[twigs]

Did Lewis and Clark pass through Martha's Vineyard? I thought the Mandan Indians were in the northern mid-west regions. However, fair-haired Indians were reported in the Martha's Vineyard region... I just didn't think they were the Mandan Indians, but I could be wrong. IIRC, one of the leaders of the Indian tribes in King Phillip's War had the name of Magnuson.

There's stories all over the country of light-skinned and haired Natives. Then there's the Melungeons and the Lumbees... and the, forget their name, the Red Bones, or something like that in Louisiana region. It was reported that several Natives in different areas either spoke or understood Welsh. Thomas Jefferson was very interested in this as his ancestors came from the region of Wales that Prince Maloc (sp?) came from.

[blam]

I think the Mandans were further west. Also, go here to read about Madoc In America. Pretty interesting. (check out the whole site)

[Smokin' Joe]

I thought the Mandan Indians were in the northern mid-west regions.

The Mandan were in North Dakota, and were well documented by Catlin, as were notable similarities between their language and Welsh. For all practical purposes they were wiped out by smallpox. Double Ditch or Fort Lincoln/On A Slant Village

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