am. Father was Irish/German. I have no idea how to prove my mother's claim, everyone is dead.

so much love - it truly is precious.

Thank you for your post Kiowa.