Definitions by Son of Ogun
Chestnut Ridge People
The Chestnut Ridge People (CRP) are a subgroup of the Melungeon tribe. Melungeons are a Sweetgum Kriyul tribe primarily concentrated in the Southern and Central Appalachian Mountain range and Appalachian Plateau. It should be mentioned some Melungeon people such as the Carmel Indians of Ohio live outside of Appalachia.
The Chestnut Ridge People are hardworking. Like other Sweetgum Kriyul tribes such as the Lumbees and the Ethnic Qarsherskiyans, Chestnut Ridge People are a tri-racial isolate group with unique genetics and a long history dating about to colonial times.
Chestnut Ridge People by Son of Ogun December 4, 2024
Orisha Ogun
Orisha Ogun is believed by Aliyite Muslims to be an African iteration or continuation of Imam Ali in the land of the Yoruba people of Western Africa. He may have also visited the Native Americans of North America, with Carolina Parakeets as his winged messengers who repeated dawah knowledge and spread it by the wing by flying far away and mimicking Imam Ali/Orisha Ogun's spiritual sermons.
Imam Ali was the first caliph, Ogun was the first Orisha, an Aliyite Muslim is a son or daughter of Ogun, two in one, the first of all. Imam Ali is Orisha Ogun.
Orisha Ogun by Son of Ogun December 2, 2024
Melungeon
Melungeons are a Sweetgum Kriyul tribe mostly concentrated in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Carolinas. There are several tribes within the Melungeon tribe such as the Chestnut Ridge People (CRP) from West Virginia, Ohio, and small borderland parts of Maryland and Pennsylvania, but mostly living on Chestnut Ridge for which they are named.
All Melungeon tribes are categorically labeled under the categorical umbrella term Melungeon, which originated likely as a pejorative term from Arabic, Melan Jinn, meaning cursed Jinn. Jinn are figures in Islamic tradition said to be one of three powerful beings Allah created, which also include humans and angels as the other two. Some Jinn are Muslims and others are unbelievers. Some are even evil. Another theory suggests "Melungeon" comes from Malange, a somewhat archaic word from North American French dialects meaning to mix or blend, as Melungeons are a triracial isolate group being of mixed race heritage, similar to other Sweetgum Kriyul tribes such as the Ethnic Qarsherskiyan tribe and the Lumbee tribe.
Elvis Presley was a famous Melungeon.
All Melungeon tribes are categorically labeled under the categorical umbrella term Melungeon, which originated likely as a pejorative term from Arabic, Melan Jinn, meaning cursed Jinn. Jinn are figures in Islamic tradition said to be one of three powerful beings Allah created, which also include humans and angels as the other two. Some Jinn are Muslims and others are unbelievers. Some are even evil. Another theory suggests "Melungeon" comes from Malange, a somewhat archaic word from North American French dialects meaning to mix or blend, as Melungeons are a triracial isolate group being of mixed race heritage, similar to other Sweetgum Kriyul tribes such as the Ethnic Qarsherskiyan tribe and the Lumbee tribe.
Elvis Presley was a famous Melungeon.
Have you heard of the Melungeon folks of Appalachia? They aren't quite White, and definitely aren't quite Black. They are a mix of Black, White, and a some Indigenous folks in their bloodline too.
Melungeon by Son of Ogun December 2, 2024