What's In A Name? - Warrior Nation2024-03-29T13:11:20Zhttps://warriornation.ning.com/forum/topics/what-s-in-a-name?groupUrl=stories-and-legends&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIndian Names In the old days…tag:warriornation.ning.com,2016-03-05:6193495:Comment:4595892016-03-05T21:11:23.523ZSharikeehttps://warriornation.ning.com/profile/Sharikee
<center>Indian Names<br></br> In the old days the Cherokees all used to <br></br> have just one name; but back when everybody had <br></br>
to get enrolled, they had to give two names <br></br>
before they were given a roll number. <br></br>
That was so there would be no confusion <br></br>
about people with the same name.<br></br>
Well when people went down to <br></br>
enroll they would pick out<br></br>
just anything for a second name, <br></br>
because they thought it was all <br></br>
just some sort of whiteman's joke anyway.…</center>
<center>Indian Names<br/> In the old days the Cherokees all used to <br/>
have just one name; but back when everybody had <br/>
to get enrolled, they had to give two names <br/>
before they were given a roll number. <br/>
That was so there would be no confusion <br/>
about people with the same name.<br/>
Well when people went down to <br/>
enroll they would pick out<br/>
just anything for a second name, <br/>
because they thought it was all <br/>
just some sort of whiteman's joke anyway. <br/>
I guess that's how the Drywaters and <br/>
Rattlinggourds and Roastingears and Nakedheads and <br/>
Dreadfulwaters all got their names. <br/>
One time there was a white man that came and <br/>
hired a crew to work on a government project. <br/>
They all went down to work the first morning <br/>
and that white man had a list of roll numbers and <br/>
everyone was supposed to give him their names <br/>
so he could write them down in his book. <br/>
Well, he read out the first number and Crabgrass <br/>
Gritts gave him his name. Then he read the second<br/>
number and hickadee Augerhole gave his name. <br/>
Then he read the third number and Groundhog <br/>
Rooster told him his name. That was when that <br/>
white man quit writing and said, <br/>
"Now come on, you fellows, <br/>
this is a serious business. <br/>
I've got to have your real <br/>
names to put down here; <br/>
and I don't want you fooling <br/>
around and stringing me along like that.” <br/>
Well, after a long time,<br/>
we got him quietened down so he believed <br/>
that all those names were real names sure enough. <br/>
So then he called out the fourth roll number, <br/>
and nobody remembers now if it was Hawkshooter Pigeon or <br/>
Birdtail Nofire that answered. Come to think of it,<br/>
it might have been that old man Peacheater Pitspitter.</center>