American "Indians"

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Persons on MyLot who live in other countries may be interested in learning more about the tribal people who live here in the United States. It's a long and sometimes very SAD story and I, for one, have done a lot of research about the American tribes. I will try to share some of the things with you over the next few months. I have also done some research on the aboriginal people of Australia and would like to learn more about them. So, for those of you who live in Australia, I would enjoy hearing from you also. I was able to visit the Lakota Sioux Reservation in South Dakota a few years ago and since then I have been extremely interested in learning more about all the various tribes and there are many different tribal descendants, here in the U.S. Their history is fascinating to me, but I also wonder how much of what we read in history books is factual, so I have spent many hours reading and learning what I can. We also have reservations here in Virginia that I have visited, so I can write about those tribal people also. The very ground on which my house sits was probably walked upon by Pocahontas. I live in Matoaca, which was her real name. I hope you will enjoy reading some of the posts as I attempt to share with you what I have learned.