I asked if the name was listed on their rolls... The person launched on me about 'benefits' and that I had to have proof to be entitled to 'benefits'.... I was calling to find out if the named person was on the rolls... I later found out that IF one is deemed to be Cherokee the 'benefits' are quite rewarding... I also found out that one cannot identify oneself as having Cherokee blood IF relative was not registered. I did not find out if the named person was on their rolls. But given it was a female I have no reason to think 'she' was ever registered.
My great grandfather was full blood Native American.......from Tennessee. No one in the family has any clue what tribe since apparently he’s not registered anywhere. No one in the family has ever tried to claim their native American ‘privelege’. As far as I know no one ever even tells anyone they are part Indian.
At me time my aunt tried to trace him and ran into a brick wall.