How does one prove that a person is native american without their parents help?
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To become a registered member of a Native tribe is a long and difficult process.  You have to prove with birth records or other court records that you are a real Native and show your ancestral lineage.  I am a registered member of the Chickahominy Native tribe of Eastern Virginia and it does not offer you any benefits, you do not get any special privileges because you are formally acknowledge as a member.\n\nSome tribes are more strict than others, where you have to bring in you parents and grandparents (if still alive) and lay out a family tree where they will then do a serious check on every person in your tree.\n\nIf you are further than 3 generations from having one FULL Native grandparent, I would say don't waist your time going through the process.  You will always know in your heart that you have some Native blood, but that's the extent of it.  If you don't practice any of your tribes Native traditions or rituals I would also say let it go.\n\nAlso on a side note, 75% of African-Americans have Native American Ancestry, but they have not registered because it is hard to prove without formal court or birth documents and it doesn't entitled them to anything.\n\nHope this information helps.\n\nAlso as someone said, DNA results are unreliable and negligible and wont get you membership.  Anyone can have traces of Native Blood.  75% of African-Americans do.
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for American Indian? there isn't one yet but there is a petition for one
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You must provide proper identification that you are his mother....depending upon his age....he/she should have some type of indentification (other than his Birthcertificate)....like shot records, school records etc.....because you also have to provide some type of identification for him for her then you just fill out a simple application at the Social Security Administration Office they will provide you with proof that you have applied but the Social Security Card will be mailed to you 6 to 8 weeks later
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If her parents are US citizens, then she is automatically, regardless of where she was born.  Her birth certificate should have the information of her parents citizenship on it.  It should also tell her citizenship as well as where she was born.
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First do a search for the names of Native American Tribes.  That will give you a good start for all the information you will need.
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My birth mother found me, but it took years.  She knew only my Adopted last name and the religion of my parents.  she researched painstakingly through computer phone books.  Since then(98) I have helped others.  No money required.  Contact me, and give me what info you do have.  I can help.
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You can check with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Wikipedia has info on many Native American tribes and their respective histories.
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shouldn't be fraud, as long as you can prove it's your child, i.e. birth certificate.
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lady -- if you don't know your own background, how are we going to know it?\nBelow is a link to some agencies that provide background checks.  Some of them may be able to pull your history.
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Unless they tell you, or you find out from documentation, you can't. By ordering it by court, can get you into some pretty high cost. If the person tested, is found out not to be your parent. You can be sued. Just ask nicely and they may tell you, or they could just lie to you as well. Good Luck!
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identification of tribe and parentage
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SO THIS PERSON IS A CHILD OF AN AMERICAN CITIZE? WELL FIRST THE PARENT MUST PETION HIM, YOU CAN GO TO USCIS.GOV(WHICH IS THE DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION IN THE US
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call your local county sherifs office..they will know.\nhere what you need their full name date of birth and ss#...if you have it,they will ask why you want to know,tell them what info you have.
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I am .8 percent Native American. I just missed the amount you need to be to get all education free. My grandpa got college completely free though! I think the tribe was not well known so I can't tell you w/o lying.
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An Indian with no "reservation."
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My advice would be to check with the Native American Rights Fund, (www.narf.org).  Their entire existence involves such issues.  Most surround the US government's violation of existing treaties with tribal groups, illegal selling of native antiquities, and the refusal of the US government to officially recognize tribal groups.  I suspect there are many others issues as well.
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We call ourselves Native becuase the Creator put us here, not anywhere else.  The whole Bering Straight thing is BS.  We are smart enough to know where we are from-its no mystery to us.\n\nIf your descendants are Native to Europe, then youre European.  Asia, then Asian.  You people came from somewhere and it wasn't here, so do some research.  if you just dont know, fine, call yourself Native American and see how that works out for you.  I bet you'll find it dosent work out too good.  Most Indians I know prefer to go by our first names anyway.