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[bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

I don't know, but I can see, after thinking for a second or so, why the term 
I used would not be acceptable.  Since he probably looks white, I would say 
maybe "half Cherokee" ?

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--- On Wed, 1/7/09, Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Indians ; Homesteading and beyond ... was Corn Fed
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 5:32 AM
> I don't want to cause a war of words here, but think
> I've missed
> something. My uncle Judson's mother was Cherokee and
> his father of
> European extraction. What is the proper way to describe his
> ethnicity?
> 
> I'm just wanting to get up to speed on this.
> 
> Rob - Va
> 
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 4:28 AM, bobf
> <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Sandy, see my note with apology to Lynda.  I've
> made it pretty clear that I support Indian grievances, but I
> see your point.   Now, if your point was more about the
> Indian Princess part that was left over from a previous
> converstation, but I think you are talking about the other
> expression, of which I will no longer use.
> >
> >  If my intention is to insult a person I will always
> be clear and I will do so based on 'their personal'
> activities, not on any group identification.  But, I do
> understand how even in humor, there are ceratin expressions
> better left to b/w television shows.  This is one of those,
> and I do not mind the reprimand; and if I slip again with
> another, don't hesitate to let me know.