Why do a lot of people claim Cherokee blood but never Blackfeet blood or even Navajo blood, why it's always Cherokee but never other tribes?
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I believe it's there are multiple reasons for it...
1) Cherokee were forced to integrate with non-native Americans more and interacted and socializing and a bread more than a lot of the more western tribes.
2) Part of this, was the great force movements of the Cherokee, where they were forced to either integrate with the non-Indians, or forced to go freaking long distances... to what was considered worse or unwanted land.
3) Piss poor records if any records at all... and if there was any Indian at all, they claimed to be Cherokee because that was more recognize more known, more supported, etc.
Such as my Uncle in law on my Mom Side clearly has some non-white and he has always claimed to be Cherokee. But his family is from where my dad grew up... and there was never any Cherokee there.
After decades and research, they have figured out that they are actually probably Lumbee Tribe and not Cherokee.
Well, the Lumbee Tribe, still til this day are not federally recognized as a tribe. And the Cherokee and Choctaw and still telling Congress that they should not ever recognize the Lumbee as a tribe.
For multiple reasons, including (but not limited to) they don't want to share the resources or the advantages that come with being recognized as an official Federal tribe.
So, everyone just says they're Cherokee, to make it simpler, to get officially recognize and get the benefits...
1) Cherokee were forced to integrate with non-native Americans more and interacted and socializing and a bread more than a lot of the more western tribes.
2) Part of this, was the great force movements of the Cherokee, where they were forced to either integrate with the non-Indians, or forced to go freaking long distances... to what was considered worse or unwanted land.
3) Piss poor records if any records at all... and if there was any Indian at all, they claimed to be Cherokee because that was more recognize more known, more supported, etc.
Such as my Uncle in law on my Mom Side clearly has some non-white and he has always claimed to be Cherokee. But his family is from where my dad grew up... and there was never any Cherokee there.
After decades and research, they have figured out that they are actually probably Lumbee Tribe and not Cherokee.
Well, the Lumbee Tribe, still til this day are not federally recognized as a tribe. And the Cherokee and Choctaw and still telling Congress that they should not ever recognize the Lumbee as a tribe.
For multiple reasons, including (but not limited to) they don't want to share the resources or the advantages that come with being recognized as an official Federal tribe.
So, everyone just says they're Cherokee, to make it simpler, to get officially recognize and get the benefits...