2006-12-01 20:04:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Ask your parents!
2006-12-01 20:08:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halito, again, Timothy, we speak again. If you are of the Oklahoma band of Cherokee, then find the telephone number in the city of Tahlequah, Ok, and when you reach the Tribal office, ask for "member services".
In both 1902, and 1904, the US Gov. set up the Dawes Commission, in an effort to register members of the many Indian tribes. If your living ancestor registered during one of those years, then as his/her descendant, you have a roll number. That means that you a verifiable line of Indian, Cherokee blood.
Look up this part first, in your Indian side of your family, as well as you can. In applying for a CDIB card, which means "Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood", you will absolutely need to prove: the direct line of descendance from that person on the rolls; and birth and death certificates for each person in that line of descendancy, proving your degree of Cherokee blood.
First move, though, call the Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Okla, or the Cherokee nation in North Carolina. Don't have much info about them over there...but the procedure would be same.
Ron
2006-12-01 20:20:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry--I've gotta agree with one of the other answers--I'm 4/4 (full)Cherokee, enrolled, speak the language, etc. and I am tired of (usually) white people saying that they have "a Cherokee grandmother...but can't prove it". Give it UP! It is a family myth that justifies why you folks killed us, took our land, deprived us of our culture...and now you want to steal our identities too! And why is it that you folks usually choose the Cherokee tribe too? It's never a little-known-tribe in California or somewhere, it's almost always Cherokee. Give us a break! If you aren't identifiably a member of the tribe through appearance, tribal membership, family tradition, and all the rest, you're NOT Indian.
2006-12-01 20:28:12 · answer #3 · answered by Megumi D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1/16 is not that much but you can find out more details by interviewing grandparents. You can interview the 1/4 cherokee grandparent and ask about any traditions he or she had in childhood, including foods and dances. You should look up cherokee traditions and see if any parallel to your family's experience. Look up the traditions and ask your grandparents about it, if they remember any of it. You can look up information online or in a library.
2006-12-02 01:06:11 · answer #4 · answered by sicilianchick 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look up your family tree. Most people that make these claims don't have a drop of indian blood in them.
2006-12-01 20:09:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1/16 lmao! thats not even enough to get tips lmbao!
2006-12-01 20:13:13 · answer #6 · answered by NONAME 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Who else is sick to death of these white(usually) Americans claiming to be like 1/64th Navajo! I mean what's your point???
2006-12-01 20:07:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
trace your family tree. unless your ancesters were here prior to 1800 you're probably not. if they were here AND they are Scot/Irish, then you probably are.
2006-12-01 20:19:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am also, but ..its hard to prove.
2006-12-01 20:06:16 · answer #9 · answered by SunValleyLife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋