9 Crazy Connections between Native Americans and Scottish People

[@salvatoreomerta]

There is a long history of Native American and Highland Scottish intermarriage in my wife's hometown of Laurinburg (Scotland County) North Carolina. In fact, there is a Tribe in the next county (Robeson) called the Lumbee, they are a mixed race people of Native American, Highland Scots, and African American ancestry. It's common to see Natives in Kilts during the Highland Games every year.

[@chanceco.5653]

Yep, I am from Laurinburg and you are 100% correct.

[@Mystic_Light]

The history there must be quite interesting. I do know that one of James Douglas' children moved to that area. James had a Cree Irish wife. James himself was Scottish Creole from Guyana.James mother was a free woman of colour and James lived in Guyana until he was nine years old when his father John, sent for him and his elder brother to attend schooling in Lanark, Scotland. By the time he was 15, he was in Montreal working for HBC. He was valuable to the crown, being fluent in both french and english. He was also quite active in what is now the US, as there are paragraphs of his work at Fort Vancouver. The history also shows that he had children born in the US, but you really have to dig for it.

[@ShadowBoxer33]

Natives in Kilts?? This image reminds me of my own DNA. I love it.

[@lapislazulii141]

Sad

[@lapislazulii141]

@@Mystic_LightRip to their linage

[@victoriarobinson9016]

Love this! I am an Elder in the Dakota Nation. My several Greats Grand Father was Scottish, a Robertson who went on to become the Superintendent of Schools for the Native Schools. He married my Great Great Grand Mother who was a Dakota. There is a little museum and when we showed up they were amazed when a bunch of Indians showed up! Love watching your videos!!

[@bubbaclemson5566]

It's nice to see Wašícu finally appreciating us. Grandfather was Oglala Lakota (Porcupine) Pine Ridge Rez.

[@victoriarobinson9016]

Sisseton Whapeton

[@cherierobinson8713]

Scottish traders really liked native women

[@givemedramaithriveoffofit9418]

From cree and Ojibwe

[@andrew182matches]

My family are part of the Robertson clan! Maybe we have a distant connection. Much love from Tennessee!

[@sickofjunk]

As a Native American I love this video...I always thought we have so much in common... thank you for the video...

[@shaunvlog]

Thank you Dennis, I appreciate you 😊

[@SofiaBerruxSubs]

They do the highlanders, had their language, kilts,tartans, bagpipes all illeigal (the tartan and kilt showed what clan your from). They forced them out of the highlands and west islands (buring their villages ) just to sheep could be placed there. After culloden the kids and women were killed, the jacobites themselves could have been killed, enslaved or sent to the colonies. They could be whipped on killed for wearing a kilt or speaking Gaelic. Ive found its not all so different from the native americans. Both in the oppression they faced but also they were a warrior people who had a clan or tribe And a chief. They also had a religon before they were forced to become Christians and had a deep respect for the people, land and animals.

[@xtramail4909]

We have a lot in common, far more than people realize. Let’s just say, we do not descend from the Anatolian farmers as some people claim.

[@patty7804]

When COVID hit it hit the American Indian Reservations hard. I know there is a story of how the Irish sent money to the tribe. The connection was that during the Irish potato famine the American Indians had sent them money. So when the Irish has learned of their go fund me they contributed generously.

[@TheTrueOnyxRose]

Yeah. They did. I read about that.

[@saralindley4079]

Yes and it was very generous of both to do so. Those strong ties made over centuries ago are never forgotten.

[@bobbieschke599]

I believe the Choctaw sent the money ?

[@karentucker2161]

It hit Florida hard too.... I wouldn't wish that stuff on anyone, even an enemy. I got it and was so miserable and some of my symptoms didn't go away for 4 months.

[@Americansikkunt]

@@karentucker2161 I can’t believe we shutdown the economy, to no benefit, on top of the illness….

[@ChrisJohnsonChannel]

we cannot change the past but we can change the future and educate our selves and learn from history.

[@bubbaclemson5566]

Too bad many in America are now trying to destroy our history and rewrite it.

[@leefischer5814]

@@bubbaclemson5566 no doubt, within 2 generations no one will know slavery happened, thanks BLM.

[@victorwaddell6530]

@@bubbaclemson5566Orwell's 1984 is becoming reality as we speak . I prefer to have history with it's warts and all , than to have a vision of a Utopia that never existed .

[@misschris325]

@@victorwaddell6530 Feels more like Gilliam's, Brazil some days!

[@hrhdmk5845]

Bubba, I don’t think “people” (by which I’m sure you mean those who are protesting systemic racism that’s still causing grief and death today) are trying to ERASE American history. Rather, they are trying to change the *celebration* of some historical figures and events, because many peoples alive today are descendants of those who were persecuted and subjugated by those “heroes”.

[@alastairbrewster4274]

Scotsman here who is engaged to a Quechua woman (Inca). The Peruvian ppl have deep respect for scots and they have the Caledonian festival every year which is one of Lima’s most prestigious parades. Scots and Irish were pivotal in the armies of Peruvian independence fighting for O’Higgins and Bolivar and ultimately freedom

[@hailoweenhailoween5264]

I'm native american from Arizona, I have huge respect for Irish & Scottish people, culture, history, etc.

[@veroland3768]

How did the Scots arrive and influence peru?

[@corderomiles3769]

The choctaw helped the irish men out of proverty. Which is why they have there feathered memorial statue in Ireland

[@Tangerine10.]

​@@veroland3768look up Thomas Cochrane who was a Scottish Naval captain who liberated a few countries in South America 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Jesussayspayattention]

I am Scottish Highlander descendant and proud of my Ancestors whom fled Scotland to North America and survived.

[@lapislazulii141]

You’re lucky, many were unsliced by natives

[@janelliot5643]

100 million native people were genocided ​@@lapislazulii141

[@alexandriat5929]

@@lapislazulii141 we were at least both my tribes, plains Indians, warriors or as an friend loled land Vikings ( we raided for the same reasons )... Yes invaders were likely sliced or worse. The USA military to this day respects our people. Many of the tribes proudly serve in the USA military. ( warrior tradition ).

[@alexandriat5929]

@@janelliot5643 that is not true..

[@CasandraReyes-tm7cg]

Hey mate

[@OkieGal123]

Very true i have Scottish and Cherokee ethnicity

[@joyfoster4292]

I do too on my mom's side, and Scottish, Cherokee, and Blackfoot on my dad's side.

[@dawnhenderson9461]

Me too Cherokee on my mom's side and Scottish on my dad's side.Am so proud of my Heritage 🦬👍

[@kimcarriveau8266]

All three of my separate Scottish ancestors who came to this country married Native Americans. Two of them married members of the Ottawa tribe from Michigan and 1 from the Hunkpapa Sioux from the plains.

[@stephaniekittelson526]

Fun fact: the Scottish highlands and the Appalachian mountains are theorized to be the same mountain chain separated by continental drift.

[@handle_the_handle]

How so?

[@jamieduncombe9729]

Scotland is apart of the North American continent we got left behind after the big split

[@allanlank]

Yep. Same rocks. The mountain chain also includes Norway and the Atlantic region of Canada.

[@kimholcomb6943]

Yes, they are.

[@harry9392]

Heard that as well

[@gingersotelotreasure7345]

My father was Apache and Yaqui, my mother a Buchanan. I honor both my cultures,heritages. Both were warriors and survivors. I’m very proud of my place on this earth.

[@larrybuchanan1759]

Great Clan !

[@crimineyjenkins1]

My dad's family is part of the Buchanan Clan. Even though we spell our last name differently though. Bohannon.

[@suzannebiely-reiter4473]

🙋‍♀️... fellow Buchanan clan member.

[@larrybuchanan1759]

@@suzannebiely-reiter4473 interesting my grandfather was a reiter.

[@adriannehubbard3452]

Is your dad from AZ?

[@victoriamcintosh8616]

I just did an Ancestry DNA and it turns out I'm 33% Scottish/47% Indigenous Americas. I always felt a connection with Scotland, I grew up Annishinaabe (Ojibwe) from Manitoba, Canada.... Yes, Outlander is a great series! PS: I'm also married to a canadian Scotsman...

[@Just_Mike27]

Here in America we don't get taught about native history either "at least the truth about it" but the last year and a half I have worked on an Apache reservation here in AZ. I have learned a lot about their culture and have developed a much deeper appreciation as a result. I have also made friendships that I hope last the rest of my life.

[@johnmacneill7489]

School don't teach any history

[@tamlynn786]

As someone who has Choctaw and Scottish ancestory, I’ve noticed many similarities too. Like you mentioned the tribes /clans structure and the tribal music vs Scottish or Gaelic music has many of the same percussions and rhythms. Both have the rebel/warrior spirit. I could go on and on but those are ones that stand out to me.

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

Howdy "cousin"! Chickasaw here. Let's not forget the Chikasha and the Colberts.

[@heathergreenhalgh2289]

Thank you for noting the musical connections between these two cultures- I think you are right about how the DRUMs are similar and important for these warrior groups. Maybe Both needed to quietly add defiantly keep drumming their stories out and felt they needed to be defended and repeated in that oral form. They both also have hauntingly beautiful flute tunes that make me picture nature. The other point that Shaun didn’t really mention here, was how these cultures both had a deep respect for the stories that connected them to land/ water/ nature- & could use this knowledge for healing and medicinal purposes. I guess most ancient cultures did this really, but as I read Diana G’s novels it also made me ponder for the 1st time how much the Scottish and the 1st Nations had in common. Ie. Hunting practices, reverent prayers to the powers of nature. Not being wasteful or soft. They both seem to share some primal rituals. They have that element of real spiritual/ serendipity sense that can give life much more meaning. 😎🇨🇦

[@tamlynn786]

Heather Greenhalgh -Yes! Thank you for bringing that up! Both cultures historically have a deep connection to nature and a reverence for the spirit world. That is why Natives Americans, for the most part, respect the Scottish and can relate with their traditions.

[@CytherX]

Lol as a woman, that rebel and warrior spirit is not favored by traditional 1950's people. I'm not seen as a docile and submissive woman even though I'm expected to be. I grew up in foster care around white people. It seems like they spent a lot of time trying to control me and keep me quiet and at home.

[@stevechalmers9572]

Booze

[@heatherbeaton]

In Canada we have 3 Indigenous groups (in the eyes of the government): Native, Inuit, and Métis (which is Cree and Scottish/French). The Scottish and Cree were so close that they created their own tribe, very cool eh?

[@lapislazulii141]

Very sad. As they both ended their geno.

[@allisonshaw9341]

@@lapislazulii141 Genetically, all humans are, well, 100% human. In addition, NOTHING stays static with humans as it is not in our nature, else we would all still be semi-nomadic hunter/gatherers living in caves and never have moved beyond that socially, culturally, and technologically. Ethnicity/racial demographics and resulting physical characteristics are the result of adaptation to the environments that our ancestors had to survive in. Culture, languages, beliefs, etc., are the result of each group's response to both environment and social structure. And groups have met, warred with each other, blended, or wiped each other out throughout human history - and no, I am not at all defending violence, warfare, subjugation, and the like as all of that should have long ago been beneath human dignity. Groups change, and groups that have been forced out of their homeland, as so many of the Scots were, have a tougher time of it. Finding allies and a place to belong is how we humans have survived for eons, as is blending to form new groups that are stronger than those that came before. As someone who is myself mixed-blood Scots/Welsh on my dad's side, and Native (Cherokee/Muskoki/Chickasaw/Rappahannock/Shawnee/Meherrin) with a wee bit of Irish, Cornish, Gitano, French, Jewish, and African on my mother's side, and one who was raised to know and understand my people and our history, cultures, etc., there is no problem with blending bloodlines. We're still here, still Native (and those white folks of Scottish decent here in the US consider themselves as much Scottish as American), and still appreciative of ALL of our ancestry. We lost nothing and gained everything.

[@joannayarbrough3883]

My husband's biological parents are members of the Cherokee Nation and they both have Scottish ancestry too!

[@donrainesoh]

Same here, Cherokee and Scottish heritage on my mothers side.

[@victorwaddell6530]

Same here . My mother's maiden name is Gowan . Her mother's maiden name is Splawn. My great grandmother Mamie was full blood Cherokee /,Seminole who marreid My great granfather Patrick Splawn ( Irish surname ) and her father was named Drowning Bear by the Cherokee and she had Seminole family down in Florida . We're from Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina not very far from Fraser's Ridge .

[@roseandstem8054]

There are very few true blooded Cherokee. As a Native myself - Nez Perce. I can honestly say that most if not all who claim are Cherokee, are not.

[@roseandstem8054]

@Ghost-WhiteSand There are only three federally recognized Cherokee nations. The rest are false.

[@davidwhitley6967]

My great grandfather left Scotland around that time period. He married a Cherokee Woman in North Carolina and a generation later gave birth to my mother. I am personally interested in this story and thankful for your coverage . Stay blessed my brother.

[@lapislazulii141]

Sad

[@maggiea6301]

Weirdly I’m Scottish and Native I love I stumbled across this. ❤️

[@TruthLies68]

Cherokee and Scottish here. The mixing in my ancestry began way back and continued forward.

[@tonyahancock9863]

Same here.

[@ladybee883]

Cherokee and German here. Once we started tracing our family background we learned that my great-great-grandmother had been listed as having no last name due to her Indian heritage. That was in the period when young Indian children were being shipped to the schools, given "English" names and were only allowed to go home over the summers. I knew that both of my grandfathers were full-blooded Cherokees, but we found out that my Daddys mother was also (she passed before any of us were born). We still are following the lines, and believe that some of the records will never be recovered.

[@stevefreedom2469]

It's probably because the real reason for the American Indian wars. The Indians didn't believe in slavery and were appalled by it. They helped escaped white slave, who built our infrastructure here. Later when farming, they died too easy. The American Indians helped them escape. They started getting caught and were enslaved as well. They lasted longer in the fields then the whites but not enough. That's when the Moore's began rounding up their own Africans, these are the people who invented slavery, and sold them to the English, france and Spain who brought them to the new world. White were enslaved longer then any other walk of life and it has been buried for political BS. So chances are your answer may have been one of those escaped slaves. I believe that's where mine came from, just a guess.

[@lilly_ann5759]

Same with mine.

[@loribenton5975]

Sean, this was ringing all kinds of bells so I went to my research shelves (I write 18C historical frontier fiction) and found a book you might like to read until you can make it over to the Carolinas again. "White People, Indians, and Highlanders, Tribal Peoples and Colonial Encounters in Scotland and America" by Colin G. Calloway. I've relied on his research for more than one of my novels. Great video and I'd love to hear more from you on the subject.

[@loribenton5975]

Shaun* sorry!

[@NanZingrone]

thanks for the recommendation. One of the things I love about Outlander is how the Native Americans are portrayed and treated by the Highlanders. Not a lot of it has made it to the Starz show, but the books do a great job. I just ordered the Kindle of the book you suggested.

[@JaimieJo]

Thanks for the recommended reading material! I'm going to write it down and get it on Kindle too!

[@JaimieJo]

@@loribenton5975 What is the pen name you write under? I do a lot of reading!

[@JohnRS100]

Jaimie Johnson Her pen name is Lori Benton. I haven’t read any of her books but she is available on Amazon and has her own website.

[@ashleightouchet3142]

Really cool video. I’m both Scottish and Native American 💕

[@cosmicleviathan327]

me too I'm mixed with blackfoot,scottish, and norwegian on dads side and cherokee and basque and german on moms side.

[@cherierobinson8713]

I’m a registered member of the Oklahoma Cherokee tribe. Ludovic Grant was given the choice of being hung after losing the war or move to America. He left Scotland to become a trader and marry my many times over Greatgrandmother, Eughiotie. Hence, between my Dad -MacBean clan and the Grant clan, I’m half Scottish. Cherokee are very pro- Scottish! Thank you for bringing this out about our Scottish connection. I would like to visit or move there. Yes, tribes and clans are very similar!

[@terranshinn7942]

Ludovic is my greatx8 (I think)my grandfather.

[@michelangelochierchia5908]

Viking

[@andrewward7413]

My Gaelic Ward family married into the Cherokee Nation around 1750’s through Nancy Ward and I bear his name Bryant Ward which is anglicized form of Mac an Bhaird

[@lapislazulii141]

Sorry they ended their heritage rip

[@jameshunt7195]

This video is amazing you did a great job Shaun

[@spiffyspits3605]

Both Scottish and NA people have told stories how to rise above pain/strife and to endure in face of persecution, even to this day. It all depends in the heart of a listener.

[@barrydraper]

FYI, on Outlander, Young Ian actually made a lot of Cherokee friends in North Carolina, but later joined the Mohawk tribe in New York.

[@MsPickles333]

My great great grandmother was a Cherokee women who married a protestant Irish man here in America . But I wonder if his family was originally from Scotland . I always wondered about there history and how they met. This video is so exciting to me! I don't much about them unfortunately. My grandfather was a very quiet man. I am going to watch that movie! Thank you for making this!

[@Beanboiwolf]

There were alot of Irish who went over to the US to start a new life aswell tbh but interestingly scottish people do descend from the Irish which is where Scottish Gaelic comes from its the sister language to Irish Gaelic from when the Irish settled on the west side of Scotland aswell as the pictish who also lived in scotland at the time

[@comanchebattles]

My dad was full blooded Comanche and my mother is Scottish, German, and English. Cool to see this!

[@lapislazulii141]

Rip to her heritage

[@charlestimothy4345]

Shaun , try to watch " Fiddlers of James Bay " Cree fiddlers playing Scottish music learned from ancestors who learned from Scots.

[@nozecone]

Orkney Islanders, to be specific - many of them were recruited by the North-West Company, later Hudson's Bay Company. There are whole communities of Orkney/Indigenous people in western and northern Canada.

[@donnakantaris2287]

@@nozecone some brought Cree wives back so there are islanders here with Cree blood

[@nozecone]

@@donnakantaris2287 I wasn't aware of that, although it makes perfect sense. I had heard of fur-traders sending their mixed-race sons (don't know about the daughters) to a certain boarding school in Scotland; it wouldn't be surprising if the odd one stayed or returned to Scotland and lived there permanently. Lots of interesting stories out there!

[@allisonshaw9341]

Give a listen to Arvel Bird, who is of Scots/Metis ancestry.

[@elfdream2007]

There's a funny story that was passed down in my family. Alexander McDaniel , a Scottish Trader to the Cherokees was known as the 'Scottish Indian' because he spoke Cherokee so fluently. Apparently he was forced to learn it because the English speaking Natives couldn't understand him because of his 'brogue'! I guess some things never change. The McDaniels have a lot of descendants today among the Cherokee.

[@corderomiles3769]

Heard of the surname caraker?

[@shaunalea823]

The native Americans are a resilient strong people with such a beautiful culture, I live in the Cherokee lands, and I have a great aunt that is 1/2 Choctaw. One of my ancestors was the founder of Harrisburg Pennsylvania he was a trader with the natives and was greatly respected by both his own and the native people.

[@davidbrewer9030]

My mother's father was Scots-Irish from North Carolina. I was surprised to find that out much later in my life.

[@nitesurfer247]

I absolutely was mesmerized by what you talked about in this video. You ARE an excellent storyteller as most Scots that I’ve known or met throughout my childhood as both my parents are of Scottish descent also have always had the utmost respect for the Native American and what was done to them by the “white man” in the early settlements of their own land. Being so persecuted and driven off their land, just like the Highlander’s were removed from an amazing and cherished way of life, just taken by the British and thrown off their land as well. What an intense sharing of similar examples of the way two different nationalities were treated in such horrible ways. It is so sad to think about. But Shaun, you keep doing your research as I do enjoy what you have to say and am so glad to get the opportunity of listening and being able to learn through your wonderful gift of storytelling, to share this type of history that you have come to learn and share with the rest of fans of our own history, intertwined with the people who all they have are these tales passed down through the generations is both a privilege and a way to keep all history important and shared for all the future generations to come. 💙💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@polytheneprentiss1534]

Love your comment - my sentiments exactly! 😊

[@icequeenalchemy]

I’m a product of this history you just shared. Thank you so much!

[@StacyBraiuca]

As a Scottish descendant (my great grands were from Armadale) and an enrolled Citizen Potawatomi Nation member, I hold deep connections with my roots experiences on both of those clans of my family .

[@LesaAnne]

A book was actually written about my husbands family. The ransom of Mercy Carter who married a nations first tribe member.

[@meri_teri_82]

LOVE THIS VIDEO! It was a perfect balance of what your majority audience wants and what the rest of us love; Scottish history ❤. I live on Creek "owned" land. The Cow Creek tribe to be exact. My landlord rents the land as Native Americans don't sell land. Ever. Thanks for this video Shaun. It was excellent! Love and hugs to you 😘🤗 and Teka 😘🤗 Stay safe, be well.

[@victorwaddell6530]

Part of me understands the concept of owning land , but sometimes I still ponder the concept . How can anyone own something that existed since the Creation and will exist long after we are gone ? God created the Earth , the Waters , and the Heavens Above as a place for all his children to dwell upon in their time .

[@meri_teri_82]

@@victorwaddell6530 that's how Native Americans felt about it too. They learned the concept of purchasing land from the US government when they purchase the land for pennies and then offered to relocate tribes elsewhere. We all know how that turned out. 😞

[@janaannrobertsonwells2599]

My family are Robertsons and we have lived in North Carolina since late 1700s when my first ancestor was born in Virginia and moved to Orange/Alamance County. When I was growing up my dad would take us to Pow Wows every year. I was told that I have Native American in the family. I am trying to trace it in our tree. I do love to tell a good story as well. Very good video!!

[@polytheneprentiss1534]

I found out very recently that my 6x great grandfather was James Randolph Robertson, founder of Nashville. I wonder if we’re from the same line. Haven’t discovered any Native Americans in the family yet, but who knows?! :)

[@janaannrobertsonwells2599]

Prentiss Lashure, I will take a look on my end and I will get back to you. Do you know when they were born and who their parents were?

[@michritch3493]

Well I'm so sorry I've not been able to watch this 'til now, as I've been moving house. I absolutely agree with you, Shaun. My husband is Navajo and went with me on my first trip to Scotland in 2018, and he remarked on how at home he felt there, and how much he related to Scottish people. I had related what little history I already knew, and he, himself, felt that there were many parallels. Your points are astute, here. In my own Ritchie family my father spoke of his own relative, Granny Creech, back in the hills of Kentucky, who was part Cherokee and chased away a bear with her batting stick while she was out doing her washing. She was fierce, he said. If we're ever able to travel again, you MUST come to New Mexico where there are still large Native populations on ancestral lands. We aren't well-to-do, but we would love to drag you around. P.S. My husband's family live on the Navajo Reservation, where Covid 19 has run amuck but everyone is well and we've been lucky so far. Thanks for covering this connection with sensitivity. You're the man! 💕😊

[@hailoweenhailoween5264]

Wow. That's awesome to hear about your husband's experience with Scotland. I'm native american and I heard some stuff how the scottish even the Irish have similarities with native americans when it comes to the cultures. I respect both the scottish & irish people.

[@alexis8500]

I’m actually 65% Native American of the Quapaw tribe and 35% Scottish! Thanks for making this video!

[@jenniferdianemalloy-relyea1251]

O my gosh! Thank you so very much for speaking on this topic in particular. I happen to be a Native American Scot female living in S.C! My Native American side came from eastern upstate S.C. I have Scottish and Native American heritage on my paternal and maternal side. My last native American great grandmother ( that I know of) died and was buried in the 1960s in the forest beside the cemetery that her white husband was buried. She wasn't permitted a holy resting place with her legal white husband. She was considered a pagan and as such was not given a tombstone or a burial on church grounds. Thank you so much for posting. Jennifer D. Malloy Johnsonville,S.C, USA

[@amyellen3845]

Thank you for this. People are just people everywhere you go and it's important to focus on similarities.

[@dale3404]

I think fear of the unknown is a big reason for bigotry and racism, maybe THE reason.

[@indigal_5772]

Thank you for this video. I’m Cherokee, Chata and African on my mother’s side and 25% Scottish on my father’s side. I always wondered how my mother got the last name Fife without any white relatives. This is a rare Scottish last name for a black woman in America. I’m learning more about my Scottish heritage on my father’s side and it would be interesting to find that I have Scottish heritage on my mother’s side too. Could you share any information you know about the Fifes that may have came to America during the 1800s?

[@waynekerrgoodstyle]

Did you know Fife is a county in Scotland? It has a very beautiful coastline. Fife also used to be a Kingdom onto it's own within Scotland. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fife Hope this helps.

[@shaunvlog]

Thanks for sharing. Must admit, I don’t know anything about the Fife people but it is a region ‘county’ here in Scotland. Just across the water from me, actually!

[@waynekerrgoodstyle]

@@shaunvlog Just across the water from me too. I was born in Edinburgh but now live in West Lothian.

[@indigal_5772]

@Wayne I found out about the King of Fife from watching one of Shaun’s videos thanks for the wiki link!

[@tamlynn786]

*Chahta is the correct spelling

[@littlebit2800]

My grandfather was half Cherokee and half Scottish. It's more recent, but still fascinating. I had no idea.

[@TripleBerg]

I know Outlander paints a romantic picture of Highlanders immigrating to early America, but in fact about a 250,000 Scots-Irish came through mostly Pennsylvania and spread westward across the Alleghenies, as well as into Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Georgia. They were mostly lowland Scots or from the Borders region. They brought a lot of their traditions with them, including making whisky.

[@TripleBerg]

My wife is of Scottish Highland (McGregors, Campbells) descendant on her maternal side and German and Native American (Cherokee/Choctaw) descent on the paternal side. We are such a splendid mix of cultures in our country.

[@TripleBerg]

Rusty Shackleford I’m about 18% Scotch and Irish (Gaelic) but most of the rest of the ancestors came Scotland and England. Interesting that your Ulster Scots ancestors went to Maine. Most of mine came from around Coleraine to PA and into the Tennessee Valley. My parents were set against us marrying a Catholic, so I married a Mormon just to confuse them.😂 Never saw that one coming 😏

[@lucylane7397]

Scots Irish or from southern Scotland and northern England who were transplanted to Northern Ireland then North America

[@TripleBerg]

@@lucylane7397 Interesting, I didn’t realize that include northern England. My ancestors came from Ayrshire just south of Glascow. James G. Leyburn wrote an informative book called: Scotch-Irish: A Social History.

[@salvatoreomerta]

A LOT of Highlanders came through Wilmington NC and Charleston SC, my wife's entire family came to North Carolina that way.

[@sittingbutterflywoman1859]

My 2x's and 3x's grandfathers were Jacobites and married Indigenous women.( Cree) Served 7 years of indentured servitude with HBC and became Freemen. And are listed in our history books and sites as such. One of their ancestors was shipped to the East Coast of USA on one of the Jacobite ships .My maternal side reservation was renamed to Fairford First Nation from Pinaymootang, Manitoba, Canada

[@achristinaportillo3548]

Mine too David Campbell and John Campbell. On the Henry and Frances arrived at new New Jersey as prisoners of the crown.

[@sittingbutterflywoman1859]

@@achristinaportillo3548 I have Campbell's in my family tree!

[@achristinaportillo3548]

@@sittingbutterflywoman1859 we are very likely cousins.

[@allanlank]

HBC, The Company of Adventurers trading into Hudson's Bay.

[@eddiev73]

Awesome Video! I am Scottish-American from my family in the historical past and how they migrated to this country from the Highlands of Scotland. Anxious to see more of your videos.

[@annofhiskingdom3298]

As a Cherokee/Scot, I so appreciate your perspective on this topic and I fully agree! I live near the place where John Ross lived, as well as where he was forced to bring his people to load onto barges where they left their native lands forever. My Cherokee ancestor refused to leave, and in true Highlander style, hid out in the mountains and caves of southeast Tennessee, where he was assisted by some kind Scots living in the area. The Trail of Tears was named so not because the natives cried as they left, for they had vowed not to show emotion, but because the whites (Scotch/ Irish) cried watching their native friends being treated so cruelly. The Cherokee and the Scots have always been bosom buddies, as expressed even genetically in my red hair and Cherokee physique. Thank you, Shaun, for bringing attention to this truth!

[@andreamiller2534]

My maw maw is a Ross from Lookout Mountain

[@deborahpacheco2799]

Shaun, you brought out some interesting points. On my dad's side, we're Scottish & Irish. His ancestors came over during the time of Jacobite wars & landed in North Carolina. Eventually they made their way to the southern part of Georgia, which is where I live. My mother was Cherokee & Choctaw on her mother's side of the family. She grew up in the mountains of northern Alabama which was originally Cherokee land. My grandmother's great aunt and 2 great uncles walked the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma.

[@boydcreek1]

I am Scottish & Native American. And a couple other ethnicities. I had heard my family stories so finally got my DNA tested. And yes, it is true. My Native ancestors come from 4 different places in America. I like to read a lot of history and ran across an article about when the patriots fought the English on a mountain in the Appalachians. It was a huge battle and the Patriots won--who were mostly Scotts! I can't remember the name of the battle but they gave the full reason for us winning-- to the Patriots because they fought "Indian Style" ---which they had learned through their close relationship to the Natives for a very long time. As compared to the English announcing they were coming, sounding the drums & wearing bright red suits with pomp & circumstance. I also read another article about the settling of the Appalachians. The Germans didn't necessarily like the Scottish but they sure liked to have them around to fight ! And actually their only reason ! lol. And the Scottish like to have the Germans around just because they were great builders.

[@hailoweenhailoween5264]

Nice. I'm native american myself. But it's still awesome you have blood of both worlds scottish & native american. Both peoples are real similar especially when it comes to the culture.

[@WolfRoss]

I have Scottish that married Germans and 3 lines with Native and Scottish marriages. Fort Wayne has lots of people with German and Scottish marriages.

[@WolfRoss]

I have Scottish that married Germans and 3 lines with Native and Scottish marriages. Fort Wayne has lots of people with German and Scottish marriages.

[@terranshinn7942]

I’m Scottish and Native American too with a hint of German and other blood.

[@1dnoel]

Nice video. More like this, please.

[@oracleofraelor9141]

Hi Shaun: LOL, I’m glad your so excited about Native American History. I’m impressed by your research. My great grand mother is half Cherokee and half Scottish. As you know because I’ve been bugging you about it for years. On a quest to learn all I could about my Gaelic clan history. I found my family’s clan motto and coat of arms. Thirst for the homeland. But I grew up with my native side and it is fascinating and angering. Message me we can catch up..

[@ianwallace82]

To research more on the connection between Scottish and Native Americans I'd suggest going straight back to the Carolinas. The Cherokee nation will be able to tell you more in-depth stories. Also, you can check out the Smithsonian or possibly the library of Congress both located in Washington D.C.

[@susangrande8142]

My husband is 1/4 Mohawk and Tuscarora, and he has a little bit of Scots ancestry in there, a Scot named Johnson. His grandmother, who was the daughter of a chief and became the first member of her tribe to go to medical school and become a doctor, liked to tweak people by wearing the Johnson tartan (and she was very obviously Native).

[@jamiesonallen2450]

Hello Shaun - I‘be really enjoyed your stories and commentaries. As I have been doing research on my Maternal Tweed links rooted in mountains of North Carolina (I.e., White Rock), I‘ve had many validations from your episodes. I have one suggestion….how about broadening your presentation to include the Borders/Lowlands as well as the Highlands and an introduction to the Borders Clearances with the English Plantations in Northern Ireland creating the Ulster-Scots/Scots-Irish who became an additional element of Scottish emigration in the 1700s. An additional note to examine would be Edward the Bruce’s (brother of Robert the Bruce) attempts to secure Ireland for Scotland!!

[@Lacie1120]

Cherokee & Scottish descendent here. Love the history being shared. 🙏🏽✨💕

[@margiemcfall2295]

Shaun I love your vlog and wish I could a to your story but don’t know much in fact I am learning a bunch from you and appreciate your stories

[@rathgarredbeard4808]

The Finns from Finland and the Native Americans around the great Lakes region got along well with one another and had a lot in common, like the Sauna & the Sweat Lodge. Many Finns & Native Americans intermarried and their descendants today are sometimes referred to as "Finndians/Findians." The Native Americans, back in the day, referred to the Finns as the "White men who are like us" and/or "Sweat Bath or Sweat Lodge men."

[@nataliehinton7435]

Such alot of knowledge shared here to look up...thanks everyone for sharing and please keep doing these videos.

[@TheMacRiada]

Lachlan MacGillivray came to South Carolina in the early 18th century & later moved to the Creek country. He became an Indian trader amongst the Creek, Chickasaw, and Cherokee nations. He married an Indian woman who was the daughter of a French commandant of Ft. Toulouse and the head man of the Creek village of Pacana. Their son, Alexander MacGillivray, later became head of the Creek nation, and was a signee of a treaty that gave the American nation control of most of the Creek country.

[@et76039]

About Alexander McGillvray; he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, sent there by his father, Lachlan McGillvray. He was quite possibly the first American tribal leader with a bachelor's degree. You should come visit the Florida panhandle. Shortly after the annexation of Florida, a Euchee chief named Timpoochee (also called Sam Story) met a Highlander named Neil McLendon, and invited him to bring his fellow Highlanders from Georgia to Florida. They lived near each other in what is now Walton County. There was a language incident there caused by an English speaker who didn't understand Gaelic, and Gaelic was likely spoken there until the American Civil War. McLendon later moved to Waco, Texas, and the county there is a misspelling of his name. My mother comes from a Mestee group that traces back to Scottish traders, their Creek wives, and their wives' relatives. The traders were often Ulster Scots, and the Creeks were usually of the Muscogee-speaking Lower Creeks. The Seminole chief Osceola was actually born a Creek not far north from Pensacola, and much of his mother's kin had the surname McQueen. The Red Stick Creek war chief William Weatherford (Red Eagle) was the son of a redheaded Scots trader, and he was also a nephew of Alexander McGillivray. He was opposed by his cousin, the White Stick Creek chief, William McIntosh.

[@dianecheney4141]

There’s another tv series called Frontier, It shows the interaction between the First Peoples and the Hudson Bay Company. Also try Brotherhood of the Wolf. It’s a French film and it’s fascinating to hear from another country

[@bonniehall5266]

This was so nice and informative as I try to piece together my families ancestors.

[@robsutherland5744]

Wonderful thought provoking discussion. Thanks Shaun.

[@sandyp9891]

YES!!! Please do follow some of these stories and historical events on your next trip. I have made the Appalachian Mountains (the Carolinas and Tennessee in particular) a once-a-year travel destination because of its beauty and its history. It is my history as well and I enjoy visiting the original homestead of my own direct Scottish ancestor. The stories are facinating. I want to start supporting your channel so you're able to make the trip again, or maybe more than one trip. Thank you!

[@jameswells554]

The Native Peoples, in particular the Cherokee, and the Iroquois got along quite well with the settlers from Ulster, and Scotland quite well. The Clan systems were compatible, and they had a tendency to be warlike. One of the most famous examples was Johnston and his ties to the Mohawk leading up to and during the Seven Years War.

[@scottcunningham3110]

Awesome video Shaun. Clan Cunningham here in West Virginia.

[@coranova]

Thank you for your time making this! You covered points I had hoped you would

[@GabbieJoy87]

John Ross is my 5 times great uncle! My family lived in North Carolina for over 100 years before coming to Utah. It is interesting to note that Diana Gabaldon grew up next to the largest reservation I n the US. She would have been very knowledgeable about Native cultures.

[@sharidyer4332]

"have been"? She is very much alive!

[@allisonshaw9341]

I've known white folks who've lived right next to reservations for several generations who still know not a damned thing about Natives, except the stereotypes they choose to believe in order to justify their hatred for Natives. We get more respect from people outside the Americas that we do from the colonizers on our land. Hell, Natives can go places where the people despise white Americans but treat us with honor and respect.

[@sharidyer4332]

@@allisonshaw9341 I'm white, I don't live next to a rez, but I so believe you. I have sweat and prayed in an inipi with brothers and sisters who are Native American many times, and have nothing but love and respect for them. We are not all as you describe, by any means.

[@Snoozeman]

Do you know John Ross' middle name? Perhaps we are kin?

[@tonyabailey7584]

Shaun...you should do a video about your family history. Loved this video.

[@tonyahancock9863]

When you finally get the chance to come back to America you really need to visit the Cherokee reservation in North Carolina. If you go there you're too close to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to miss visiting. While in the area Grandfather Mountain is a must. Sacred to the Cherokee it is also the site of the Highland Games mentioned in Outlander. You need to plan on attending a powwow you will definitely see some parallels with Highland gatherings food, storytelling, traditional dress, and competitions. There are several historical Indian villages you might want to visit. Wolf Creek in Bastian Virginia or one near Natural Bridge Virginia. In the Midwest you should go see the Cahokia Indian Mounds in Illinois. You should also consider a visit to the Great Serpent Mound. Another oddity with some minor Outlander connections check out America's Stonehenge it's standing stones possibly built by Native Americans possibly by some lost group if Europeans who made it here long before accepted history would tell you it was possible. Interesting place none the less. If you ever make it to Canada you should check out Oak Island as it has a rumoured Scottish connection with Henry Sinclair the local Micmac tribe at least believe his rumoured pre-Columbus voyage happened.

[@marryking7350]

My ancestry is British and I had a grandmother who was Cherokee and Apache. I Like your video. My family came on the May flower boat.

[@HappyGnoux]

Very interesting! thank you !

[@NoiseJunkieRecords]

Great video, and a very interesting topic to me personally; I myself live in Minnesota and I'm a descendent of both the Mille Lacs band of Ojibwe and Clan Lamont of Dunoon.

[@TEATimeAdventures]

Well done, Sir! Very interesting. I had never made a connection from clans to tribes, and a socialistic structure. I have Scottish and Seminole blood in me. Something to ponder on.

[@miriamocean5275]

Hi from down under Australia. My grandmother ancestor we're from the Americas

[@eleanormcarthur2900]

Have you had Native American Bannock? Some confuse fry bread for that but there's actual real Bannock in our communities.

[@YahshuaLovesMe]

glad to find your station Shaun! thanks.

[@garydodge7894]

My family, Clan McNaughton, was actually part of the group that made the journey to NC back in the day. Great content man, youre the best

[@roostercotten988]

Love my Scottish/Lumbee/Tuscarora heritage!

[@vanessaseal5816]

I'm of Scottish and Choctaw decent.

[@historyman9617]

lumbee👏

[@wordgirl8100]

Loved this episode Shaun ... It's great to have people connect and identify with each others cultures in ways we are alike or different. It makes a difference in the way it's approached too. I love the way you celebrate it in the ways of stories and how remnants of the old still exist in the today :-)

[@empatheticallyme5971]

I, myself, am Scottish and Native

[@empatheticallyme5971]

[@cathyfinley725]

Really enjoyed this show. I live in NC and grew up visiting mountains, and Native American lands! I find your subject matter tying Scottish folks to Native Americans fascinating, brand new information to me! Love your show😃

[@user-ey4rc5tu4t]

I can only let you know what I think I found through my own search, and it is a wild ride.

[@JMD1965]

Highly recommend the book "Captured by the Indians"... It's a series of first hand accounts between 1750 (the French & Indian War era) through 1870 (the height of the Indian Wars)... It brings to light the complex social structures of the various tribes, their rules and laws, and details of their day to day lives and struggles to preserve their culture and lifestyle.

[@dsr0116]

Don't know if you made it to Cherokee, NC: the township that holds both an interesting museum and Oconaluftee Indian Village (recreation of Cherokee village of the 1760s). The Cherokee also invented their own written language (I've heard that part of it was an attempt to show their willingness to assimilate and not be displaced). When it comes to similarities of their way of life, I'm sure many cultures around the world also have quite a few similarities (funny thing for me about how there's way more similarities with groups vs differences).

[@ShiningNoctowls]

Thanks for sharing; take care

[@sandranevins2144]

In Tahlequah Oklahoma at the end of Trail of Tears( there were 2 ) some of the Ross family that survived have a small plaque on their grave markers. Aka Eastern Band of Cherokee from Cherokee south Carolina.

[@briandelung1091]

I have Scottish, Irish, Belgian, Creek, Cherokee, and Shawnee. They lived in present day West Virginia and were very much story tellers. My parent’s were part of a bluegrass band and we socialized with other families similar as ours. Women in these families played a prominent role in the families.

[@juliettedemaso7588]

Rocking some epic stylish facial hair, Shaun. And your shirt ❤️🤘

[@shaunvlog]

Juliette De Maso thanks, though I feel the beard is out of control 🤣

[@dale3404]

Love the tshirt. I lived on the Space Coast for 31 years. I miss the launches.

[@jkshitz28]

Thanks for the information!

[@meloneyparker]

This is a very interesting subject!

[@mechellturner3915]

Cherokee, Lenape, and Scott here. WE were lowlander Scotts, part the Montgomery. I have contacts that are historians, chefs, and storytellers, I can get you in contact with. I'm also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Loe your shows.

[@andrew182matches]

This was a great video and commentary on something I've thought about so much. My ancestors primarily emigrated after the Battle of Culloden and then during the Highland Clearances, moving through North Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, and now where I am in Tennessee. A few went on to Georgia, and even Texas! I'd always wondered both about how Highland Scots would've interacted with First Nation people in America and how that legacy might've had a lasting influence. Basically everyone in Tennessee will say something like "my great-X grandma was a Cherokee princess," but knowing that I have Cherokee ancestors always made me curious of how that connection came about and whether it sprang from a natural connection with Highlanders and Cherokee people (or any other First Nation peoples) had in common. To your last point, I think that it's both easy and convenient to romanticize a people/culture/movement that no longer poses a threat to the status quo. It's easy now for Americans to lament the fate of Native peoples just like it's perfectly fine for tartans to have a surge in popularity in Britain (or America). The romanticism of a "past" culture can't hurt the status quo anymore, and in a weird way, it almost bolsters the status quo if they embrace it, because it makes them seem less toxic. Sorry for the long-winded soapbox. Much love from Nashville, Tennessee!

[@fday1964]

I'm from Standing Rock in North Dakota, but live in Denver. A member of the Hunkpapa band of the Lakota. I visited Scotland a few years ago, and one week was not enough. Hope to return someday... But there are people in Scotland who can probably trace some Native American ancestry here to North America. A long time ago, some tribal members on the East Coast were taken to Europe, and eventually married into families there. Quite a fascinating upload...!

[@edwardpate6128]

Check out the great mini series Centennial from 1978. Richard Chamberlain plays a Scottish trapper who marries a native American woman. That just one part of it, a great show and if you have not seen it check it out!

[@bubbaclemson5566]

Generally we First Americans were actually matriarchal, women made the decisions for the clan, when Europeans arrived this changed because the Wašícu (whites, to put that word lightly, you can look it up) wouldn't deal with females as leaders. You have a lot to learn. Miatakue Oyasin Aho!

[@nunpho]

Im not surprised at all

[@victorwaddell6530]

Many native American nations were matrilineal , and the uncles of the family had more influece over the raising and training of boys and young men than the father . That was the case in my family as my father and mother divorced when I was preschool age , and my mother's brothers were essential to my becoming a man .

[@bubbaclemson5566]

@@victorwaddell6530 what Nation are you? And that's way too common, but when men who care step up, it's special and needs to be applauded

[@bubbaclemson5566]

@@nunpho meaning??? Was that a slight?

[@victorwaddell6530]

@@bubbaclemson5566 I'm not officially of any native nation , but by blood I could be registerd into the Eastern Band Cherokee if my Great Grandmother Mamie Drowning Bear is in the roles of the census . If that is proven I would be unofficially 1/8th native , which would bestow me with rights and benefits . As of yet I have never made a claim , but some of my extended family on my grandmother"s have done so . I'm also a ten year veteran of the US Navy , never registerd with the Veteran's Administration either . I'm Okay with my life , not asking for any special treament or benefits from anyone . Back a few months ago I got laid off my job at a bearing manufacturer . After three weeks sitting at home with no unemployment help from the government I went to work delivering pizzas for an old employer . Now i have $2,000 in one bank account , $1,000 in another , and $500 in my pocket and all my bills are currently paid off . I own two vehicles and about 15 firearms with ammo . I have about 500 pounds of food put away . I live in the northern part of Spartanburg County SC , and have a cousin who owns a farm in Rutherfordton County a few miles away . Life is good here . God has blessed me .

[@sherryboyles4163]

Thank you Shaun! I grew up hearing my Grandfather telling the story of how his Grandfather came over from Scotland and married a Cherokee Indian lady. So, the next time you go to North Carolina, go a little further west to Haywood County. You will find a town called Maggie Valley, NC which was home to early Scottish/ Irish setters. A little further up the road and you will find the Eastern Cherokee Reservation. It is home to 1 of 3 federal recognize Cherokee tribes. There is also the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. Happy trails to you!

[@sherryboyles4163]

One more note, when a female Cherokee married someone such as my Scottish Grandfather, the first think that was done was she changed her first name to a more English sounding name and of course took on her husband's last name. It makes it very hard to trace ancestors sometimes.

[@terranshinn7942]

We maybe related. This story is in my dna tree! 🤔. Ludovic is in my tree and married Elizabeth tassel

[@georgephillips3625]

Many native American tribes spoke very similar languages. In the northeast there were several tribes that would gather once or twice a year and talk things over. As a matter of fact, many of their ways were adopted by the founding fathers and incorporated into our constitution.

[@roberthampton2820]

Several decades ago when i regularly attended the Stone Mountain GA highland Festival my mother introduced me to Dode McCintosh who was paramount chief of the Creek nation. He and his family regularly attended the festival and on the first day with the parade of tartans they all wore McCintosh kilts and the next day they dressed in traditional Creek regalia.