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Overview
American Indians were sent all over the world, including Bermuda, Bahamas, the Caribbean, Europe and Northwest Africa. The Native Americans were not just pushed westward across North America, they were exiled to the West Indies, and even the Southwest Pacific (New Guinea).
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Interesting Stories
Leighton Ritch: I recently found the following information on the internet and thought it may be of interest. It seems that the facts about Lovers Leap may be a little different from the story commonly told. It also indicates that the gene pool in St. Elizabeth contains Cherokee. Some time ago a member of this site from St Elizabeth who did a DNA test indicated that North American Indian was part of his ancestry gene pool.
“After the American revolution, many American Indians who had sided with the British were sold as slaves to the British colonies. A group of Cherokees from Georgia were shipped to Jamaica, and sold to a John Bent who owned a plantation called Yardley Chase. Among the group were a married couple, their infant son, and the husband's mother. The couple was scheduled to be re-sold to different owners, so they planned to jump off a cliff with their child. The wife changed her mind and left the child with her mother-in-law, but she and her husband jumped to their deaths. The son later married into the slave population and became part of the Southfield gene pool. That part is based on verifiable facts. My great-grandmother used to tell stories about the Indians from Georgia, who would stand and look out over the sea at sunset because they thought they might be able to get a glimpse of their home as the sun went into the sea. I don't know if that part is fact or legend. Yardley Chase bordered Southfield Plantation and is now a very pleasant rural area.” (See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/St_Elizabeth_Jamaica/message/2718 ; and below at Latest Research ).
Links
- Photos - Native Americans (Rinehart)
- The Newest Indians, DNA, the Black Cherokee, and the Trail of Tears
- Afro-Native American Diaspora
- DNA Research and the Chumash
- WWW Virtual Library - American Indians - Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
- FLAGS OF NATIVE AMERICANS
- Native American DNA Verification Testing
- Native Americans Today
- American Historical Images On File -The Native American Experience
- Native American Sisters Page
- Native American WebRing
- African Cherokees in Indian Territory: From Chattel to Citizens