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re: Recently found out I am 1/16th Cherokee Indian
Posted on 12/6/16 at 11:44 pm to theantiquetiger
Posted on 12/6/16 at 11:44 pm to theantiquetiger
1/16th isn't nearly enough. I'm 1/8th which IIRC is the cutoff, but I've never bothered to put in the paperwork.
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Posted on 12/6/16 at 11:50 pm to gaetti15
quote:
Go to BIA (Bureau of Indian Affairs) Get blood test Get card Profit
LINK
Common myth, there is no blood test that can determine native American heritage, and DNA is of limited use, it can determine if there is native American heritage but is only used to determine paternity in tracing a bloodline.
"Blood quantum" in determining what fraction of native American blood you possess, is done through the search of written records and has zero to do with your actual blood.
LINK
From the BIA,
"Your degree of Indian blood is computed from lineal ancestors of Indian blood who were enrolled with a federally recognized Indian tribe or whose names appear on the designated base rolls of a federally recognized Indian tribe."
"Once you’ve determined what tribe you are claiming heritage from contact the tribe, using the Tribal Leaders Directory to locate a phone number and address, to ascertain if you are eligible for enrollment in the tribe. Each tribe establishes their own requirements for enrollment in the tribe. The Bureau of Indian Affairs will issue a Certificate degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) that shows your blood quantum and tribal affiliation. You will want to contact the BIA agency that provides services to the tribe you’re claiming heritage from in order to obtain the CDIB card, that information can be found in the Tribal Leaders Directory."
This post was edited on 12/7/16 at 1:42 am
Posted on 12/6/16 at 11:51 pm to theantiquetiger
Tim McGraw would be proud
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:00 am to theantiquetiger
Nobody cares
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:26 am to theantiquetiger
I am too... if only i could get some of that college assistance out of it.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 12:43 am to theantiquetiger
Now go download "Cherokee people....Cherokee tribe.....so proud to live.....so proud to die", and start drinking cheap liquor all of the time
Posted on 12/7/16 at 4:28 am to Hammertime
My wife is a card toting member of the Cherokee Nation. She got a shite ton of college scholarships.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 5:37 am to theantiquetiger
You are now eligible for all kinds of free stuff. I knew someone that found out when he was in his 20s that he was part Native American. He ended up getting grad school paid for, got some Navajo gas money...he was shocked what he was able to get.
Call the BIA and get started.
Good luck.
Call the BIA and get started.
Good luck.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 5:40 am to theantiquetiger
quote:
Recently found out I am 1/16th Cherokee Indian
How!*
*We used to say that in Indian Guides.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 5:58 am to theantiquetiger
Hm. Got any peyote?
Posted on 12/7/16 at 6:02 am to theantiquetiger
Are you offended by the term "Redskins" now?
Posted on 12/7/16 at 6:33 am to theantiquetiger
IDK about getting on the registry but my father has free medical care because of his Cherokee heritage. So would I if I wanted it.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 6:36 am to MBclass83
Sounds like you finally have a reason to pay for the Ancestry.com account. Download a copy of the Dawes Rolls and get to work.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 6:37 am to theantiquetiger
My family says we have Indian ancestry, I would be about 1/16 like you. Now idea how to find out for sure, not a lot of living folks passed my parents generation.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 6:48 am to theantiquetiger
No, you're just white.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 6:51 am to theantiquetiger
You have to be 1/8 Native American to qualify for minority status.
Posted on 12/7/16 at 6:51 am to theantiquetiger
quote:Congratulations 1/16 breed paleface.
Recently found out I am 1/16th Cherokee Indian
Posted on 12/7/16 at 6:54 am to theantiquetiger
You should open a casino in your garage
Posted on 12/7/16 at 7:01 am to theantiquetiger
Congratulations, and welcome to Harvard!
Posted on 12/7/16 at 7:02 am to theantiquetiger
I will trade you a Bedazzled jean jacket for your car.
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