Chief Chad Smith Refuses To Admit Blacks To Cherokee Nation

My MOMs mother has cherokee Indian and her parents was to but I want to get a indian card cause I'm proud to have the blood run throw me. We everyone says they can see the Indian in me which was pass down to me. I like to know how I can be part of a trib that my Grandma came from. But why I can see the future

One drop of Cherokee blood makes you Cherokee. Oh yeah in case you missed African blood does not erase your Cherokee blood. Can you please tell me why I am ¼ Cherokee and was born on land stolen from the Cherokee Nation and cannot be a citizen of the Cherokee Nation while congress thinks people with no Cherokee blood should be? Umm, do I have a right to be upset? Do I want land or money from the Cherokee Nation? NO! JUST MY CULTURE THAT WAS STOLEN!

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I am a twin. I have NA features. My twin sister is blond with blue eyes. "RACE"ism ?

I agree, with one drop you are my brother or sister. No where in the constitution is anyone outcast for other heritage. It only REQUIRES Native American blood. On the rolls Freedmen are noted clearly as non blood members.

i agree with you . Now can you define Native American please. This is the ROOT (pardon the pund) of the issue.

PrinceDimeXI, my grandmother is a black indian she married my grandfarther he is light brown and also of native american heritage. my family members are all light brown, with a couple of members being darkskinned. so native american and black people can produce light brown, or darkskin offspring.

ShyWolf6, so back then when indians and blacks were intimate and had children which resulted in light brown to dark skinned babies... should that baby not be able to follow and do the things of thier native American culture, as well as being proud to be black ? any native american that has a baby with other races, then that baby deserves to able to pratice thier culture period.

lmao DID YOU SAY LIGHT BROWN lmao!! sorry but red and black doesn't make LIGHT BROWN lol..

if dey got any cherokee blood n dem dey r cherokee, but 2 live among the cherokee nation they must prove it with a 100% cherokee ancestor birth or death certificate dat all im sayin