That's it. Space aliens, all right. Actually, I didn't
and still don't know much about the Spiro people. We have a
weekly program on several state TV stations called "Discover
Oklahoma" and it talked about the Spiro Mounds. I may have heard
of them a long time ago, but not enough to get excited and
remember much. Apparently the Spiro people became several tribes
such as the Pawnee and Caddo tribes and it was thought that the
Spiro spoke the Caddo language.
I also have the tiniest bit of Indian blood split
between Choctaw and Cherokee to make a grand total of 1/64 which
is not enough to matter but I do wonder if my blood type may be
related to that. Type O blood is common among native peoples of
North America and maybe that is it.
The rest of my ancestors also came from various parts of
Europe, mainly France and either Scotland or Ireland. My
father's side of the family is one opaque wall but a clue is
that our name McCormick used to be spelled the Scottish way and
it was changed to the Irish-style spelling several generations
ago so who knows? Some nights if I can't sleep, I lie awake
building electronics projects in my mind or solving some other
problem, but whether we were once Scots or Irish is way down on
the list. It was probably Scots, however.
We have a Potawotami County right here in Oklahoma but
there may be multiple groups as there is a "Citizens Band Potawotami
Tribe as you hear their name in the news sponsoring some event
on occasion.
The Siminoles are actually another branch of Cherokee
Indians who refused to relocate during the 1800's and fought the
US government. I think Siminole means runaway in Cherokee.
I really don't think there was much human history of any
kind in North-Central Oklahoma at least not the induring kind of
settlements and agriculture. Nomadic tribes probably came and
went with the seasons but some areas are still pretty baren to
this day.
Take care.
Mary Stores writes:
> Hello,
>
>
> Well, I can only claim a bit of Native Americanness. My great grandma's
> great grandmother on my dad's side was a Potawotami Indian. Her husband,
> my
> freat-great-great however many times grandfather met her on a reservation
> in Ohio, I believe. Otherwise, my ancestors immigrated from many different
> places in Europe.
>
>
>
> I've done my best to look up information about the Potawotami tribe. There
> seems to be a lot of history of them moving in the 17th century to avoid
> other Indian tribes, and they seem to have settled in villages of mixed
> tribes. Today it's primarily known for its tribal cassinos.
>
>
>
> Speaking of disappeared civilizations, 9the Spiro people weren't ones I've
> heard of before, so that was really nifty to read about) I think the
> Anastazi people declined in their civilization because of climate, from
> what I've heard, but my dad watches these goofy TV shows and the last time
> I was there, he had something on that talked about disappeared
> divilizations like Atlantus and the Anastazi. Oo, maybe they were all
> aliens and left on a spaceship. lol
>
>
> Mary
>
> Quoting "Martin G. McCormick" <[email protected]>:
>
>
> Mary and all,
>
> Our history does stretch back several thousand years but
> it's recording was problematic. There was apparently a huge
> native settlement in what is today Southeastern Oklahoma. Google
> for Spiro Mounds and read the first article that shows.
>
>
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