Can I Be Considered Cherokee?

Question

My Great Great Grandmother was a full-blooded Cherokee indian. Can I be considered Cherokee?

Answer 1

Great Great Grandmother = full

Great Grandparent = 1/2

Grandparent = 1/4

Parent = 1/8

You = 1/16

You'd have to look it up, and it probably depends on what program you are talking about. You have enough that if your friends or neighbors ever start to talk about the illegal immigrant problem, you can say "Tell me about it, pale face".

Answer 2

The next question I would ask is what was your Great Great Grandfather?? If he was Cherokee too... that puts a different spin on the answer!!

Same with Great Grandpa, Grandpa... ect... Need to know the other half of the equation to complete.

Gets technical with the blood lines to determine if you are "qualified" to be considered Indian!!

Answer 3

I agree with Ted--you'd be 1/16, or for added assistance, go to  www.cherokeebyblood.com, and let this man help you:

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My name is David Vann, great-great-great grandson of ‘Chief’ Rich Joe Vann of the Old Cherokee Nation.  I am a Charter Lifetime Member of the Cherokee National Historical Society’s, First Families of the Cherokee Nation and member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) .  The purpose of this page is to help other people connect to their Cherokee roots.  To aid in this task, I have included Native American ancient and modern history (don’t miss the Forbidden Archaeology section), society, religion, folklore, culture, sports, medicine, and a large slice of VANN genealogy.  You can go to the Index above for more information, or type here what you are looking for.

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This saga began in 1907, when my great grandmother Sarah Vann applied for admission to the Miller Roll.  In the 1930’s, my grandfather Joseph Daniel Vann wrote letters to the Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma, seeking his ancestry.  In the late 1950’s my father Joseph Harold Vann, hired professional genealogists to construct a family tree.  This project was a failure, so my father also wrote letters to the Cherokee Nation.  In the mid 1970's I picked up the family ‘torch’ and began my research where the others had left off.  Please visit my Genealogy section to see the fruits of nearly a century of loving labor.  Research your Vann ancestors here, I have nearly all of them from about 1600 to 1906.

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