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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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 Posted - Jan 15 2008 : 07:52:24 AM
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We've been doing a lot of research lately on dh family to try to prove our daughters Native American Geneology so she can apply for those kinds of scholarships. We already know it from info passed down in the family, but we have no written proof. DH father was half Navajo and half Apache. We found out where he was born and baptised and also where his parents were born and baptised but can't seem to find anything on tribal affiliations. I don't think I'm looking in the right places.
Any of you gals know anything about this?
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catscharm74
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heather
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 15 2008 : 08:01:26 AM
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When the casino's went in in my lovely state of CT, everyone was trying to prove lineage. I guess their requirements were that you can show lineage to an actual Indian roll- something that shows you are related to x by y by z to you...does that makes sense?
I am part Indian too, but where my lineage breaks off for the part of the family, their are no records. MY Great- Great- Grandmother is Mohawk, but to blend in, she pretended to be white so she would not be ostracized. We can trace all the way up to them and after them, but not exactly them!! My great grandmother was born in a tee-pee but again, nothing was recorded. So, I would start contacting any relativs still living who can help you out.
Hope that helps...
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 15 2008 : 08:19:40 AM
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I'm about a quarter, I guess--my father was half Cherokee. I remember being told that I could have applied for those scholarships, but honestly, I thought there were more deserving native american's out there than me, attending a $15,000 a year high school 
I'm not sure--why don't you contact the college fund program and ask what their requirements are, and the best way to obtain them. There are tribal councils and the like, but natives didn't keep great records--maybe even catholic churches, since you know the baptism history. They might have some documentation about the lineage when they saved the savages from themselves.
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Jan 15 2008 : 11:00:35 AM
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Lisa- I did some quick googling and it looks like talking with the catholic church and then maybe contacting the tribes in the are where your ancestor was born would be a good idea. They tribes might be able to point you in the right direction.
Alee
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SarahJ
True Blue Farmgirl
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Shreveport
Louisiana
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Posted - Jan 15 2008 : 11:38:25 AM
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I am a Chickasaw, and I went through this in high school. First, contact the tribe that you think you may be a decendant of, and ask them how to go about it. My tribe has a specific person within its government who coordinates this. They gave me all the requirements, which mostly involve proving the birth and sometimes death certificates, and tracing your lineage directly to a member. You then get a CDIB (a certificate for degree of Indian blood) from the Bureau of Indian affairs, which will then allow you to apply for citizenship within your tribe.
If you do not know what tribe you may be a member of, then your best bet is to start tracing your geneology, until you get to a birth certificate that specifies Native American as the race, or you think may be the ancestor that was a Native American. Then see the place of birth, and investigate the tribes in that area. This can be a long process, but it is worth it. My tribe offers educational grants, scholarships, medication assistance and numerous social services to it's citizens. They paid for me to get my Master's degree.
Good luck!
SarahJ
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