I am Meherrin and many of the teachings and info that you have put out here line up with what we were told and found out through documentation. Thank you!

Thanks for having these presentations. Our history has been swept under the rug. Dr. Arwin Smallwood visited our family's land in western NC. He was spot on about the surnames in our graves and the eastern pine tree. My family were FPOC of Portuguese/Croatan heritage. Some of the names I didn't know tied back to the Tuscarora until he mentioned it. Many of our family names tie back to the Tuscarora and today's Lumbee. Some will not acknowledge us, but we know who we are.

Osiyo Halito *Eagle Stream* I am Aniyunwiya(Cherokee) and Ogeechee(Yuchi) by blood on both sides of my family from the Mississippi, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee. Great presentation and I'm both your video information to my communities on Facebook for edification, you're much appreciated. Yakoke wado

Lumbee here...thank you very much. This is the most information of the history regarding mixed raced Indians that I have come across in my research.

Always great to see you doing good things. Thats why I've been following you long before we got gray hair. Keep up the good work, our young folk need it.

Thank you Dr. Smallwood and Michael. You have provided very crucial and informative details to add on the quest for answers underlying my Lumbee roots and my tri-racial lineage. Very grateful to you both. The history you provided that illuminates my personal genealogical research is a great gift.

My grandmother told me our tribe- was Black Hawk. I found a reference to them in a slave narrative, they had converted to Christianity, but were deceived by missionaries during a festival, were rounded up and sold into slavery. This is the only reference I have been able to find of this band. Census records reflect her as mulatto. Her mother was Black Indian and her father a former slave, not sure of his ethnicity. My ethnicity reflect all that you discussed. This history is so very complicated, thank you for this.

I hear a lot of so call African Americans mention African ancestry but can’t find a Single family link to an African. However their are others who found their ancestors burial grounds in eastern states that dates back prior to Europeans contact. The American Indian was the colored man until he was reclassified.

Wow, thank you Dr. Smallwood. Someone did an incredible amount of hard work. My moms grandparents were both melungeons from eastern kentucky. They migrated from virginia and north carolina in the early 1800s.

This good it shows how we can love each other and not be divided. . It a good thing to stay in family love

Thank you, Dr.Smallwood. This was quite extensive and in many cases new ways of looking at much of readily available information. I loved how you placed layer upon layer of history.You were able to share vast amounts of information while keeping me on the edge of my seat. I am definitely going to be in touch. By the way, my family are multigeneration Aggies.

I knew I had African ancestry from my Tuscarora grandparents. My grandmas folks being "Mingo" slaves at the Westbrook plantation outside of Raleigh. I didn't know how much so I took a DNA test, and I found little bits of ancestry that did not add up. Portuguese, Eastern European Roma, Turkish. We Tuscarora know about the lost colony being absorbed into our people, but this is the first that I heard of POC from the Caribbean being left behind at Roanoke as well. Thanks for providing missing pieces of the puzzle that deserves as much spotlight as "The Lost Colony".

Thanks for uploading these

Thank you Dr. Smallwood and Michael Eure great very important lecture.

Excellent presentation - Thanks

I just watched this video and I'm impressed. It was a great presentation! Thank you for the history of Native Americans (Indians) in NC and VA.

Very great presentation ✔️

Great presentation. Thanks so much.

This is an outstanding historical presentation.

Gratitude you all

I really wish Henry Louis Gates would sit down with Dr. Smallwood!

Teach it Brother!!

Very informative. Thank you!

My great-grandmother was born in Bertie County.

This is fantastic. Stumbled on this because I was interested in the melugeon story. So are the original Troup of mixed origin blacks part of directly part of the melugeon story. And are there some books on this by this professor. Excellent presentation .

Thank you Dr. Smallwood. My ggg grandfather ,his wife and children were listed on the 1880 Edgecombe census in Lower Fishing Creek Township as ulattos with neighbors who are also listed as black or mullato. We did discover that my ggg grandfather was a runaway indentured servant,but it is beleived that he was found and returned to the owner. Is there any historical record of this community was Native American?

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This is AMAZING information!! Thank you! This adds so much, especially context, to understanding the history of my family & my country. I’m a descendant of Tri-racial melungeon people from Person Co, NC & Halifax Co, VA on my father’s side. I’ve been told that my gg-grandmother was a “full-blood” Native American, named Liza Trickey, but I have no idea which tribe. I think I read in Brent Kennedy’s book that they were probably Plains Indians, but don’t know for sure. It sounds like it’s a good possibility that my native ancestors were Tuscarora. Is there a good way to find out? I’ve also been told that I have a “full-blood” Cherokee gg-grandmother on my mother’s side, but I don’t know as much history on my mother’s side, except that they were from the Bedford, VA area. Growing up, I used to be proud of my “Cherokee” & native heritage. After listening to your information, I sure hope that none of my ancestors were truly Cherokee, based on their despicable acts. I hope that what you’ve described...that claiming to be “Cherokee” was an attempt at maintaining safety...was what was truly going on. Thank you again for this information. What’s the best way to determine the nature of my native heritage? Can it be determined through DNA testing?

These African soldiers that they picked up from the Caribbean , are there sources that definitively claim this or is this historical conjecture. I’ve found evidence of them coming from Caribbean but only speculation that they came from Africa first

Can I obtain a copy of the power point presentation?

I am very curious about Cuba history and culture...? My grandpa was born their however he ending up in Jamaica,he had my dad in Jamaica my dad had be..so I am a ?

Where these Africans or Swarty Europeans (Moors & Sephardic Jews)??

Almost believable ...you stressed "AFRICANS" way too much ...First Colonizers were Swarthy just as the Jacobite Rulership at that time.

My father is American Indian My mother is said to be native Americans … yet no one has told me the truth of the tribe.

This should be to all r children it’s the truth

I would like to speak to you directly if possible

My grandfather is supposedly from that tribe ive only seen pictures with my grandmother thou. I dont claim it because i never knew him

In the past 9-10 years, I’ve had more “white people” tell me some sort of story about their molungeon ancestors or 4th time “black” grandparent or something similar. It’s amazing to me that folks refuse to open their eyes and ask why now. Also, why the push to make sure that the “knowledge” is known? What other way not counting the “black church” would be better than “black schools” and scholars? History always repeats itself as it is now… Most folks that I’ve encountered, generalize their ancestry. In my opinion, it’s only because they really do know or they absolutely have no idea.

Can you post Dr Smallwood’s contact information please ?

Are you familiar with the surnames in Person Co, NC of Epps, Martin, Shepherd, Stewart/Stuart & Coleman (and possibly Trickey) and which tribe(s) they may have been associated with? Thank you!

Great presentation. But the brother forgot to mention San Miguel De Guadalpe (South Carolina) in 1526 the colony of 700 failed and the 100 Africans they brought rebelled by burning buildings then they disappeared into the wilderness. It was the first slave rebellion in the united States

You were discriminated by Walter beckler one drop rule yep my great Grady aunt her name was at the Arthur sorrows she proved she wasn't black but she was native American went to court and everything

Could u send me some Tuscarora last names,am in the island and throughout my researching i came across some names of Tuscarora Pemberton on a list of is this true ?

Im in Virginia also half black and Indian black foot

I would like to know where the lumber Indians fit into this.

Bo such oerson as a full blooded black Indian.

@4:00....do we have any African country verification of Africans and fighting on behalf of Europeans. Where did these Africans come from specifically i.e. the country?

See nobody wanted to believe me when I said that ADOS history is OLDER than 1619. Which is ONE of the reasons that whole 1619 Project is problematic.

My question is for Dr. Smallwood. I viewed Tuscarora series 1, you provided Historical detailed information on the Federal/Nation however, we know the term "Native Americans/Mongolians" was not used during that time period but, you seem to be overly stating that term "Native American" which they were never called that! Also, your little word play trying to make it appear that the real "Indigenous American Indians/Negros" which were terms used closer to that time period were " African Slaves"!!! Which you as a " Scholarly" individual should know there were no imaginary Slave Ships to the Americas from Africa and there were NO "Native Americans/Mongolians" in those American Indian/Negro Territory! So, what's your real purpose here/providing half truths?

But were they really african or indian from the Caribbean islands?

Hmm I wonder why he Dibbles around North Virginia? New dominion before the old Dominion?? Bro please talk about our empire here Yes in North Virginia.

And then we're mixed with Terry family and the curry family from the Monacan Drive to Tuscarora soon and then scotch Swedish whilst and my mother who is first generation Iris 50 test that's me a dark Beauty

Drake's soldiers could have been Sephardic Jews and Moors (Black Europeans) escaping the Inquisition. There were Black Europeans. Not all Black people come from Africa. They were second generation of Black Europeans exiled to West Africa and the Caribbeans.

Why is it that behind everyone “black” that has done anything (according to the narrative) some powerful white man gave him something or brought them somewhere? Oh yeah and they are from Africa & formerly enslaved? And they always running…. Yal kill me.

There were BLK natives already here in America.

The word black is so confusing.

Since time started we have had a type of slavery

What's sad is he knows better than that. Melonated mans greatest fear losing the scraps from his masters. Just comfortable. I'm outdone.

So we are talking about Americanized Africans

THEY WERE NOT AFRICANS!!!!

I'm try Rachel from Virginia from Amherst Essex County Cumberland yeah I think I think we were Andrew Jackson's slaves because back then in the early late 16th my great great grandmother's name was Martha Jackson

Boat houses homes on the water

You gotta keep reading my brother is giving his podcast. He got it all wrong. The Europeans was the black Europeans that came over here. You read the history that white people wrote they took our land. We are the black Indians that was here here for 100,000s of years, do some research

Remember Doc, Black is indigenous, you can’t say black and indigenous.