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First Americans

tama

(9,137 posts) Thu Sep 13, 2012, 10:16 AM Sep 2012

Going Native

I've understood quite a lot of Europeans coming into America chose and preferred to live with native tribes instead of with colonialists, but for more extensive information does anyone know good studies on the subject, preferably on Internet?

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Going Native (Original Post) tama Sep 2012 OP

The Voyageurs riverwalker Sep 2012 #1

loosely related nebenaube Sep 2012 #2

Thanks for answers tama Sep 2012 #3

riverwalker

(8,694 posts)

1. The Voyageurs

Reply to tama (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 10:48 AM

Sep 2012

were particularly known for this. Any studies of them would have more information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyageurs

nebenaube

(3,496 posts)

2. loosely related

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Thu Sep 13, 2012, 11:13 AM

Sep 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melungeon_DNA_Project

tama

(9,137 posts)

3. Thanks for answers

Reply to tama (Original post)

Thu Sep 13, 2012, 12:24 PM

Sep 2012

Raleigh's "missing" colony was news to me.

Been looking also into how Finns and Indians got along in America, Forest Finns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Finns) who are of my Savo-tribe came to Delaware with Swedish expeditions. Both Forest Finns and Delaware tribes farmed with slash-and-burn technique (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash-and-burn; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Sweden). Forest Finns excelled in building log cabins, which when built by Finns are always first saunas. Another common thing for local tribes and forest Finn settlers.

PDF on first Finnish settlers in Delaware:
http://www.google.fi/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&sqi=2&ved=0CD0QFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.finnbygden.se%2Fdownload.php%3Fcat_id%3D7%26subcat_id%3D0%26file_id%3D10%26m%3Ddownload&ei=Pg1SUL_WBMen4gSv54GYDA&usg=AFQjCNH__kkwlgxy2MkxjmM3pB3jz8zT-g&cad=rja

More:
http://www.genealogia.fi/emi/art/article152e.htm

"Finland, where Finns live, in strong houses well built, without fortifications."
http://www.genealogia.fi/emi/art/article229e.htm

A native American (and labor organizer) view on fellow Finns:
A http://www.hunterbear.org/reflections_on_finns_and_finnish.htm

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