Blond hair, blue eyed boy claiming to be Native American for college admission
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Anonymous
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I have a neighbor who constantly mentions how her son will have no problem with college admission because he is Native American. Her husband, herself and her child ALL have blond hair and blue eyes. A few times when she has mentioned this someone in the group had looked at her funny or come right and asked how are you Native American. She'll go on that she has a paper from the tribe and they make sure to stay a part of it so they can use it later. They have never lived on a reservation or follow any Native American traditions.
Assuming this is true and she is not nuts, this strikes me as not being the intent for affirmative action to help Native Americans. Do colleges accept stuff like this? |
Anonymous
| I am dark haired and light skinned. I can pass for Russian or even Chinese. What is it to you? |
Anonymous
| I would assume they had native american roots. I would also assume you don't know much about how genetics work. |
Anonymous
| It's not about your looks. It's about being a member of a tribe. |
Anonymous
| MYOB OP. People come in all shapes and colors. It's not for you to decide who is what ethnicity. |
Anonymous
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He needs a tribal registration number. Without that number, no college will take it seriously. Even with the number, it’s not a guarantee of anything.
BTW, at least one high ranking employee at the NMAI is blonde, blue-eyed, and a registered member of a tribe in Oklahoma. |
Anonymous
| Tribal membership doesn't go by blood quantum. Therefore, you can't look at someone and necessarily tell if they're Native American. |
Anonymous
| If they have the tribe registration papers, he'll be good to register and claim scholarships, etc. |
Anonymous
| Dont feed the trolls! |
Anonymous
| My DC is blonde haired and blue eyed and is 1/4 Chinese. Genes are weird. |
Anonymous
Absolutely. AA families are used to this. |
Anonymous
| I am as black/AA and my grandfather is full Chinese. |
Anonymous
| I worked on a reservation (for a school) and saw every hue of hair, eyes, and skin. Learned quickly not to make any assumptions. |
Anonymous
| Now you see why doing everything based on race instead of SES (socioeconomic status) is fraught with issues. Even moreso now that so many people are multiracial. What % do I need to be, of which race, for special treatment? |
Anonymous
| Honestly, if this kid exists, he would increase odds more if they were a good athlete. |