Blood Degrees Were Unknown to Native Americans

[Johnny]

http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/25014/Article.aspx

Article from my former neck of the woods regarding Dawes Roll inaccuracies.

[E.P. Grondine]

Thanks muchly for the link, Johnny. As you can see in the comments section, this is an important issue for many people of Cherokee ancestry.

[kbs2244]

So, to the Cherokee, it was an all or nothing type thing?

[Rokcet Scientist]

So, to the Cherokee, it was an all or nothing type thing?

I think to the Cherokee it's a casino type thing.

[Johnny]

So, to the Cherokee, it was an all or nothing type thing?

That's exactly right. At some point in the 1830s, an ancestor of mine named Nancy Bear, who was likely 1/2 or 1/4, decided to opt for nothing. As such, 1/8 Isleta Pueblo is the only native ancestry I can prove.