encountered. And according to wiki submitter s they are extinct and without language!
But if we take a closer look at congressional records and confessions, of sub committees, they could have never disappeared!
This leaves me to question wiki's policy of accurate information, and those whom would continue this false hood.
Researching and being led by the Current Yamassee Nation ( http://www.yamasseenation.org) to Congressional online documents, show it would be impossible for this group of Indigenous people to have ever been, annihilated especially if they were described as " Negro" or of "African" descent or even African, European books even make the claim they were here before the land bridge. Refer to Congressional link page 824 : Congressional Online Link.
The documents being shown , verifies how these people survived, and had their own towns, even after the purported history of all of them going to the south (Florida), and falling out of existence!
The general term used in congressional records of "Negro" and " African" seems to summarizes the majority of the US population at this moment and describes what Seminole or Miccosuki use to look like.
(Black Seminole Woman)
Further research says these people were here before the Birth of Christ. And the validity of that statement can be seen in the Catawban language /yį musí:/, literally "people-ancient" which would make plenty of since. Refer to Wiki link : (Catawban Reference) Another source is in Google Books New African!
The Yamasee, yamassee, yamasi, Jemessi or how ever you decide you want to spell it, have been around seems far to long, and have integrated major members of other tribes in their Nation and history shows to just have "Disappear".
People like that does not just get defeated by a few hundred people.
Now I can only assume, the purpose for the historians of ole, reason for writing the Yamasee Indians out of existence was for fear, that the African slaves they "Did" bring over and all their descendants would be able to link themselves back to the Yamassee and claim all of the land they once owned, it would be the biggest Land Claim, and historical jolt, ever known.
Further verification through history, shows the Yamassee were a lot of times at the lead of rebellions against , many nations, with the Cherokee, Apallachee, Yuchi, Tuscarora , Choctaw, Creek and more by their side!
As a Matter of fact, their lineage connects them to the Sioux, and pretty much all the tribes that exist today!
You can't have hundreds of Towns and villages, lead countless battles, and help your enemies fight with a "Small" band of Natives...It is impossible, because of the lost of life involved!
Whatever the historians tried to accomplish by using the pen to give the illusion of total extinction, also worked against them, because it is through all of their documents that prove they were never extinct!
The Cuban Connection!
What I do see is countless little stories, from hundreds of Yamassee incursions, that have been taken from different times in history, and Blended together to give the " Illusion " of such a brash statement being giving even today by modern so called historian buffs?
Documents show these set of Native Americans (Yamassee ) could have even created a large portion of the Cuban Population. ( Refer to:
Cubans And the Yamassee)
Quote from " The Struggle for the Georgia Coast" " Though research is still ongoing, living descendants of these African-Guale and Guale-Yamassee may yet be discovered in Modern Cuba".
How does that play out for whom the Guale (Gua-la? / Guallah?) were? Well history says they were and (Are) the Yamassee After a certain time period.
Total population |
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Extinct as tribe |
Regions with significant populations |
Georgia |
Languages |
Guale |
Religion |
Related ethnic groups |
Possibly Muskogean peoples: Creek |
Seems to be very clear and precise to me! But do your own research and see for your self, better yet I Challenge "History Buffs" to get off their Lazy Computer chair butts and just search Yamassee in any Spelling of their choosing in Google books, and see all of the information available hidden in these very resourceful documents!
Upper & Lower Yamassee or Upper & Lower Creek?
The 5 Civilized tribes include the Yamassee...
On this subject I Will let the documents Speak for themselves!
Please refer to Page 27 of the Pdf taken from :
The Us Gov Census:
http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890e1-01.pdf
Part 2 of this Information coming Soon!
Go to the Yamassee Nation website or google Yamassee Nation for more information, they are setting the record Straight on their family!
www.yamasseenation.org
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