> Original Sender: sweeney@ssc.wisc.edu (Kim Sweeney)
> Mailing List: NATIVE-L (native-l@gnosys.svle.ma.us)
>
> O'siyo,
> I'm on a genealogy list that is currently dealing with who originally
> inhabited the land now known as Kentucky. I recall seeing a map, in
> a National Geographic Atlas I think, and that part of the country is
> designated as "original people unknown" or some such language. Someone
> else on the list thought that this land was used for hunting grounds by
> a number of tribes, but that no one actually lived there. I'm not a
> strong history scholar -- does anyone know the answer to this question?
> Thanks,
> -- Kim
> sweeney@ssc.wisc.edu
>
They used to teach us in Vermont history classes that no Indians lived
in Vermont and that they only came here to hunt, when in fact the Abenaki
lived here for over 10,000 years. There is a book by oh, the name, I
think is Jon Manchip White that has a map that may have Kentucky Indians,
if there were any on it because it goes way back many thousands of years.
Good luck,
Brightstar.