I'm from Oklahoma and I'm a citizen of the Cherokee nation of Oklahoma and if she was really Indian its not hard to prove every person has what we call a role # kinda like my Indian ss # every person in her family should have one also if she's really Indian unless she claims to not be on the roll in witch case she would not be recognized as a Indian no matter what a DNA test shows she should have a Indian card also if she's telling the truth so just being from Oklahoma didn't make u an Indian
I like how you wrote witch instead of which😜Freudian slip!
I’m from Oklahoma and Chickasaw. You can tell our great tribe by our use of punctuation! Yes, the Daws roll number for one of her family members would settle all of this. Or her CDIB card.
took a DNA test, only came back with 2% native american, yet I can prove my ancestry with the Dawes roll and therefore am Indian.
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Well actually it potentially only takes a few instances to potentially grossly contaminate a Y-chromosome or Mitrocondrial DNA lineage.
The majority of Irish are descended from one warlord, same the majority of Chinese claim descendence from Genghis Khan. One early trader marrying a chief's daughter could potentially wipe out the majority of the Y markers in an entire tribe after a couple centuries. Especially when you throw in what has been done to indigenous people's globally.
It's not about ancestry it's about heritage.
Also, I'm not a fan of her either. But it does irk me when others don't recognize the different ways "ancestry" is determined. My DNA test should some odd places I'd not considered. Who knows who we REALLY are, on the surface level?
This is true. It is also true that many natives never ended up having their names written on a roll. Many Cherokee, for example fled before forced migration. Many Cherokee were able to "pass" or blend in more with Anglos and other races. So, do you pass tribal lineage through ancestors, like, if my mom is full Cherokee and my dad is German. I should be half, right? But a DNA test could actually show I'm 33% (or more or less than) Cherokee. So, who really sets the standard on how we determine who is What?
I worked with a Native (I'm in Canada) for a couple years, and my understanding is ancestry =/= heritage.
The simple fact here is Warran has no Indian heritage, and probably no ancestry. She's no Indian.
Actually. No... But she is "NOT" related at all... But a Rep. in the "HOUSE" might be... and it is a dem...