>>Some very strong Indian faces, some with a lot of European, maybe French, maybe German, maybe Irish, who knows?<<
The European aspect in those faces is most likely French and a wee bit of Scottish, since they were the fur traders who intermarried with the native women. Not sure if the BIA can help, but you can find Chippewa/Ojibway genealogy links via Google.
I suggest you also expand your search horizon to consider Canada and the Métis (mixed blood) people. The Turtle Mountain area straddles the US/Canada border, and is part of the Pembina Region where the Métis have had a major presence for hundreds of years on both sides of the border. For decades in the 1800s they sent huge parties on grand buffalo hunts south into the Dakotas, and drove long caravans of Red River oxcarts southeast to trade with the Americans in Saint Paul, Minnesota. If your ancestors have a Métis component, there may be Catholic parish church records in the US or Canada...
Métis people (Canada)
en.wikipedia.org
P.S. The Métis are emotional, fun-loving, partying people like the Cajuns. <g> |
