Posted on 01/03/2022 7:43:15 AM PST by SJackson
In the South, it seems like everybody’s great grandmother was a Cherokee.......................
My kids are directly Native American. They identify as American Patriots and collect MAGA hats. ESAD lefttards. End of story.
Last thing anyone wants to do is check off ‘white’ and especially ‘white male’ on any employment or education form. It’s usually an instant skip. Especially anything to do with government employment.
Yeah, but do fake Americans outnumber real Americans yet?
My wife is 25% Chippewa from her mothers side. She doesn’t identify herself at all though with the tribe. She just grew up as a typical small town girl in rural ND.
After Cher did “Half Breed” and Paul Revere and the Raiders did “Indian Reservation” my sister determned she was part American Indian. She still beleives that. And she’s as far left as you can get.
Back when Foxwoods Casino opened up in CT there were a lot of folks that investigated their tribal ancestry. That is because IF you could prove you were a certain percentage of the tribe who owned that casino it was like winning the lottery for life. You did not need to work anymore.
I do not believe that is the case anymore. Foxwoods was the first big casino in New England. Now, there are five. Plus, NH has online betting.
Oh I found this out in CT. I lived there for 2 years progressing my career.
I thought Indians were pretty much eradicated from the East. But, there was this casino called Foxwoods up there. Found out it was supposed to be allowed because it’s an Indian tribe. They were supposed to be Mashantucket Pequot Indians. Looking over the history in the area they were supposed to have been hated Indians that whites and the Mohegans (yup, Uncas and all) tried to wipe out.
Yet, now they claim to still exist….and when news came up regarding the tribe, what do I see? Lots of whites and blacks. (Esp. Shocking as there weren’t many blacks at all in SE CT.)
My grandmother was half Blackfoot Indian. So, I am part Indian and it is not fake. Do I have special privilege? No. It is the seeking of special privilege that is the problem.
Can she get me a deal on a new pair of boots?
Just kidding, I have a pair of Chippewa boots I bought in 1982. Still in great shape.
Exactly. I will never use that term for aboriginal/indigenous people here.
If it’s DNA, then that’s pretty clear. As far as the Cherokee “we gotta agree you’re in our tribe” stuff, that’s just impediment to keep from having to share the gambling wealth, IMO.
I still have a hard time believing my MIL’s grandmother was some kind of Indian. My hubby found it out supposedly because he likes genealogy. I find it hard to believe a person, his mom, would never have mentioned or known about her grandma being an Indian.
I’m a third generation Oklahoman (my grandmother was born in what was then called Indian Territory). When I was growing up, there were plenty of actual indians in our town, no one wanted to be one! They were not considered to be very bright, and there wasn’t the kind of money being thrown at them. Now, it seems that being part indian is like winning the lottery. No wonder there are so many claiming that heritage.
Gotta check my lineage for a injun in da woodpile!
It’s getting close.🙄
I think they have to be at least 1/8 or 1/16 and prove it to join the Nations so unless theyre a bonified member or one of the tribes theyre not a real native American ...
EW has not been accepted by a tribe as far as I know ...if she is 1/1034 its way too little ...
My beautiful Cherokee grandchildren are about 1/32 or so They cant join...
Very easy to prove or disprove nowadays………..
DNA testing, $50.
The HORROR!
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