User talk:Crazysunzak

'''Siyo,

The biggest question to ask pretaining to us which have one form of Native (Indian, Native American, First Nation, etc....) Heritage which are not Federally recognized, is who is Native and who is not. Where is the line drawn ?

By Federal Standards, we are un-worthly to be acknownledge, due to the fact that our Ancestors choose not to be enrolled for one reason or another. There are many case laws througth out the past co9uple hunderd years to back that statement up, yet there are also other recent case laws from the Federal High Courts which state "that if a person is mixed with a host of different Heritages, than the issue of which Heritage you are is "MOOT"".

Than if one choose to accept Native Traditional Law, than if you have one drop, you are Native.

As for me, personnelly speaking. I was born of "Ani-yunwiya (Kituwah = Keetoowah = Tsalagi = Cherokee) Heritage" with out a doubt, but have a host of other heritages being as: Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Susquehanna, Mohawk, Creek, Irish, Scott, German, with some other unknown Heritages. By Federal Standard I am 2/3 Native, but of no Tribe, which is recorded.

I know that I will never be a part of CNO, UKB, or even the Eastern Band. I accept that whole heartly. Though that doesn't mean I am not Native, that I can not embrace my Cultural Heritage, which I have done all my life.

My Father, when I was just a kid and had to turn me over to the State of Maryland Child Service, told me more than one time "Remember, you are Cherokee ! they can never take that away from you !" he repeat that a host of times, before he walked away. And that was the last I saw of him.

I grew up around an Urbran Indian Center in Baltimore City, through out the years I tried to fit in with many of different Urbran cultural groups. It didn't work.

In the State of Maryland, there are not Federally Recognized Tribes, nor any State Recognized Tribes. Yet quiet a few 501c3 groups confessing to be Tribes with hardly any people envolved with them. There are many issues that go on every day in this State of Maryland pretaining to us State born Natives of this State, with no one really caring about the real issues, that is how these groups are allowed to exist.

I may never truely be a part of the CNO, UKB. and the Eastern Band. Yet, if they would figure out how to really handle and deal with the issue of us "Lost Ones" inorder to find a proper place of existence, than and only than would some real balance begin.

And it's just not us that are of Cherokee Heritage, for there are a host of people from other tribal heritages that are running around starting all types of 501c3 groups. I alone, recieve daily a host of emails requesting for me to join upo with their group and make my voice count.

But my Heritage comes from Maryland and Virginia, why would I want to be apart of something in New mexico or even in Ohio. My people come from this region area dating far back as 1650's. Some say us Cherokee were here in Western Maryland, some say "No way !" yet the record says we were ....

In modern times, a Man (as well as a Woman), doesn't get anything they don't deserve. One must work in order to have a roof over their head, clothes on their back, and food in their belly. Even under our Ancestral Laws the same rule applied back than.

It is only a matter of time before the issue about us would be final, than those that are Federally Recognized, State Recognized, as well as the Federal Government would have to sit down and detemired where we exist in the bigger picture of life. Than all the jokers, Falseness, and BSing 501c3s will cease to exist. Awansgi....

Wado Crazysun