My great great great great grandmother was Cherokee. Does that count? Just fun to know though.
The Cherokee are operating under a special circumstance. A post Civil War treaty said they must accept freed slaves held by the Cherokee as citizens of their nation. OK, but what about their descendants - and how far into the future?
A lot of “tribes” here in the northeast are hard pressed to find any member who is more than 25 percent by blood. Some of these “tribes” are basically corporations for the purposes of owning a tribal casino. Nevertheless, an individual must be able to prove “blood” within so many generations to be able to claim membership.
You might have a claim should you choose to pursue it!