Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
That's interesting. When I was in Florida a couple of years ago I met someone who told me he was mixed Scots/ Cherokee and put me onto this. You will know all about it but it is interesting that a Scotsman should become a chief of the tribe. I have read that the native peoples tribal systems were very much alike the Highland clans and perhaps this was why there was an affinity like this. I don't know if it happened so much with other nationalities.
http://www.georgiatribeofeasterncher...efjohnross.htm
Aye, Phil -- here is a chapter from Fernec Szasz's book Scots in the North American West 1790-1917 which deals with the Scottish-Indian connection:

http://www.electricscotland.com/hist...an_indians.htm

I highly recommend this book, btw.

T.