tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post6797775382545705010..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Voting for deeds, not wordsRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-57358187319073396662008-12-09T00:54:00.000-08:002008-12-09T00:54:00.000-08:00For more on the subject, see The 1/4th Blood Quant...For more on the subject, see <A HREF="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/2008/12/14-th-blood-quantum-requirement.html" REL="nofollow">The 1/4th Blood Quantum Requirement</A>.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-59805080997121399952008-10-29T02:56:00.000-07:002008-10-29T02:56:00.000-07:00We've discussed who's an Indian before, Genevieve....We've discussed who's an Indian before, Genevieve. In general, I try to be inclusive. For more on the subject, see <A HREF="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/2008/07/firehair-on-whos-indian.html" REL="nofollow">Firehair on Who's an Indian</A>, <A HREF="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/2008/01/educating-russ-about-whos-indian.html" REL="nofollow">Educating Russ About Who's an Indian</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/2008/01/whos-indian-again.html" REL="nofollow">Who's an Indian Again?</A><BR/><BR/>DMarks is right that tribes set their own membership rules. Some tribes have abandoned blood-quantum requirements altogether. There's no federal standard that says you have to be 1/4th Indian by blood to be an enrolled tribal member.<BR/><BR/>Participating in federal programs is another matter. True, I haven't heard of any that require one quarter or more of "Indian blood." I'd expect most programs to go by tribal membership, not by blood. But there may be some exceptions.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-35498772467359881672008-10-24T07:05:00.000-07:002008-10-24T07:05:00.000-07:00But even then, isn't it determined by states, not ...But even then, isn't it determined by states, not the federal government?dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-63843440681564943462008-10-24T02:58:00.000-07:002008-10-24T02:58:00.000-07:00MM: "not Native per the minimum U.S. federal requi...MM: "not Native per the minimum U.S. federal requirements of 1/4th degree "Indian by blood." <BR/><BR/>Most of my knowledge of legal requirements to be an Indian comes from Newspaper Rock. Isn't the blood quantum set by individial tribes/nations, not the Federal Government?dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-77477033535802769902008-10-24T02:38:00.000-07:002008-10-24T02:38:00.000-07:00For more on the subject of the "First Dude," see T...For more on the subject of the "First Dude," see <A HREF="http://www.bluecorncomics.com/2008/09/todd-palin-not-native-after-all.html" REL="nofollow">Todd Palin Not Native After All?</A>Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-31529747777124232402008-10-23T21:33:00.000-07:002008-10-23T21:33:00.000-07:00"These Are Not Natives" Pay-lin's hubbie is a mere..."These Are Not Natives" <BR/><BR/>Pay-lin's hubbie is a mere 1/16th Yup'ik which to me is someone who is essentially not Native per the minimum U.S. federal requirements of 1/4th degree "Indian by blood." <BR/><BR/>Pay-lin's better half joins the untold millions of people in the U.S. who are, with their persistent claims as to Native ancestry, what one of my college professors years ago termed as "marginally/genetically Native." <BR/><BR/>MM (21/32's "Oglala Sioux")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com