How do Native Americans feel about American citizens with small amounts of Native blood claiming their heritage?

I personally know of many African-Americans that claim that they are mixed with Native American even though they do not appear to be at all. If one of them did a genealogy test and proved they are indeed part (1/4,1/8, etc.) Native American would they be welcome to become an accepted and active member of the tribe? Asked by LeFleurDeLis 37 months ago Similar questions: Native Americans feel American citizens small amounts blood claiming heritage Society > Ethnicity.

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My oldest daughter is half gros ventre (grovon) Indian. And her "sperm donor" doesn't care . .. We're not sure he even knows she exists.

She doesn't mention her Indian part at all, either. Down here in So Cal, everyone assumes she's Well, yeah, " I give you that. Your question is a political one, and only the political Indians would care.

Next step is who cares about the political Indians?.

1 Tracing my ancestry back, you will find a large part of my family is indeed Creek and Cherokee. Looking at my grandfather, you can see that is he more Native American than anything else. However, I do not look the least bit...I look more like the Scot Irish part of my ancestory.

However, that does not make me less proud of where I came from. Do I attend pow-wows? No.

I do claim Creek and Cherokee as my heritage. I don't claim that as my heritage to claim any benefits but rather I am proud of where I came from...every part of it. I do know that the Irish part was married to the Scot part that came to America and that is when the Native American part came into play.It goes back only to my great grandmother's great grandmother.

So, I am pretty watered down on my mother's mother's side. My grandfather...well...his father was full Cherokee while his mother was white..not sure where she is from.

Tracing my ancestry back, you will find a large part of my family is indeed Creek and Cherokee. Looking at my grandfather, you can see that is he more Native American than anything else. However, I do not look the least bit...I look more like the Scot Irish part of my ancestory.

However, that does not make me less proud of where I came from. Do I attend pow-wows? No.

I do claim Creek and Cherokee as my heritage. I don't claim that as my heritage to claim any benefits but rather I am proud of where I came from...every part of it. I do know that the Irish part was married to the Scot part that came to America and that is when the Native American part came into play.It goes back only to my great grandmother's great grandmother.

So, I am pretty watered down on my mother's mother's side. My grandfather...well...his father was full Cherokee while his mother was white..not sure where she is from.

2 It depends on the tribe and the individual Native American. An example: the Black Cherokee were recently voted out of the Oklahoma Cherokee Nation, although they were long accepted as part of the tribe and many are 1/4, 1/2 or more Native American. Although not openly said the assumption is that the tribe did not want to share revenue.

Other Cherokee groups have no such problem with anyone who has Cherokee ancestry, and some Seminole groups have no problem with skin color either. Also, tribe membership is often based on the Dawes Rolls. If your grandparents or great grandparents or whatever were not enrolled as tribal members back then, you are not a Native American, period, no matter what your genetics are.

I have friends where some family members enrolled while others were suspicious of government intent and did not. As a result some descendants are tribe members while others are not. There are those Native Americans who pity the wannabes, those that dislike them, those that don't care one way or the other, and those that like the idea that someone wants to learn and respect their culture.

It depends on the tribe and the individual Native American. An example: the Black Cherokee were recently voted out of the Oklahoma Cherokee Nation, although they were long accepted as part of the tribe and many are 1/4, 1/2 or more Native American. Although not openly said the assumption is that the tribe did not want to share revenue.

Other Cherokee groups have no such problem with anyone who has Cherokee ancestry, and some Seminole groups have no problem with skin color either. Also, tribe membership is often based on the Dawes Rolls. If your grandparents or great grandparents or whatever were not enrolled as tribal members back then, you are not a Native American, period, no matter what your genetics are.

I have friends where some family members enrolled while others were suspicious of government intent and did not. As a result some descendants are tribe members while others are not. There are those Native Americans who pity the wannabes, those that dislike them, those that don't care one way or the other, and those that like the idea that someone wants to learn and respect their culture.

3 First of all, most "Native Americans" consider being called that an Anglo "PC" affectation. Believe or not, most "Native Americans" refer to themselves as "Indians"! My daughter worked for the Chumash tribe, and is part Iroquois, and they welcomed her warmly.

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3 First of all, most "Native Americans" consider being called that an Anglo "PC" affectation. Believe or not, most "Native Americans" refer to themselves as "Indians"! My daughter worked for the Chumash tribe, and is part Iroquois, and they welcomed her warmly.

First of all, most "Native Americans" consider being called that an Anglo "PC" affectation. Believe or not, most "Native Americans" refer to themselves as "Indians"! My daughter worked for the Chumash tribe, and is part Iroquois, and they welcomed her warmly.

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Treaties not withstanding, don't you think it's time to make all the native americans citizens and start treating.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.