Kilted Indian?

[Seaforth Piper]

I remember reading that during the French and Indian Wars, the Indians of the Iroquois Confederacy regarded the soldiers of the Black Watch as 'distant cousins' - probably because the Gaelic culture has many common 'markers' with theirs.

I have a Sikh customer who is considering a kilt in the Singh tartan!

..and remember that 'mutts' are the most robust bloodlines! (Someone once described the 'pureblood' Habsburgs as 'a pack of stuttering bleeders'!

[macwilkin]

I remember reading that during the French and Indian Wars, the Indians of the Iroquois Confederacy regarded the soldiers of the Black Watch as 'distant cousins' - probably because the Gaelic culture has many common 'markers' with theirs.

I have a Sikh customer who is considering a kilt in the Singh tartan!

..and remember that 'mutts' are the most robust bloodlines! (Someone once described the 'pureblood' Habsburgs as 'a pack of stuttering bleeders'!

There are many connections between the Scots and Native Americans -- many of the principal Chiefs of the Creek Nation, for example, have born the surname McIntosh. And many a Scots fur trader for the HBC or the NWC intermarried with Native Americans. Those are just two examples...

The best summary history of this special relationship can be found here:

http://www.electricscotland.com/hist...an_indians.htm

Cheers,

Todd