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From: wauhilau(a)webtv.net
Newsgroups: alt.discuss.clubs.public.culture.native-american.benable
Subject: In Memoriam, Charmaine Keith
Hello Friends,
Unless you are an avid researcher of the former Indian Territory or the
genealogies of the Five Civilized Tribes, you are probably unaware of
the name Charmaine Keith.
Charmaine was one of those folk who today are working very hard to
preserve the history and records and stories of the people who made up
Indian Territory.
I visited with her many times, asking for assistance with census
records, translations of Indiginous names to English, territorial
boundaries, historical notations, etc.
I always found her to be so very enthusiastic about her People and her
Land..........
I included her site on an awards list for N/A sites......you would have
thought she had gotten an academy award or something.....she was that
gracious and endearing.
the children of Indian Territory today will someday grow up and yearn to
know of their origins and lineages.......and they will be able to thank
Charmaine in part for keeping the fires burning for them.
I Honor Charmaine Keith today..........
She is probably shaking hands with Pathkiller and Oconostota and Nancy
Ward right this moment..........and taking notes.
submitted by Bright Star