by Heather E.
Member since:
August 26, 2009

My birthday is next month

July 29, 2010 04:05 PM UTC
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I am already receiving cards from people like my eye doctor and dentist. Today I got a really nice card from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, signed by the Tribal President. I also got one from a merchandising company that I work for.

I was going to scan and upload an image of the card from the tribe, but realized that it is not my material to share. So I will tell you that the image on it is by Carole Ayers, and the name of the picture is "His Father's Pride". If I can find a link to her work I will post the link.

You might ask why the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma would send me a birthday card, and I will tell you it is because I submitted an application, tracing my heritage, and joined. I would like to go to some of the tribal functions later on, and I have always been proud of my Native American heritage, even though it is very slight.

My grandmother was registered on the final Dawes rolls in 1907 or 08. I plan to upload and share a little about her. She died at the age of 100.

 

 

Comments: 29

Nikki McLean Jul 29, 2010, 4:12pm UTC
Well in case i miss you i will wish you Happy brithday

*dances around in little circles* hehe, i'm a happy me because i have always wanted to talk to a Native American and this is the closest that i have ever come.

Thats made me smile that has :) i've always had an interest in Native American's, so i'm quiet happy today.
Nikki S. Jul 29, 2010, 4:16pm UTC
Happy Early Birthday
Heather E. Jul 29, 2010, 4:43pm UTC
Well, Nikki, I just look like all the other Americans, the connection is very distant. One website about the Choctaw people said that they did not care how distant, it is not quantity, but quality that counts. Wow!! I have two Nikki's in a row!!!
DesertDarlene L. Jul 29, 2010, 4:44pm UTC
I think I might also have a distant relative of an Native American tribe, but I haven't found any kind of proof or confirmation from other family members. I have gotten one denial of it from one relative, though.
Heather E. Jul 29, 2010, 4:47pm UTC
Some people in our previous generations were ashamed to be related to Indians. I know we do not hear about that prejudice, but it is true. Even here in Kansas my great niece got called a prairie n-------! So that may be why one relative would deny it. Do you know which tribe you might be related to?
DesertDarlene L. Jul 29, 2010, 4:43pm UTC
That sounds interesting about the card from the tribe. Carol Ayers sounds familiar, is she a nationally known artist?

My b'day is next month, too. We share our birthday month with a lot of people. I think it's the most popular month for birthdays in the northern areas of the world.
Heather E. Jul 29, 2010, 4:48pm UTC
There is an e on the end of her name. I posted a link in another discussion that will take you to some of her work. I do not know how well known she is nationally.
Amber C. Jul 29, 2010, 5:24pm UTC
My sister is trying to get an official card. We're enough Cherokee to qualify, but we have to have the proof of course.
Heather E. Jul 29, 2010, 5:27pm UTC
If she can get a copy of the Dawe's rolls with the name of an ancestor on it and trace from there she will succeed. I have been told that only about half the Cherokees are listed, as part of them hid in the mountains in Tennessee, but since you guys are obviously in Oklahoma, you probably have an ancestor on the rolls. Look for the time period from 1900-1908.
Amber C. Jul 29, 2010, 5:32pm UTC
Thanks for the tips Heather!
connie h. Jul 29, 2010, 5:49pm UTC
well happy Birthday Early
Infinity M. Jul 29, 2010, 6:15pm UTC
i will go ahead & wish u a hapi b'day 4 ur upcoming special day
Marsha C. Jun 3, 2011, 8:22pm UTC
I just asked her...she says Cherokee
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