What is your heritage?. and as a child did your parents teach you about it?.
@xXxMikesWifeyxXx (3072)
United States
June 8, 2008 10:13am CST
If so, could you tell us what your heritage is?. and if infact your parents did teach you. How about alittle somthing special about yours. or mabey just a few customs would be nice as well:)
Will you be teaching your children about their background?. and do you think that people should teach their kids about it.
Also for the last. do you think its important for your kids to be knowledgeable on there heritage?
Thanks for looking. have fun posting!:)
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Unfortunatly, i didnt learn much from my parents so i had to resort to the internet for al of that.... YOUR TURN!:)
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@lvaldean (1612)
• United States
8 Jun 08
I did not know my ancestory or heritage until I was in my early twenties. I am adopted and the only thing I knew about my biological parents was they were very young.
My adopted family made all sorts of guesses regarding my heritage most of them wrong. I do not resemble my adopted family, not even a little tiny bit. For me growing up this was often a source of embarrassment and even unhappiness.
In my twenties I met my biological parents, both of them. Even met my grandparents. Learned a great deal about my bloodlines and heritage. Unfortunately, not enough to really put all the pieces together but enough to at least explain where I got my looks from.
So to answer your question I am primarily Native American from 3 tribes - Commanche, Iroquois probably Seneca, and Mi'kmaq although there is some question on the second. I am also Croatian Rom on my fathers side. Finally there is likely some French in there back about 4 or 5 generations on the Iroquois side and some Scots or Irish thrown in about 4 generations back on the Commanche side.
Most of what I found out of course is oral history. My grandparents were not very communicative with me as I was the source of not much joy having been born out of wedlock in the 50's. My parents did not pay a great deal of attention to their heritage. The one great source I had was my paternal grandmother who did know much of her own history (Commanche) and my paternal grandfather who immigrated from Croatia during WWII. Both have passed now as has my father so more information will never be forthcoming.
@xXxMikesWifeyxXx (3072)
• United States
8 Jun 08
Oh wow im sorry to hear that you didnt learn till so late in your life:(. but atleast you got to learn at some point huh?.
well i sure hope that you are happy and okay now!
Mabey you could always look online about them places back in the 50s and how ti was and stuff like that. mabey that will give you more of an idea...
@lvaldean (1612)
• United States
8 Jun 08
Oh I know enough to explain where I come from and where my looks come from. I learned a lot about environment versus biology, it was an interesting lesson.
If I really wanted to do the work I could find out more, but I know what I need to know for me. I don't have children of my own only children of my heart. So knowing the rest didn't matter to much.
I read a great deal about each of my primary geneological lines. It was interesting and I guess in a way sad. But I know what I needed.
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@kellys3ps (3723)
• United States
8 Jun 08
I am Irish and Russian. I know very little about my heritage.
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