Wade Wofford, RIP
Wade Wofford (Cherokee) was an occasional correspondent and commentator on BlueCornComics.com. Alas, he recently died:
One of us is gone--RIP KenucheloverIt is with very deep regret that I must pass on a message from Giselle Horvat which she received from Tammy Wofford, the wife of Wade Wofford (Kenuchelover).
He died of a heart attack on November 24th last year. He was in 43 and in good health at the time.
He will be sorely missed. Some comments from forum posters:I am totally shocked and saddened. He was one of my favorite posters and a veritable fountain of informed and documented information. The level of discourse on this board will be greatly diminished by his absence.
I always wondered who the person who "keneuchelover" was. While everybody else was impressed with his knowledge of Native American History and lore. It was his knowledge of genetics and biology that bowled me over. He was clearly at or near world class level or at the very least very, very gifted in that field. There are no words that can express when somebody that young dies.
Wade was a uniquely talented individual. He almost always brought a perspective to a discussion that no one else had yet considered. I have only recently completed a composition of my basic theories. He was one of those few people whose opinion I looked forward to, whether he agreed with me or not. Wade wrote some brilliant analyses of Native issues for Blue Corn Comics. He used equal measures of facts and evidence, wit and sarcasm. Here are some of his best postings:
Should Indians cling to reservations?
Genocide by any other name...
Kennewick Man, Captain Picard, and political correctness
Kinky Indian sex
Was Native defeat inevitable?
Zagar the horrible
And in the Stereotype of the Month contest:
National Geographic: only 1 million Natives pre-1492
Republican Senate candidate says Cherokees aren't Indians
"Self-segregated" Indians should "embrace assimilation"
"Noble Savage Indianism" is Indians' "fantasy group heritage"
Numb3rs: European skull threatens Indian land, casino rights
Columbus parade extols "diversity that makes America great"
Here's a complete list of Wade's writings on BlueCornComics.com:
Wade Wofford
Wade's work lives on on my site, which (I hope) will be around permanently. Thanks for everything, friend.
One of us is gone--RIP Kenuchelover
He died of a heart attack on November 24th last year. He was in 43 and in good health at the time.
He will be sorely missed.
I always wondered who the person who "keneuchelover" was. While everybody else was impressed with his knowledge of Native American History and lore. It was his knowledge of genetics and biology that bowled me over. He was clearly at or near world class level or at the very least very, very gifted in that field. There are no words that can express when somebody that young dies.
Wade was a uniquely talented individual. He almost always brought a perspective to a discussion that no one else had yet considered. I have only recently completed a composition of my basic theories. He was one of those few people whose opinion I looked forward to, whether he agreed with me or not.
Should Indians cling to reservations?
Genocide by any other name...
Kennewick Man, Captain Picard, and political correctness
Kinky Indian sex
Was Native defeat inevitable?
Zagar the horrible
And in the Stereotype of the Month contest:
National Geographic: only 1 million Natives pre-1492
Republican Senate candidate says Cherokees aren't Indians
"Self-segregated" Indians should "embrace assimilation"
"Noble Savage Indianism" is Indians' "fantasy group heritage"
Numb3rs: European skull threatens Indian land, casino rights
Columbus parade extols "diversity that makes America great"
Here's a complete list of Wade's writings on BlueCornComics.com:
Wade Wofford
Wade's work lives on on my site, which (I hope) will be around permanently. Thanks for everything, friend.
posted by Rob at 9:52 PM
4 Comments:
Writerfella here --
Never had heard of a Wade Wofford, but the man wrote so clearly and well that writerfella somewhat was envious. Read the Kennewick Man riposte and immensely was amused. There was a man after writerfella's own heart and mind, as he had taken on an identical subject in much the same manner. Though rare earth analyses were done on supposed Kennewick Man bone fragments, whether they compare favorably with the location where the bones were found never fully has been discussed. Either they compare or they don't, and if they don't, then the bones were salted there by anti-NAGPRA interests. One only has to watch a recent NATGEO program about a supposed reconstruction from bones found buried at Stonehenge to see that 'Kennewick Man' and 'Stonehenge Man' both look dead-on like Patrick Stewart and, of course, each other. All the spoiled lunches at Tivoli are on the wind because someone left the gate open...
All Best
Russ Bates
'writerfella'
Did you want to take a shower by any chance? ;-)
I don't think Wade Wofford was a public figure like you or me. He simply wrote Net-based analyses as a sidelight to his private life.
Writerfella here --
writerfella never showers with the dead, nor eats with them, either. Old Kiowan superstition...
All Best
Russ Bates
'writerfella'
Incidentally, if anyone wants to follow in Wade's footsteps and write analyses or commentaries for Blue Corn Comics, please do. I need all the help I can get. ;-)
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