What percentage of native American do you have to have in your DNA make up in order to belong to a tribe ?

Question

I might be wrong but I think it is 12%. My mother was telling me the other day that her great grand mother was native American. I always knew that we had ancestors that were Native American, but I'm not exactly sure what percentage of my DNA will show it. Is it expensive to find out ?

Answer 1

it is not the total percentage that counts, but the percentage

from a specific tribe.  also if for any reason your ancestor

was not listed when the roll was officially made then you have a problem.

i know someone who is way over the percentage, but

because it is a mix of 6 or 8 different tribes the total counts

for nothing.

Answer 2

I think the smallest recognized amount is 1/32

It's not expensive to find out, you just have to check the Dawes Rolls then get a CDIB card, it's pretty simple if you know which tribe you might be.

Answer 3

It depends on the tribe, as well as their state and/or federal recognition status.

All other talk is completely bogus.

There are individuals who are 100% Native American who cannot belong to any tribe because, for example, if all four of their grandparents came from four different tribes, but each of those tribes recquired "blood quotient" is 1/2 (50%) they do not meet the criteria, regardless of them being the so-called "full blooded."

Answer 4

For starters.. most tribes do NOT accept dna testing/ evidence at all, in eligibility for enrollment.  The requirements are based in paper documentation/ proof only, and includes ancestors who were themselves enrolled members.

So.. if you are hoping for enrollment, don't even waste time with dna.  Follow basic standards for research with an open mind, to see if the papers verify Native ancestry.

Answer 5

Cool is right.  Unless you can trace yourself to a person on a tribe's base roll you cannot enroll in a tribe nor can you legally call yourself an American Indian, a status reserved for enrolled members/citizens of US federally recognized tribes only.  

Getting your DNA tested may or may not show the 12% you presume to have.  DNA will absolutely not tell you which tribe you descend from.  DNA is not used by tribes or the US Government in determining who is and is not eligible for enrollment and/or legal status as an American Indian.

Answer 6

Percentage of DNA has NOTHING to do with membership in any of the Federally Recognized Tribes or Nations.  None of them accept DNA Testing as the sole means of proving Native American Ancestry.  What they do require (and they all do this) is for YOU to prove you descend from someone on the particular Tribe or Nations (the one you want to join) base roll.

Example:  If you wanted to join the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma YOU have to prove a direct lineage from yourself to someone on the Dawes Roll.  For the Eastern Band of Cherokee it is the Baker Roll. For the Osage it is the Osage Roll of 1906.  etc etc.  Each Federally Recognized Tribe or Nation has this requirement that MUST  be met.  Then on top of that many require a minimum blood quantum.

If you can't trace your ancestry back to someone on one of the rolls then you don't stand a chance... PERIOD