First Americans

like a century or so...?

That's amazing
...and so freaking SAD it almost makes me really fucking angry the more I think about it.

I have been researching my family's Cherokee heritage for a while now, it looks as though a couple of my long lost ancestors changed/anglosized their names
on BOTH sides, so I hit dead ends for now... I can't imagine what a whole community must feel about being alienated from their tribe