Hmmm. Seems to me that the Rez is going to either peter out or self destruct somewhere down the road. Tommie Dusty wrote: > 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....... > > > > ==== CHAHTA Mailing List ==== > Got a GRIPE?? Got a PROBLEM?? Just wanna' WHINE? Don't post it to the list...write me, dusty (list administrator) at CHAHTA-L-admin@cultures.rootsweb.com