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Melungeon Voices S4 E5 – Melinda Trueblood Stimpson
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- updated:
- status: high-priority, to be worked
- culture, genealogy, identity, Melungeon-specific, race/ethnicity
date:
11.8.2023
length:
19 min
presenter:
Melungeon Heritage Associationproducer:
Lis Malone (Lis Malone LLC)
host:
Heather Andolina (MHA President)
guest:
Melinda Trueblood Stimpson
description:
Melinda Trueblood Stimpson is Roma, Native, Jewish, queer, and autistic, and they recently realized that they might be a Melungeon descendant, but is still in the process of researching their Melungeon ancestry.
Melinda is a scientist, consultant with a co-operative called Ludar Animal Behavior, and is the director of an animal 501c3 non-profit called Adopt Ohio. They work in community healthcare, especially for the Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ communities. Their current fields of study in academia are neuroethology and neurodecolonization. They are currently working on their social work license and plan to go on to medical school.
In this episode, Heather Andolina and Melinda discuss the possible connections of the Romani/Roma people to the Melungeon people, as well as highlight the diversity and inclusivity within Appalachia.
Melinda is a scientist, consultant with a co-operative called Ludar Animal Behavior, and is the director of an animal 501c3 non-profit called Adopt Ohio. They work in community healthcare, especially for the Two Spirit and LGBTQIA+ communities. Their current fields of study in academia are neuroethology and neurodecolonization. They are currently working on their social work license and plan to go on to medical school.
In this episode, Heather Andolina and Melinda discuss the possible connections of the Romani/Roma people to the Melungeon people, as well as highlight the diversity and inclusivity within Appalachia.
peoples:
Other Resources
- Exploring Your Cherokee Ancestry: A Basic Genealogical Research Guide
- An Introduction to the Guineas: West Virginia’s Melungeons
- Trace Your Roots with DNA: Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree
- Melungeon Portraits: Exploring Kinship and Identity
- Melungeon Voices S2 E3 – LaTonya Beatty
- Singing Down the Preacher