I've heard that you only have to be maybe like 1/16 or something but that you have to have an ancestor on the Baker's Roll already. Could a person prove they're part Cherokee and become part of the tribe without having an ancestor on the Roll? I don't know all the details about all my ancestors, so it would be difficult for me.
2006-06-24 21:04:14 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Regardless of quantum, you must have an ancestor on one for the rolls.
There are tons of unenrolled Cherokees, but you have to be on the Rolls to get your CDIB. That's the only way to be "part of the tribe" in the way you are describing.
Its difficult for everyone, some not as much as others, but that was the US Governments point-to keep folks from our heritage.
Hang in there.
2006-06-28 06:08:31 · answer #1 · answered by samsf415 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure that you actually have to be 1/8th Cherokee. I'm a 1/16th, and I don't qualify to register. If you can trace it all back to the original full blood, or if you are full blooded, you should have no trouble just looking it up on-line. Not that you can sign up necessarily on-line, but I'm sure that you could find out how you would go about that. One of the federally recognized websites is www.cherokee.org, for the tribe based in Tahlequah, OK. They have some tribal registration info, geneology info and I bet would be willing to help a little. Good luck!
2006-06-25 04:16:11 · answer #2 · answered by Sibylline 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to have pretty extensive proof that you have ancestory to become officially part of the tribe. I would suggest trying to find some kind of documentation, pictures, or anything along those lines. It's alot of work, but if you can prove you're 1/16th cherokee you can get a cut of their profits from the casino, and get land on the reservation to live on.
2006-06-25 04:08:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to allthingscherokee.com and they can tell you about requirements of tribal affiliation. There are many more rolls other than the Baker. One of them is Dawes Final Roll. It is the largest and will have a card number, and a roll number. If you find these numbers on a roll write them down, as there is around thirty thousand names on the Dawes roll alone
Hope this helps,
2006-06-25 04:15:11 · answer #4 · answered by Little Tree 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you have to prove you have an ancestor on the rolls or you cannot be enrolled yourself in either of the bands.
2006-06-26 16:11:23 · answer #5 · answered by akblkbear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do what Peter Griffan did on Family Guy, Go on a spiritual quest until you saw your spiritual guide or the Fonze, and you see a bunch of trees singing and accidently light themselves on fire. Then after doing that, it would put the indians to shame.
2006-06-25 04:49:10 · answer #6 · answered by Ryan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought the rule was 1/4th?
I know that's what it is to receive scholorship money for public education in universities.
2006-06-25 05:02:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋