We provide here a genealogy for Ward L. Churchill (thanks to wtc394 for all his hard work!)
For extra points, Spot the Indian.
Okay, we know most of our readers won't even try for the extra points; they just want the bottom line, so here it is: Ward Churchill has no Indian ancestors, at least back to the late 1700s (we have to-date four complete white generations on Churchill's mother's side (an Indian ancestor beyond that would result in, at best, a 1/32nd Indian blood quantum), three complete white generations on his father's side (an Indian ancestor beyond that would result in, at best, a 1/16th Indian blood quantum). We also found no link between Ward Churchill and Joshua Tyner (a Revolutionary War soldier who Churchill alleges is Indian and a blood relative). We used ancestry.com and other reputable genealogical sites to do our research. Over the next few days, we'll have links to images of the actual US census pages we used to connnect the genealogical dots.
In any case, for the casual reader, here is the genealogy in PDF format....
Or for the serious researchers, here it is the genealogy in FTW format (Family Tree Maker) and the ever-popular GEDCOM format (must be downloaded; cannot be viewed using a browser)
An excellent and well-documented genealogy (with some interesting footnotes concerning Joshua Tyner) by Jack Ott is available at his website. We heartily recommend taking a look.
Great care and effort went into the preparation of this genealogy, but mistakes can happen. We invite commentary and input from genealogical researchers. Please report all errors/corrections in the genealogy to: jwpaine@thorby.com
Update: As we note here, evidence exists that Churchill is related to former President George W. Bush.
jw,
Unless the missing link is hiding under an invisible branch, this genealogy tree should settle these issues: Whether Churchill has the right to claim Indian ancestry, and specifically, whether this false claim allowed him unqualified affirmative action benefits. If so, would those authentic Indian candidates bypassed for the CU position have any legal claims?
Of course, Churchill never lets documentation get in the way. Moreover, there will still be knee-jerk denials, and accusations that your information is faulty. This well-known rumor ..cough..err.. I meant factual knowledge is based upon proof that Karl Rove has successfully corrupted the entire records base for US genealogical research. I dont have the investigation file on this fact handy at the moment, but the voice of my inner-child informs me of its veracity
Ariana () - 02 March '05 - 19:14
Churchill does have the right to claim Native American status. For a full explanation see the Memo from The Idiot Master to his Network at this site http://theidiotmaster.blogspot.com/
The Idiot Master () - 02 March '05 - 19:23
PLease don't forget that a census image states that Allen Guilliums deserted his wife and children thus the removal of his last name, keeping them Billingtons.
wtc394 - 02 March '05 - 20:46
What a huge resource! Thank you.
In no way do I want to lessen the impact of what Churchill has said about those who died on 9/11, but I find it quite interesting that NOBODY (MSM, bloggers) have ever commented on Churchill's comparisons of US soldiers in the first Gulf War to nazis....and seeming to relish killing innocent civilians.
It's as if someone might think he were comparing those serving in Iraq now and those who served then.....and equate it to not supporting those currently in battle.
His essay is quoted in almost every news story, but never a report on his continuing charge that we Gulf War veterans intentionally targeted women and children, or targeted civilians.
Zinger () (URL) - 03 March '05 - 02:29
Does this mean I have to stop calling him "Chief Running Nutter?" I wonder if this information has been seen by the CU Regents investigating Churchill. A couple weeks back it his apparent lie as to his equal employment opportunity qualifications on his employment application were big news here in Denver.
Mike Prilliman (URL) - 03 March '05 - 16:09
What a loser Chutch is. People take this guy seriously? I don't know who's the bigger moron: him or the idiots that defend him.
netvet - 18 March '05 - 09:20
I dont see how this chart proves (or disproves) anything at all. Unless I am mistaken, the question is one of race and this chart merely names names, it has no racial information. Last names are not racial information. race can and was often hidden or distorted by people in the past (and in the present for that matter) by way of names... or many, many other ways. "Race" is almost impossible to establish conclusively, then, for a few obvious reasons (and some more controversial ones that I need not go into at this time). So instead of trying to discredit ward based on his race why dont you people just deal with the issues at stake here. certainly more is at stake than one man's race. if not you are all extremely shallow.
J.S. () - 02 April '05 - 00:04
does his racial background either discredit or lend more weight to his arguments? i don't think so. his argument that the USA continuously disregards international law is still true. that this negatively affects people outside the borders of the states is true. that this causes resentment against the US around the world is true. and most importantly, regardless of his ancestry, it remains true that if we ourselves do not question the actions of our government and speak out in the name of humanity and force our gov't to take responsibility for its actions, america will be a target for those who are affected by our actions. why are people more mad that someone with controversial ideas MAY not be native than they are about the fact that our soldiers are dying in a war that was justified by lies? where are the WMDs and why are we not more mad that we were lied to about that?
J.T. () - 04 April '05 - 12:27
I'm with netvet on this one... not only do names not prove race, but neither does marriage. Two white people married to each other can have a half Indian kid... just because they are married doesn't mean the husband is the father.
-Mikey
ZedMikey - 05 April '05 - 13:04
Oops... I guess it was J.S. that I agreed with. :)
ZedMikey - 05 April '05 - 13:05
Churchill is a peace of liberal shit so all the stupid hippies who defend him are as stupid ans he is and make about as much sense as his comments
cu student () - 07 April '05 - 23:36
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