My daughter is 1/4 indian, and I would like to find out who to contact about her recieving benefits?

Question

People are telling me that my daughter can recieve benefits for being Indian and I don't know how to go about checking into it. Her father and I don't speak so I'm not even sure what tribe his family is from. I was just told by some people that because she is part indian she could end up going to college for free. I'm just checking.

Answer 1

First contact the tribe she belongs to in order to get them to confirm her heritage. Then, contact the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Answer 2

You need to find out the tribe. If she is accepted as part of the tribe then possibly, yes she can receive some sort of benefits/

Answer 3

If her garndparents on his side are still alive, they may speak to you. If your daughte is 1/4th, one of them is full-blooded or both are half; either way, they should know which tribe is the right one.

There are tribe-specific benefits (If, for instance, the tribe owns oil lands or a casino). There are genral ships for Native Americans, just like there are scholarships for Latinos, African-Americans, sons of Civil War veterans, children of Teamsters, etc etc etc.

Answer 4

YOu need to contact your local/closest reservation or bureau of Indian Affairs to get started.
There are serveral in Reno and Carson City, Nevada if you need to get started-- I am sure they could help you and they are in the Yahoo yellow pages.

Answer 5

You must prove lineage for your daughter, and provide name of the Indian Tribe, as well as, first and last name of descendant, as listed on The Dawes List.

You need names and dates:
http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/packets/index.htm

The Dawes list: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/finalrolls/

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/

Answer 6

find your closest tribal council and ask them if you have a list of relatives im sure they are listed in thier data banks and can help you figure it out