where do i go to find out about native american benefits or anything?

Question

my boyfriend is 25% cherokee indian and because his grandma is full blood and i was wondering how would he find out if he qaulifys for anthing i know you have to have the family history and everything but like where woud we go to find out how ? like a state building or something im just not sure which one

Answer 1

If he is not already registered with a tribe that will be the biggest hurdle. (if he or anyone in his family is registered with a tribe, check with the tribal government for more info.) This is so he can receive a "CDIB" card. CDIB- Certified Degree of Indian Blood. That is what is used to determine elegibility for benefits.

You will need to know where his Cherokee family was during the 1890 to 1924 time period. This will help you know which Cherokee tribal government you will need to work with.

My husband is citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and we live in the Cherokee Nation, so I am familiar with this group's of regulations.

If they were in North Carolina "area" then check with the Eastern Band of Cherokees. Their website is http://www.cherokee-nc.com/geneology.php?Name=Genealogy

If they were in Indian Territory or present day Oklahoma then you will need to locate them on a census called the Dawes Rolls.
There are many Cherokees who did not register with the Dawes Rolls and as a result their descendants can not gain citizenship in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Also, many Fullbloods "watered down" the blood quantuam at the time so even though family say they were full the census may state differently.
The time period in which the Dawes Rolls took place was very difficult for native americans.

If the relatives were not in either location at those times then it may not be possible to prove your heritage.

Proving ancestry can being very difficult if you are the first ones in the family to try to do so. It maybe easier to have the family help and then the family could register together.

As to benefits- Besides public schools gitting a couple of extra pennies to educate kids, most of the "stuff" that one might want to get from being a member of a tribe usually requires living within the juridictions of that tribe or on the reservation. (which is why at the beginning I noted that we were living within the Cherokee Nation.)

Oh and just in case you were hoping- no casino money gets distributed to individuals in the Cherokee Nation. It all helps fund health care and other public needs.
(If your bf is Cherokee then he will be diabetic unless he eats traditional food and maintains a traditionalist's lifestyle.)

And it may not matter if you can prove connections to the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma because the US Congress wants to "disband" the nation.

Tell Congress to vote No on HR 2824

Answer 2

If your boyfriend is a descendant of an Oklahoma Cherokee grandmother, but if his grandmother's ancestors aren't on the Dawes Rolls, he will have a very difficult time claiming benefits no matter what percentage Cherokee blood he can prove. His family should know whether they are on the Dawes Rolls or not.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

My husband has a crib card but we live in south Texas....nowhere near health services clinic. Does anyone have any information of other clinics being available other than reservation clinics?