Native People always
ask each other those type of questions....
Where are you from? What nation? What Tribe? Who are your
relatives?....
The adoptees or "lost birds" search and then
greatly appreciate the history and knowledge
All of
the people responding to this question belong to the Facebook
group Dakota 38 + 2 Memorial Ride
Amaris Makes Good My maternal grandparents
are Irene McKay from Spirit Lake Dakota Nation and Ambrose
A. Thompson, Sr. from Standing Rock. My paternal grandparents
are Mercy (Broken Rope) Makes Good & Reverand Daniel
Makes Good from Oglala Lakota Nation. I am a good mixture
of Euro-American of some sort, which I do not claim, LOL
and a good mixture of several bands of the Lakota/Dakota/Nakota.
I can also list their parents and grandparents. I tell my
children its very important to know who you are and what
families you come from.
Mona Rencountre The older ones would asked
all the time, now I find myself doing that and I am not
even old! haha
Grace LaMere Mantich Cheif HinhanDuta
& Wicasaca.
Avery
Jones ina etkiya mihunkake sam Tahocoka Wa'hbadan
Mani/ Elmer ka Vera Weston ewicakiyapi ka Ate etkiya mihunkake
sam Gordon ka Judy Jones ewicakiyapi do
Tasinagiwin Gill My paternal grandfather is
Donald Gill Sr and paternal grandmother Emily White. My
Maternal grandfather is Herbert Foss and Maternal grandmother
is Lila Marks.
Michaela Gillespie The Campbell's, Scott and
Margaret. Harriet Campbell married Benjamin Dyonne/Young.
Their son Benjamin Young married Mary B? Martin. Would like
to know her name.
Gloria Hazell Derby Chuck's family on his
Dad's side were Sisseton, the ancestor the furthest back
was Hu Ha Zizi, and it was through him that we were lucky
enough to meet you Tamara, you knew where he was buried
and sure enough there he was just where you told us. We
were both very impressed with you at that point and I have
become even more impressed with you since then seeing all
of the things you do and the amazing knowledge you have,
some of which you are sharing with us today. I thank you
very much for that. Wopida!
Annette Ennis have to go further than grandparents
for me...the root is Cloudman (Mahpiyawicasta) Mdewakanton
from Lake Calhoun and his descendents from his daughter
Anpetu Inajinwin.
Sandee Geshick Wm. Columbus - Cetanwakuwamani
- Tunkanhnamani; The Hawk that hunts walking; Anpetu Tawa
- His Day and "Coming Summer. nakun on my maternal
side Stephen Mireau;
Annette Ennis Anpetu Inajinwin - Lawrence
Taliaferro daughter Mary Taliaferro Woodbury
Patricia
Kay Ledbetter I don't know if my grand father had
a Dakota name, but his last name was Westerman. He passed
in 1988
Delores Larson TuWan Maza & i dnt know
my gramas Dakotah..... Sunka To and Nellie Blue Dog
Tasinagiwin Gill One of my ancestors is Tihdonica.
It goes: Tihdonica-'Hciwiciya (not sure of this spelling)
- David marks-Lila marks - my mom- myself- my son.
Tricia Ellen Stade My mother's parents were
Amos L Crooks - Wambdi Hoksidan and Rosemma Crooks (Coursolle)
- Hapan. My fathers parents were non indian, Cecil Stade
and Mable Stade (Bauermeister) - both 100% German
Amaris Makes Good My grandmother Irene, her
grandmothers name is Inkpadutawin
Amaris Makes Good on my maternal grandfathers
side: InyaDuta, SunkaHota, Wakang'di Maza
Cher Gautreaux Baum i don't have Dakota Grandparents
or Ancestors...i joined the group for two reasons...one,
i admire & respect all those who endure such hardship
to honor their Ancestors on this ride...2nd, in honor of
my adopted cousin...he was one of the "lost birds"
and adopted by some of my family members...they knew he
was Dakota & tried to always help him know & understand
the history of his People...i say he was one of the lost
birds, as just a few years ago, after much hard work he
found his way home to his birth family...while both of his
parents have long since passed...he is blessed to have many
Aunts & Uncles there to teach him all about his family
and heritage Oh and my Dad's family is French/Chitimacha/Mi'kmaq.
Ellen Robertson Mazaadidi and Pazahiyayewin
Rodney Little Bird Sets the ground on fire
and his spouse Wakancicamnia (Whirlwind), the second set
is TaSagye and Topa'la..Rodney Little Bird Wakinyan Mani
and Waci'gia
Danette Anderson Thompson Mazaadidi and Pazahiyayewin
Also Hanyetu Duta and Hdadan (Sister of Ehnamani)
Ellen Robertson Also there was the name, Pezute
Ska Win. Uncle thinks she may have been a second wife to
Mazaadidi
Valerie Guimaraes Henry and Marie (Crow) Decorah.
Gram was a Wanske.
Adrianne Isabelle I asked to join this group
because I found it honourable of the people in the ride.
I never knew this happened. I somehow wonder if my ancestors
come from this place. I know my last name originated from
the United States 'Oudie'
Mina Tricia Green What I know is from my genealogy
research. My grandfather is Roy Calvin Trudell I never met
him. His mother and father are Nellie Eastman and John Benjamin
Trudell. Francis Trudell and Mary Iciyapewin are my great
great grandparents. Mary was a prisoner at Fort Snelling.
Tamara Stjohn thats is some great ancestry...there
is a great deal of info done by your relatives in the Trudell
family and on Oyate Research Proboards
I will add to this if more names come in.
