Anyone ever met a pure blooded Indian?

[(())RandY(())]

I did once when i was about 12 years old..I was camping in West Virginia at the time ...I was walking along a path near the river and i hear a voice say whats that you have all over your body ''Poison Ivy'' He replied .I said yes!! Well at the same time he was talking to me, he reached over and picked some poison Ivy Leaves..'''He said eat these leaves and you will never be allergic to Ivy again ...I told him Heck no ...And got scarred and ran back toward camp

Is that true what he said ,Eat poison Ivy and never get it again? I would think you would harm your insides!!

 

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[Jonnyreb]

How can you tell if one is a full blooded Indian, other than taking his word for it - which I imagine would be an educated guess at best?

I think an unquestionable, pure blooded Indian would be a rare thing, considering all the interrelations that commenced as soon as the Europeans arrived.

I think it would be easier to count the people in this country who don't claim Indian blood than those who do. At least in those places - like the south - where being Indian is cool nowadays.

In this part of the South, there was a lot of mixing. Most of those of us who have native DNA have talked about it fairly openly before it was "cool", and WAY before nowdays.

 

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[Monty]

I was shocked the first time I read in the newspapers about how bad the Indians were being treated in modern society. The reason? I grew up with half my class being part Indian and a few were full blood Indian. Most of us boasted that we were Indian. For the most part they were very good athletes and we always had a winning team. So if I was asked for a stereotype Indian I would say "good athlete". I guess it's all to do what part of the country you live in and what you are use to? For instance I never went to school with any black children and never even knew any black people until I went into the service. And I had heard all the stereotype description of black people and was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't true. I wound up having several close black friends in the service. Oh, and most of the Indian folk I know don't mind being called Indians. A lot of them shun the Native American label. My ancestors are so mixed tht a "proper" name for my race would be something like, Indian Scotish English German Black Dutch American. Monty