The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma accepts all who can trace their lineage to an original enrollee ( and who have a CDIB) of the Choctaw roll regardless of blood quantum. I personally prefer American Indian as any one born in the US is NA. Don't profess to know what the Choctaw nation of OK thinks about the term though. Yes the Choctaw have had dealings and inter marriages with Europeans for many years. Many great chiefs were of mixed blood. I do believe that MS Choctaw have a more stringent requirement for tribal membership but I am not sure. Perhaps there is some one on the list who can supply you a better answer. Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: <Chata1507@aol.com> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 9:46 PM Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] twinkies > I have been told that the Choctaw Nation prefers the term Indian over native > American since anyone born in America is also a native American. This makes > sense to me. However, each nation has their own opinion. In addition I > think it's what ever you are comfortable with. > > On a previous question. In Minnesota the tribes historically accepted > persons into tribe who basically moved in with them, became community > supporters and identified with the tribe and its goals. This included > captives who were adopted. Friends on various reservations in Minnesota also > chuckle at the concept of full blood because over the years of euro contact > who can really know blood genetics. For example Crazy Horse was light haired > and blue eyed according to a Lakota friend. The Mandans have many with light > eyes and hair. > > Look at the pictures of a lot of the old Choctaw and you see euro influence. > The Choctaw have had contact since they ran De Soto out in the early 1500s. > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > Need more CHOCTAW information?? Visit Judy White's pages at http://accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, data, etc. > >

Halito, Kim. When I last visited Philadelphia, MS, (October, 1998) their checklist for tribal membership included: "Before you apply be sure you are one-half (1/2) or more Choctaw blood and are a descendant of an enrolled member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians listed in the 1940 roll. (See Articles III, Section 1 and 2 of the Tribal Constitution). Make sure: 1. The Application for Enrollment is completed 2. The Ancestry Chart is completed 3. If applicant is under 18 years old both parents must sign. 4. Original long form birth certificate is included 5. A copy of the Social Security card is included. 6. An original of the Parternity (sp) Affidavit is included (if needed) 7. Statement from official of the other Indian tribe (if applicable) stating the inividual (sp) is not enrolled with them is included. Please mail to the following address: Mrs. Angela Briscoe Tribal Enrollment Office Post Office Box 6365 Philadelphia, Mississippi 39350" This information appeared as shown above in a copy of "A Choctaw Handybook" that I purchased from the Choctaw Museum Gift Shoppe located in the Choctaw Museum of the Southern Indian. At the time (October, 1998), they had available a Gift Shoppe list of items for sale along with prices. The Gift Shoppe's Telephone number was (601) 650-1685 and their Web site was http://allcatalogs.com/choctaw. However, I just tried that web site and it did not respond. At 11:32 PM 04/05/2001 -0500, you wrote: >The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma accepts all who can trace their lineage to an >original enrollee ( and who have a CDIB) of the Choctaw roll regardless of >blood quantum. >I personally prefer American Indian as any one born in the US is NA. Don't >profess to know what the Choctaw nation of OK thinks about the term though. >Yes the Choctaw have had dealings and inter marriages with Europeans for >many years. Many great chiefs were of mixed blood. >I do believe that MS Choctaw have a more stringent requirement for tribal >membership but I am not sure. >Perhaps there is some one on the list who can supply you a better answer. >Kim >----- Original Message ----- >From: <Chata1507@aol.com> >To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 9:46 PM >Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] twinkies > > > > I have been told that the Choctaw Nation prefers the term Indian over >native > > American since anyone born in America is also a native American. This >makes > > sense to me. However, each nation has their own opinion. In addition I > > think it's what ever you are comfortable with. > > > > On a previous question. In Minnesota the tribes historically accepted > > persons into tribe who basically moved in with them, became community > > supporters and identified with the tribe and its goals. This included > > captives who were adopted. Friends on various reservations in Minnesota >also > > chuckle at the concept of full blood because over the years of euro >contact > > who can really know blood genetics. For example Crazy Horse was light >haired > > and blue eyed according to a Lakota friend. The Mandans have many with >light > > eyes and hair. > > > > Look at the pictures of a lot of the old Choctaw and you see euro >influence. > > The Choctaw have had contact since they ran De Soto out in the early >1500s. > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > Need more CHOCTAW information?? Visit Judy White's pages at >http://accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, data, etc. > > > > > > >==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L genealogy mail list: >Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com >Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes >Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... Regards, Dennis K. Boswell 301 Crow Canyon Drive Folsom, CA 95630 Tel: (916) 987-3599 Fax: (916) 987-3555

In order to qualify for enrollment in the Mississippi Band of Choctaw, one must have 1/2 or more blood quantum, plus meet age requirements. You have to enroll before age 18 I believe. Their stringent blood quantum requirements pretty well excludes anyone who ever left the community, as was its intention. They used the 1940 Mississippi census when they established their base roll. dusty ----- Original Message ----- From: Kim Collins <2buckets@arbuckleonline.com> To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:32 PM Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] twinkies > The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma accepts all who can trace their lineage to an > original enrollee ( and who have a CDIB) of the Choctaw roll regardless of > blood quantum. > I personally prefer American Indian as any one born in the US is NA. Don't > profess to know what the Choctaw nation of OK thinks about the term though. > Yes the Choctaw have had dealings and inter marriages with Europeans for > many years. Many great chiefs were of mixed blood. > I do believe that MS Choctaw have a more stringent requirement for tribal > membership but I am not sure. > Perhaps there is some one on the list who can supply you a better answer. > Kim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Chata1507@aol.com> > To: <CHAHTA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 9:46 PM > Subject: Re: [CHAHTA] twinkies > > > > I have been told that the Choctaw Nation prefers the term Indian over > native > > American since anyone born in America is also a native American. This > makes > > sense to me. However, each nation has their own opinion. In addition I > > think it's what ever you are comfortable with. > > > > On a previous question. In Minnesota the tribes historically accepted > > persons into tribe who basically moved in with them, became community > > supporters and identified with the tribe and its goals. This included > > captives who were adopted. Friends on various reservations in Minnesota > also > > chuckle at the concept of full blood because over the years of euro > contact > > who can really know blood genetics. For example Crazy Horse was light > haired > > and blue eyed according to a Lakota friend. The Mandans have many with > light > > eyes and hair. > > > > Look at the pictures of a lot of the old Choctaw and you see euro > influence. > > The Choctaw have had contact since they ran De Soto out in the early > 1500s. > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > > Need more CHOCTAW information?? Visit Judy White's pages at > http://accessgenealogy.com/native for rolls, data, etc. > > > > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L genealogy mail list: > Send msg. to CHOCTAW-SOUTHEAST-L-request@rootsweb.com > Put "one" word in "body" of message:... "subscribe" without the quotes > Nothing in the subject line... Turn off signatures....... >