Post by gelf on Jul 1, 2005 11:08:32 GMT -5
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Name: Shoshana Sabra Rogers-Porter
Birthdate: May 4, 1968 on the Cherokee lands in Oklahoma
Parents: Rainwater Roses Rogers and Thomas Porter (both now deceased)
Siblings: Tiana (twin sister deceased b. 5/4/1968, d. 6/7/1968)
Nanny b. ~ 1963
Thomas Jr. b. ~ 1965
Children: Tiana b. 1984 in Oklahoma, still on the Cherokee lands, going to University
Rose, b. 1990 in Oklahoma, still on the Cherokee lands
Ariana Sabra, b. 1995 in Australia, still on Aboriginal lands
Details: Has been a talented dancer and musician (piano, viola, and voice) due to her feral side (flexibility, strength, etc).
Had a rough time when her psionics came out.
Has always had “healing hands”, myrridian sight (sees chakras in colors, swirls and shades) and plant and animal empathy.
Cherokee and Aboriginal spirit sense.
Feral abilities come from dasyure (marsupial). Has an extra flap on stomach from this. Can shape-shift to daysure form only.
Mutancy: Feral Shapeshifter (Marsupial Daysure only)/ Telepath (minor)/ Dream Travel (Healing, Triage and similar) from family history on both sides
Has a strong and coercive personality when wants.
Extensive knowledge of herbs, spices, and natural medicines from both the Cherokee and Australian Aboriginal cultures.
Ludite in nature (will not use technology if there is a “natural way” of doing it.
Occupation: Doula/Midwife & Physician Assistant (not full Physician), Tribal Healer, Beloved Woman
Spent 5 years in the Aboriginal outback training with paternal great-grandfather learning old Aboriginal ways of healing and of Dreamtime skills.
Grew up on Cherokee land in Oklahoma training under the current Head Beloved Woman, her great-grandmother Tiana (the 5th one in her family line). All maternal generations have a Tiana since the first one, Shoshana’s 8th ggrandmother.
Father’s family was included in the movement to place ½ Aboriginal children with white families during the 1920’s forward.
Physically: 5’3”, 170 lbs, very muscular and sinewy. Dirty blond long hair, usually braided (length is below the waist). Keeps body hair covered when in public because of “spots” (pelt).
Native American/Australian Aborigine in outlook. Bisexual but will try anything sexual (cannot refuse an offer, honor bound for that!)
Some family history: 8th great grandmother on mother’s side was Tiana Rogers, the Indian lover of Sam Houston.
Preferences: Cured leathers, skirts, poplin and broadcloth.
Wears a silver Celtic Knot ring (from an old lover, named Wren…)
dasyure[das´Eyoor´´] Pronunciation Key, name for several small, predatory marsupials, or pouched mammals, of the family Dasyuridea, found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. Typical dasyures, known in Australia as native cats, are furry animals with large eyes, pointed snouts, and long tails. The largest are the size of house cats; most are somewhat smaller. They are variously colored, and most species are spotted. Dasyures hunt by night and are able to climb trees. Once found all over Australia, they are now extinct in many regions. They are not related to true cats. The fierce Tasmanian devil is a large, atypical dasyure. Dasyures are classified in several genera of the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Marsupialia, family Dasyuridae.
Some maternal relatives:
John Jolly
1818-1838
Emigrated west to Arkansas Territory in 1818. As early as 1820, he was made Principal Chief of the Old Settlers, and he held this office until his death in 1838.
He was a wealthy merchant and planter. Jolly spoke no English, and dressed in buckskin with a hunting shirt, leggings and moccasins.
He was a brother of Old Settler Chief Tahlonteeskee, and both were uncles of Cherokee Chief John Rogers. He was also the uncle of Tiana Rogers, Sam Houston’s Cherokee wife and of Chief John Rogers, Jr.
Atakullakulla (A-da-gul-ka-lu)
Atakullakulla, or Little Carpenter, was a Civil Chief of the Cherokee and friend of the English who arranged for the release of Oconostota, the War Chief who had been captured by Governor Lyttleton of North Carolina. His sister was Nancy Ward’s mother. He also spent time serving as a War Chief.
John Ross
John Ross' Cherokee name was Koo-wi-s-gu-wi, the name of a mythological, or rare migratory bird, and the name of one of the current districts of the Cherokee Nation. Although only 1/8 Cherokee, he was reared traditionally and had a preference for native clothing and mode of dressing as a boy and young man. He was educated in mission schools and at private boarding schools.His first wife's name was Elizabeth Brown Henley (her Cherokee name was Que-ti) and they were married in the summer of 1813. They reared 5 children together, although she gave birth to 6, one dying at birth.After completing his schooling, he was hired as assistant to Federal Agent Return Meigs. In this capacity, he served as an emissary to the Cherokee lands in the west. He was elected to the National Committee of theCherokee National Council after the Creek War in 1814. His first duty was negotiating treaty agreements establishing permanent boundaries for the Cherokee with the U.S. In 1819, he was elected President of the National Committee. He represented the Chickamauga District in the first Constitutional Convention. During his service to the Cherokee people as Principal Chief, he witnessed devastation by both the Indian Removals and the U.S. Civil War.
Shoshana's 8th great grandmother Tiana was John Ross's 2nd to last child by his third wife