This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FdQBAEB/288.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: The only reason I know of my Indian heritage is that my dad told me his mom was a full blood Cherokee. His birth certificate states her race as white, which tells me that she denied her heritage. Someone once searched the Dawes rolls for her surname and could not find it. I am limited in my research because I cannot afford to travel. But thank you for the hint. Pam