Ellen- I'm sorry to have offended you. I am a member of the Choctaw Nation. I was just recalling what I read in the Choctaw newspaper. I guess I was not completely right. It's been a while since I read it. Thank you for correcting me and answering Carol's question. Kelli ----- Original Message ----- From: Ellen Scott <us2scotts@earthlink.net> To: <CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW] 2000 census > > > Kelli, > > > > The Choctaw Nation is sending out census cards to the Members of the > > Choctaw Nation inside Oklahoma as well as outside the state with > > instructions on how to fill the cards out. If we want our families to be > > counted as Choctaw, we (Choctaw Member) must declare ourselves head of the > > household and all the family members plus our spouse will be counted as > > Choctaws. But, if any white or other nationality fills out the card as > head > > of the household the Choctaw nation can not count any of members of the > > family as Choctaws. > > > > I do not think that the census can be padded. If you have a CDIB card that > > does not make you a member of any Indian Nation. You must apply for the > > membership only after you have acquired your CDIB Card. We are to send our > > census card back to the Choctaw Nation. So, I assume that you are right. I > > do not know what the Choctaw Nation does with their part of the census > > cards but I would assume that after checking our names off that they send > > the cards on to the Federal Census Takers as the tribes receive money for > > each census card that is correctly filled out. > > > > Don't fudge the truth. It's not right and nobody wants to be brought up a > > short and have to account for their white lie. Although we (the Choctaw > > Nation) appreciate the gesture! > > > > Ellen > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > From: Kelli Staples <kmstapl@hotmail.com> > > > To: <CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Date: 2/15/00 1:42:34 PM > > > Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW] 2000 census > > > > > > You have to have a CDIB card to put down you are Choctaw. Hopefully > > someone > > > on the list can confirm this. > > > > > > Kelli > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <CrazyCL52@aol.com> > > > To: <CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 10:36 AM > > > Subject: [CHOCTAW] 2000 census > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > I have a ? about marking the census as Indian. I was always told that > I > > > had > > > > Indian in us but as of yet I have not been able to prove it. So > should > > I > > > > still mark it as Indian since I may in fact not be Indian? Or should > > you > > > > only mark it as Indian if you are registered? I want to be truthful > > but I > > > > also want the Indians to be counted too so that they may get all that > > they > > > > deserve. Can someone answer this ? for me. Thanks. > > > > > > > > Carol > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== > > > > Looking for your Native American Ancestors in > > > > Pushmataha County, Oklahoma? > > > > Have a look -- http://www.rootsweb.com/~okpushma/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== > > > OK Surname Registry - added yours? http://www.rootsweb.com/~oknames/ > > > Search 4 surnames - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/search.htm > > > > > > > > > > > --- Ellen Scott > > --- us2scotts@earthlink.net > > --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. > > > > > > > > ==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== > > OK Surname Registry - added yours? http://www.rootsweb.com/~oknames/ > > Search 4 surnames - http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/search.htm > > > > >