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I'm 1/16th, but I don't believe in affirmative action. I think it promotes the idea that being of a different ethnicity is a disadvantage.
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I'm 1/16th, but I don't believe in affirmative action. I think it promotes the idea that being of a different ethnicity is a disadvantage.
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No, it requires a lot of paperwork and digging for tribal records my mom said. Not worth it. It was a grandmother on my dad's side that was full-blooded Cherokee and plus I'm estranged from him. I do enjoy reading Cherokee proverbs but other than that I'm not really into anything related to my heritage. I don't even look Cherokee except for my nose. My sister does though, she's really dark with dark hair and dark eyes. I look more Irish I guess, fair, freckles and blonde.
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Are you one of those who are 1/8 or 1/16 Native American and get benefits from the state and or government?
I am slightly less than an 1/8 or 1/16... well ok- a LOT less. But I still have a CDIB card!
Anywho- the only benefit I get is free healthcare if so desired. My tribe also offers scholarships for college students that can basically pay for books. But, anything helps. My tribe will also dig a water well for members and offers low interest mortgages for those who qualify. It takes years to get approved for those two services. I also get a tribal tag for my car and do not have to pay State excise tax as long as I live within the tribal boundaries. My tribe operates a casino and contributes a percentage to public education and road maintanence.
Are you one of those who are 1/8 or 1/16 Native American and get benefits from the state and or government?
Yes, I am just about half Native American (Mississippi Choctaw, actually). No, I am not a card-carrier. No, I do not get benefits. No, I do not want benefits -- let them go to my brothers and sisters who need them.
I think 1/16th is the federal cut off, I guess the tribes can count whatever they want though
Wrong, it depends on what tribe. Some like the Cherokee Nation is a decendency tribe, you must be able to trace an ancestor to the Dawes Rolls and there is no blood quantum requirment, others have a blood quantum requirment and it varies from tribe to tribe.
BTW, odd question for the geneaology forum especially about the benefits. There are many who are NDN with a significant blood quantum but are not elegible for tribal benefits.
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. There are many who are NDN with a significant blood quantum but are not elegible for tribal benefits.
