I would like to weigh in on the other side of the question. I am an American Indian, I am enrolled at Colville. Chief is not a first name; it's a misrepresentation of a Title, usually something on the order of Head-Man. The way Legacy handles names is one of the reasons I chose it. In instances where the person only has one name, I have placed it as the given name, not the surname. I also place tribal affiliation in a 'Nationality' category. As for researching these people, try the Lenape nation's website. Send a message to either their Historian or Probate Officer. Marie in Seattle
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Pat Hickin <[email protected]> wrote: > Supposedly I have an 18th century Indian ancestress and somebody on the > internet has come up with her father, who is said to be "Netawatwees a > chief of Delaware Indians." > > So would you put "Netawatwees" in the given name or surname space? > > Then they've got his father as "Chief Unami, Delaware tribe Lenape Nation > Nutimus." > > How would you handle this? > > Thanks, > Pat > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
