>My family has been in this country since before there was a country. We've contributed in all kinds of ways. We've also protested in many ways. It's our right and we're not going anywhere.
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>Really? I had no idea that you were part American Indian. BTW, it was also the right of the Tea Party to have rallies although you seemed to have a big problem with protests where the protesters were not from the left....

Before there was a country, not before there were colonies. The earliest I can currently trace my family to on this continent is 1759.

>P.S. https://medium.com/@TamarEGranor/six-generations-of-immigrants-ca893d8d0f0d#.eu1iodggc
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>I have zero interest in reading about your genealogy. AS a matter of fact, I cannot think of a topic less important to me.

Your choice. Obviously, it's about more than my genealogy or I wouldn't have bothered to publish it.

Tamar