Buckskin Clothing

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I had never sewed anything in my life but buttons on a shirt. That was
even an experience that I did not relish. Doing research on my family
tree I became aware of the fact that my great grand parents were
listed on the American Indian rolls. The rolls were instituted during
the infamous time of the trail of tears. I had always felt that I had
indian lineage because my mother looked the part. All of her brothers
and sisters had Indian features. The Indian aspect of our heritage was
rarely discussed by family members. My mother never discussed her
heritage even though she was dark skinned with black hair and high
cheek bones. My sister looked Indian. I was dark complected. My dad
was Irish. He was fair skinned with light hair. I have always felt a
kinship to the Indian race.
I became very interested in anything Indian. I went to Indian art
shows and inspected indian ware on e-bay. I had purchased a head dress
which ended up being too small for my head. I read books and articles
on Indian history. I purchased many articles which somehow seemed to
quench my thirst for a feeling for the past. I am a large man with a
large torso and feet. I had been buying my clothes from a big mans
store for years. I had ogled the war and buckskin shirts on e-bay and
other sites for months. I had trouble finding indian war shirts in my
size. When I came close to finding the right shirt the price tag was
out of my price range....

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