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Re: SIZEMORE Posted by Alvin Deer on September 05, 1997 at 09:20:27: In Reply to: Re: SIZEMORE posted by Sharon L. Lee on August 01, 1997 at 00:08:05: I would imagine by now you have received at least one e-mail about your use of the term "squaw". You may or may not know that this term is very offensive to Native American women today. It is a Algonquin derived anglicized word, loosely meaning "woman of the night" (seeings how the bulletinboard would not let me use the more direct word) as it refers to the female genitalia. It is akin to using today's slang for the female genitalia that begins with the letter "c". I don't think you purposely would be calling your great-great grandmother a "c", would you? By the way, if your great-great was the last "Indian" in your ancestry, it is likely that she didn't "marry" your great-great grandfather, but the likelyhood is that she was raped and bore a child from that. That would make one of your ancestors not only a "squaw", but another a rapist! Follow Ups: Select Year 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 Thanks for visiting and good luck in finding your family. Between April 2000, and November 2001, 34 people wrote to thank us for finding their family. We suspect that many more were helped who forgot to say thank you. Your donation will help many families to be reunited. (Perhaps your own as well.) Click on the "Make a Donation" image and make a tax deductible donation today! If you are hesitant about making online donations, send a donation to: Father of Peace Ministry 96 North Center Hyrum, Utah 84319 Best Regards, father joseph