how can i prove that im native american.?

Question

i know my family haves a history. my great gran father was a chief, from el paso, texas and onother was from spian, i just want to know how i can prove that i;m native american so i can collect money

Answer 1

I think what you mean by prove is to become enrolled.
You will need some basic information, most importantly the name of the tribe you belong too. Also, please know that if if you can become enrolled that you may not recieve money, not all tribes have enough monety to distribute to their enrolled members. You will be eligible for scholarships no matter what.

Information on how to become enrolled is listed below:

To become enrolled in one's tribe is often a difficult process. Once one is enrolled one will have certain rights as a Native person. It is true that no one needs to prove their ethnic identity but to have full access to rights for Native people one must be enrolled.

To become enrolled one must first should call one's tribe and find out the enrollment requirements. They are different per tribe.
For most tribes you have to prove descendency and have a certain blood quantum. To prove descendency one needs to have some record of her belonging to a member of the tribe that was recognized by the tribe at some point, hopefully an individual that was enrolled at some point. The average blood quantum standard is 1/4. Unless you are Cherokee, their blood quantum standards are much less.

If you don't have contact with your tribal member then you can ask the tribe to look for his last name. They can look this up and see if his family line is registered. If so then your in luck. If they don't immediately find it then you can use the tribal newspaper and submit an article asking if anyone has lineage to your tribal member .

Many Native people can never become enrolled because standards of enrollment are high and were set up by the White government to oppress Native people and Native people have yet to change them.

To become more involved in one'sculture one might want to look up local Native organizations or local tribes. Try going to Pow-wow's (because they are easy to find) and talk to community members there. Many colleges/universities have a Native student union where one can get involved or get more information.

Please remember ancestry is very difficult for many Native people.

By the way, I am Native, so I have some knowledge pertaining to this.

Answer 2

Oh well there you go, money, greed, as a reason WHY you want to prove your heritage! You're NOT native if that is your reason. And Natives to this land are not american they are the original people and if you had roots in that heritage you would know that. I am mixed Cherokee and I have no interest in "collecting money" because of it. OP's have endured enough now you want to capitalize and make them look like opportunists. You're not a Native.

Answer 3

Census records and birth/death certificates. Start with yours, then your parents, their parents, etc.

Then compare names to the rolls for the individual tribes.

Keep in mind that if any of your ancestors (grandfather, father, mother, etc.) did not include their name on the tribes rolls, then you might be out of luck.

My great-grandfather didn't sign his tribes roll and because of that none of his descendents are legally recognized by the tribe.

Answer 4

I mean no offense, but anyone who just wants something out of it, like money, is not deserving of knowing or proving anything... It is unlikely you'd be able to get that anyhow.

Answer 5

go to the nearest native American place..

or

tell someone in the governmnet

Answer 6

My psychic abilities tell me that you are....

Your spelling and grammar also indicates that you are as well.

Nothing in life is free honey!

Answer 7

DNA TEST