Hi Rebecca, I am a Cherokee tribal member and have never received oil royalties. I believe the only tribe in OK to get this are the Osage. As far as benefits to living in the Cherokee Nation, it doesn't matter what degree of blood you have, we are all treated the same. The major benefit to living in the Cherokee Nation is getting to live here. We have some beautiful lands with lots of water. I love living here. Debbie (Wa-do-lay-si) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 3:36 PM Subject: [OKGEN ] Re: OKGEN-D Question > I have heard many people tell me that they are enough Cherokee blood to be > drawing Oil Royalties. Can someone please explain, (In simple terms!) what > this means? Also, some have told me that if you are a certain blood degree > there are alot of benifits to be living in the Cherokee Nation. What is meant > by that? > But I am really curious about the oil royalties thing. > Thank you in advance. > Rebecca Wa Chi > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > Indian Pioneer Papers > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/pioneer/pioneer.htm > >