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Where I live the local tribe recently had a comprehensive dis-enrollment from their tribal registers. Members were removed for having less than 25% tribal ancestry or not descending in a direct line from the original families.
Holly wrote: "Recently the local tribe had a comprehensive dis-enrollment from their tribal registers. Members were removed for having less than 25% tribal ancestry or not descending in a direct line from the or..."Was that Cherokee doing the disenrollment?
From what I understand, and please correct me smarter, wiser people, that each tribe has their own way of determining citizenship.
The Cherokee, by the looks of it, requires a bit more documentation than what other tribes want. But according to Hoskin's interview above, Cherokee nation also has more than 365K people. And according to google, they are one of the top 5 tribes in US. They may be more discerning of citizenship than others for a myriad of reasons unbeknownst to me.
There are several bands of the Chippewa tribe in our state and this band has the largest membership.This move was made primarily because of too many non-native people marrying into the tribe to get the per cap money.
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Thank you for adding this, Pam!
For those who are not aware, Sen. Warren has mentioned in the past that she has Native American heritage, so much so that the President has begun to mock her by calling her Pocahontas. He went so far as to say that if they met he would toss her a DNA test and force her to take the test to prove that she is a liar. He would sweeten the deal by donating $1M to a charity of her choice.
So Warren does so, the results confirming that she has a Native American ancestor. She admits that she understands that only Tribes can grant citizenship, but she does have the genetic markers.
The Cherokee Nation Secretary of State, Chuck Hoskin than adds this.
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/16/657749...
"Part of this comes down to appropriation. We fought long and hard for this status, it is a legal status that was nearly extinguished by the Government of the United States, its a status that we use to fight for the rights of Native children, to protect our lands. And when someone comes in and boasts that they took a DNA test so they are Indian, we think that erodes what it means to be a Native American in this country. Even if they do not claim a specific tribal nation citizenship."
He then touches on the Pocahontas comment: "Pocahontas, first of all, was a real person, with a real identity, and a real tribe. ... This is a political back and forth that has little to do with the interest of Native Americans in this country."
Great interview by Hoskin.