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Start With Your Name
Many Black American surnames did not originate the way we were taught:
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Not all Black American last names come from slaveholders or plantations
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Many Indigenous tribes adopted European surnames during forced assimilation, missionization, and treaty enrollment
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Some surnames entered families through land records, military service, church rolls, or reclassification, not enslavement
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Names often preserved tribal identity even after “Indian” was removed as a legal category
This Is Not A New Claim
This is not a modern theory or reinterpretation.
The history of Native Black Americans is documented across colonial records, censuses, treaties, court cases, and missionary accounts.
Before rigid racial categories were imposed, many Black American communities—especially in the Southeast—were recognized as Indigenous by law, custom, and kinship. Over time, these same communities were reassigned new racial labels on paper, as identity became a tool of land seizure, labor control, and political erasure.
This archive does not ask for belief.
It presents records.
Indian -> Negro -> Colored -> Black -> African American
1492
1682
1851
1960
1988
This book documents how Indigenous identity among Black Americans was altered through law, census policy, and record-keeping practices rather than disappearance or migration.
Drawing from primary sources—including court cases, treaties, church records, and federal rolls—it traces how Native identity was reassigned on paper and why those changes still shape families today.
Real People. Real Results.
1 hr
119 US dollars
In this one-on-one session, I’ll walk you through the 3-step process my family and I used to trace our ancestry, uncover hidden Indigenous roots, and secure tribal citizenship. Whether you're just getting started or hitting roadblocks, I’ll help you cut through paper genocide, reclassification, and misinformation to build a strong foundation for your family’s true history.
