I changed 'christening' to 'Tribe'. On Oct 12, 2014 2:07 PM, "fersken" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Since the emergence of the Origin’s Report, I have been considering the > difference between place of birth and ethnicity. I have Montaukett Indian > ancestry in my background but on the Origin’s report, the only thing they > represent is U.S. The *Montaukett* or *Montauk people* are a Native > American > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States> tribe > of Algonquian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquian_languages>-speaking > people from the eastern end of Long Island > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island>, New York > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York>. I have in my direct ancestry a > chief of the Montaukett named Wyandanch. In the the second half of the > 1650s, Wyandanch had acquired enough power and influence to be considered > the main "alliance chief" on a Long Island by the colonists. My Origin’s > Report shows United States and I began to wonder if Legacy 8.0 had any way > of showing ethnicity? I could find nothing on the subject. In this 21st > century in the United States, there are many who are of mixed ethnicities. > While I understand the problematic concept of setting up a column to show > ethnicity and the possibility of offending some people, I wonder if there > isn’t some way to include race* if the researcher wanted to*. The census > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census> > officially recognizes six ethnic and racial categories: White American, > Native American and Alaska Native, Asian American, African American, Native > Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and people of two or more races; a > race called "Some other race" is also used in the census and other surveys, > but is not official. The United States Census Bureau also classifies > Americans as "Hispanic or Latino" and "Not Hispanic or Latino", which > identifies Hispanic and Latino Americans > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans> as a > racially diverse *ethnicity* > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_Census> > that composes the largest minority group in the nation. Apparently, > this concept of including ethnicity rather that place of origin is too > “touchy” for any genealogical software company to touch. My question, > therefore, is this: Is there any way I can indicate (other than in the > notes) that some of my direct ancestors are Native American and not mix > them together as United States? > > > 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
