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To: TexasSecede79366

What would I be if my grand father was 1/2 Indian?


99 posted on 05/04/2012 10:16:06 PM PDT by BigCinBigD
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His grandson. More likely 1/8th or 1/16th, depending on how they count the two grandfathers/grandmothers and parents.


103 posted on 05/04/2012 10:20:16 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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“What would I be if my grand father was 1/2 Indian?”

That depends upon your grand fathers tribe, and your own sex.

Most tribes are matrilineal.
In my tribe, if your grandmother was a 1/2 breed,and your mother was a 1/4 breed, you would be 1/8 and considered tribal, but as a male...you would not automatically be eligiable for legal tribal status, it would require a special ruling.
But if you had a sister, she would be considered tribal, based on her direct bloodlines.

Different tribes vary. Some few are patriarchal.

Ask your grandfathers tribe of your personal legal standing in his tribe.

112 posted on 05/04/2012 11:34:09 PM PDT by sarasmom ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xZsFe6dM3EY)
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