I remember as a young child my aunt(who was like a grandmother to me) use to always say 'we are part Choctaw with a little Cherokee'. She was always proud of it. My grandmother(and other ancestors) were on the Dawes rolls, but I also remember being told 'they lied about how much Indian they were'. I am lucky as I was able to prove the connection to my grandmother and get my C.D.I.B. and tribal membership even tho I don't look Choctaw at all. Tracing my family history has been so interesting! Carol