Cherokee Nation?

Question

How to enroll in a federally recognized tribe? I live in Iowa and I am 1/8 Cherokee Indian. Could I get enrolled? And If i could how could I go about enrolling? And could I mark that I am Native American and White/Caucasion on applications or forms?

Answer 1

First there are 3 Federally Recognized Cherokee Tribes or Nations. For the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma you MUST be able to trace your direct lineage back to someone on the Dawes Roll, for the Eastern Band of Cherokee you MUST be able to trace your direct lineage back to someone on the Baker Roll and have a blood quantum of at least 12.5% or 1/8. For the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma you will have to contact the tribe.

Each of the Cherokee Nations have different requirements for application. The information is on their respective websites.

http://www.cherokee.org/ for the Cherokee Nation of Ok

http://www.cherokee-nc.com/ for the Eastern Band of Cherokee and

http://www.unitedkeetoowahband.org/ for the United Keetoowah.

Legally you may check the Native American box only if you are a member of a Federally Recognized Tribe or Nation

Answer 2

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Answer 3

to enroll in a native american tribe, you have to be able to prove you are native american

Answer 4

In order to be enrolled in the Cherokee nation, you need to have a direct ancestor on living on a reservataion when they took the rolls. My great-grandmother is full blooded Cherokee, but she lived with her white husband at the time of the rolls, so I am out of luck. This site will help:

http://www.cherokee.org/Services/Registr...

It also has some great links on the right side to learn more about the Cherokee peoples, such as history and language lessons.

Answer 5

Contact the Cherokee nation headquarters and ask them the same questions.  They have the rolls and genealogists who will be able to help you.

Answer 6

According to the U.S. Department of the Interior, today individuals of Cherokee ancestry fall into the following categories:

(1) Living persons who were listed on the final rolls of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma (Dawes Commission Rolls) that were approved and descendants of these persons. These final rolls were closed in 1907.

(2) Individuals enrolled as members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina and their descendants who are eligible for enrollment with the Band.

(3) Persons on the list of members identified by a resolution dated April 19, 1949, and certified by the Superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes Agency and their descendants who are eligible for enrollment with the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indian of Oklahoma.

(4) All other persons of Cherokee Indian ancestry.

You can get the enrollment forms, eligibility requirements and information for all four catagories at http://cherokeeregistry.com. If you don't qualify for one of the first three catagories, you can fill out a "Declaration of Cherokee Heritage" form there too.

You may not realize that in addition to the three federally recognized tribes, there are Cherokee tribes who are state recognized, and others who sought no recognition. Just because they are not "federally recognized" doesn't mean the members aren't real Cherokee.

Answer 7

To enroll in the Cherokee Nation Of Oklahoma (CNO), you need to be a direct lineal descendant of an ancestor that is on the Dawes Rolls ***Final  Rolls Of Citizens And Freedmen Of The Five Civilized Tribes Cherokee Nation.*** You need to have a blood degree of Cherokee Indian blood. The way I understand it, there is NO blood quota to meet.

To enroll in the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians on the Qualla Boundary Reservation in North Carolina, you need to be a direct lineal descendant of an ancestor that is on the 1924 Baker base roll and you need to be 1/16th or more of Eastern Cherokee Indian blood.

To enroll in the United Keetoowah Band (UKB) of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, you need to be a direct lineal descendant of an ancestor that is on the 1949 base roll and you need to have at at least 1/4th degree Keetoowah Cherokee Indian blood.

Answer 8

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