Quote Originally Posted by Ted Crocker View Post
Did not some of the tribes also influence the construction or fabric of our own government etc, or is that a myth. One tribe with a written constatution comes to mind...

On a different note, we all have or belong to one subculture or another, and it is interesting to look up that subculture's history in Scotland. Kind of like "my people's" history in Scotland.
Ted,

Perhaps you are thinking of the Cherokee Nation, which had its own written constitution, adopted in 1827?

Ironically, the Principal Chief of the Cherokee during the infamous Trail of Tears was John Ross, who was 7/8ths Scottish in heritage. After removal to the IT (modern-day OK), Ross collected funds to be sent to famine victims in Scotland, saying that the Cherokees and Scots had a strong relationship -- the aforementioned Szaz documents this story in Scots in the North American West.

Regards,

Todd