I know that I have cherokee and apache blood in me and I need help joining the tribe?

Asked By: angel
Category: General Apache

I know my mothers married name and my fathers real name and my own, but I know little more than that. I have always wanted to learn more about my history and hopefully become a tribal member. Please help. Thank you for your time.

paper_boy21
Posted 2 years ago

I would start here.
http://www.native-american-online.org/

tabbyjo27
Posted 2 years ago

you should only try if you already know that you have at least 1/4 native in you. If you have any less then that they wont consider you for the cherokee rolls. Dont know about apache though

William E
Posted 2 years ago

I think you need to do some genealogy. Find out who your parent’s parent’s were–get birth certificates, marriage certificates and death certificates for them. Look in records like US Census returns, voter lists, church records and newspapers to trace your lineage back in time and to gather evidence/documentation to support your claim. Then you go to the tribe and ask it to recognize your native american lineage. Two very good places to start this research would be Cyndi’s List http://www.cyndislist.com (I think, you may have to Google it) and http://www.Ancestry.Com.

gijason
Posted 2 years ago

Contact the Dept of indian Affairs. I think its apart of the Dept of the Interior.

Elwood
Posted 2 years ago

Attend one of the many pow wows that are going on this summer in many places and find someone in the tribe to discusss this with. Apache and Cherokee likely have their pow wows in Az., Cal and Colorado areas. Check the internet for the schedules.

merlinsdragonfire
Posted 2 years ago

You have to be able to prove lineage in either tribe.

sister cool breeze
Posted 2 years ago

i know that you must be a registered Indian, before you can live on a reservation,

i have heard, if you are not registered Indian, you can get an DNA to show your have Indian ancestry, but i don’t know how true that is.

i have the same thing, with my heritage, i am also mixed with Cherokee and Apache, i even know some of the history of how my Indian registration was lost, it was five generations ago, but it was not written down, the story has been passed down through the family.

so good luck,

Orlando57
Posted 2 years ago

my mothers family was cherokee and the goverment closed the book in 1926 so you need a bible or a relative to swear you are related to a member thats in the tribal book and genetic tests arent proof to the gov so thats out my family didnt want to be recognised by the KKK in NC in 1923 when they were riding and lynching folks so a lot of folks kept quiet about their relatives that had blood good luck the tribal sites are open and try like i said looking for the family bibles or the record for birth for the parents then their birth certificates theres several ancestry areas on line that do the work for you

coombs1973
Posted 2 years ago

The Cherokee require that you be able to prove a direct bloodline through birth certificates. You must then have that name listed on the Cherokee rolls. They have lots of people who think they are Cherokee but few who can prove it. Good luck.

If you can prove the NC tribe. they get huge yearly payouts from Harrahs for profits from casino on reservation.

Check cherokee.org you can look at names on rolls.

J.R.P.
Posted 2 years ago

The only way you can be recognized by them legally is getting your (whats it called) umm a license of some sort My Step mom is registered ..and her kids are also because she is as well as he folks and their folks etc… you need you birth certificate and theirs and their and whom evers that goes back to the “Full Blood” So the place can determine how much of “Their” blood you have in you..I believe it is up-to 1/8 of a blood that they will issue out new cards Not To Sure… Tishamingo,Ok.. Is where one Clinic is I know of..

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