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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Today the Cherokee Nations is more than 355,000 citizens strong, young and old. To be eligible for Cherokee Nation citizenship, individuals must provide documents connecting them to an enrolled direct ancestor who is listed on the Dawes Roll. CDIB/Tribal Citizenship is traced through natural parents. In cases of adoption, CDIB/Citizenship must be proven through a biological parent to an ancestor registered on the Dawes Roll.

https://www.cherokee.org/Services/Tribal-Citizenship[/quote]

This is great information about the rules now, thank you.

Question for us:   Does someone have to be a full member of a recognized tribe to consider their ethnicity to be Native American or American Indian now?

Now that Latino is an ethnicity question, and you have to choose your race separately - American Indian, Black or African American, Asian  or Asian American, Caucasian, what happens to the people who are Latino and NOT Caucasian, Black or African American, or Asian/Asian American?  Do they have to be considered a member of a tribe to be considered American Indian or Native American?

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