Unfortunately it is a matter of honor. If I was not an Indian I would not check, mark, admit to or claim that I was. Since I am I will. I am not a fullblood but I am not "part" Indian. I don't say this to be mean or petty or hateful. It is simply who I am. My wife is white, so I will fill out the form. Please understand that part of my heritage is truthfulness, whether that is rural or Indian or stupid it is just who I am. I am not trying to offend but to share a point of view. I'll get off my soap box now. Now back to genealogy. Doug TERRYDD@aol.com wrote: > Her is a little info I found > > Glenda Ahhaitty, National American Indian 2000 Census Advisory Committee > member in Los Angeles, said it is critical to educate Indian communities > on how to fill out the census form. > > "Indian communities stand to be the big losers after the 2000 Census is > tabulated due to possible tabulation methdology," she said. "The main > data set that is used for voter redistricting or reapportionment and > major allocations of funds is all individuals of a single race, Hispanic > origin and two or more races. Another factor that is critical is who > fills out the form as head of household. If a Cherokee woman is married > to a man of another race, she must fill out the form so we dont lose > the count of her and her children." > > If a Cherokee is married to a non-Indian, or living in a household where > the head of household is non-Indian, they will be tabulated as > non-Indian. Ahhaitty said Indians need to remember three important > things: fill out the form themselves, check no to the Hispanic/Latino > question and dont check more than one race if they want to be counted > as Indian. Enrollment in the tribes is not required for the census. > TerryD > > ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== > OK Surname Registry - added yours? http://www.rootsweb.com/~oknames/ > Search 4 surnames - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/search.htm