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<blockquote data-quote="nofearfactor" data-source="post: 2407576" data-attributes="member: 1535"><p>So mixed bloods should just stay quiet about their heritage? Some day, these mixed bloods will be the only decendants left of these tribes. Full bloods in some tribes are completely gone. I remember when our last Kaw full blood passed away.</p><p></p><p>In my tribe, you should be more than just a card carrying member, you should be a CITIZEN. Get involved with the tribe- live the life- no matter how much blood you have flowing thru you. You should know your culture, know at least some of the language, and most of all know where your family came from, etc.</p><p></p><p>My maternal grandfather was full blood Osage indian, an original allottee on the 1905 roll, my maternal grandmother was mixed, Osage-Kaw, was on the Osage and Kaw rolls, and she was also part white. My paternal side though is pure white, German-Scottish-Irish. On paperwork I get quarterly from the BIA it shows my quantum to be .28, a little more than a 1/4, but my CDIB says 1/4. My tribe doesnt require a quantum but I could be a member of most any tribe in the US, there are only 6 out of 565 registered tribes that I couldnt as they require at least 1/2 blood. That is just my Osage blood. I am also at least if not more than 1/16 Kaw, which is exactly the quantum to qualify for their membership. I have a Kaw card but am not an active member as I was told by my mother in the 80s that the BIA wanted us to choose one tribe over another, so we stayed with the Osage tribe.</p><p></p><p>Each tribe has it's own criteria for citizenship. In some there is a minimum, in others there is not but you must have at least one parent already a citizen. Most tribes require 1/4 minimum. And you must have a CDIB. Some tribes though, like the Cherokee, do not have any minimum quantum but you must have a descendant on their original roll. So basically a person with one drop of Cherokee indian blood could possess a membership card and be considered indian. (Sounds alot like the old one drop rule when it came to deciding if a person was African-American. How could you be considered black with just a very small percentage of African blood, but not be considered indian at like 1/256ths or whatever? Makes no sense to me). </p><p></p><p>Im blonde haired (turning grayish now) and blue eyed born in California, but my mother, same as her family, were all born in Oklahoma on 'the rez'. She is active in our tribes business, on the election and housing committees presently, and relatives of mine have been everything from chief to councilmen. A cousin just became principal chief. I know my Osage and Kaw lineage by heart, my Osage side for more than the 7 generations required of me to memorize. </p><p></p><p>Im proud to be indian, and Im proud of my German Scottish and Irish roots too. </p><p></p><p>I guess when you might see a blond guy like me with a high percentage of indian blood, you see white. I understand. I know Im not full blood. But I am not denying my heritage to anybody, never have never will.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nofearfactor, post: 2407576, member: 1535"] So mixed bloods should just stay quiet about their heritage? Some day, these mixed bloods will be the only decendants left of these tribes. Full bloods in some tribes are completely gone. I remember when our last Kaw full blood passed away. In my tribe, you should be more than just a card carrying member, you should be a CITIZEN. Get involved with the tribe- live the life- no matter how much blood you have flowing thru you. You should know your culture, know at least some of the language, and most of all know where your family came from, etc. My maternal grandfather was full blood Osage indian, an original allottee on the 1905 roll, my maternal grandmother was mixed, Osage-Kaw, was on the Osage and Kaw rolls, and she was also part white. My paternal side though is pure white, German-Scottish-Irish. On paperwork I get quarterly from the BIA it shows my quantum to be .28, a little more than a 1/4, but my CDIB says 1/4. My tribe doesnt require a quantum but I could be a member of most any tribe in the US, there are only 6 out of 565 registered tribes that I couldnt as they require at least 1/2 blood. That is just my Osage blood. I am also at least if not more than 1/16 Kaw, which is exactly the quantum to qualify for their membership. I have a Kaw card but am not an active member as I was told by my mother in the 80s that the BIA wanted us to choose one tribe over another, so we stayed with the Osage tribe. Each tribe has it's own criteria for citizenship. In some there is a minimum, in others there is not but you must have at least one parent already a citizen. Most tribes require 1/4 minimum. And you must have a CDIB. Some tribes though, like the Cherokee, do not have any minimum quantum but you must have a descendant on their original roll. So basically a person with one drop of Cherokee indian blood could possess a membership card and be considered indian. (Sounds alot like the old one drop rule when it came to deciding if a person was African-American. How could you be considered black with just a very small percentage of African blood, but not be considered indian at like 1/256ths or whatever? Makes no sense to me). Im blonde haired (turning grayish now) and blue eyed born in California, but my mother, same as her family, were all born in Oklahoma on 'the rez'. She is active in our tribes business, on the election and housing committees presently, and relatives of mine have been everything from chief to councilmen. A cousin just became principal chief. I know my Osage and Kaw lineage by heart, my Osage side for more than the 7 generations required of me to memorize. Im proud to be indian, and Im proud of my German Scottish and Irish roots too. I guess when you might see a blond guy like me with a high percentage of indian blood, you see white. I understand. I know Im not full blood. But I am not denying my heritage to anybody, never have never will. [/QUOTE]
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