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Blood Degrees Were Unknown to Native Americans
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 2:11 pm
by Johnny
http://www.cherokeephoenix.org/25014/Article.aspx
Article from my former neck of the woods regarding Dawes Roll inaccuracies.
Re: Blood Degrees Were Unknown to Native Americans
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:12 pm
by 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.
Re: Blood Degrees Were Unknown to Native Americans
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:23 am
by kbs2244
So, to the Cherokee, it was an all or nothing type thing?
Re: Blood Degrees Were Unknown to Native Americans
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 11:10 am
by Rokcet Scientist
kbs2244 wrote:So, to the Cherokee, it was an all or nothing type thing?
I think to the Cherokee it's a casino type thing.
Re: Blood Degrees Were Unknown to Native Americans
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 10:42 am
by Johnny
kbs2244 wrote: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.