do you have to be a member of a native american tribe to get money from the GOV. or full blooded?
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You do have to be a member of a federally recognized Tribe to receive any benefits. But you do not have to be full blood. You do have to have proof and need a card issued, I believe by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. As far as getting money from the government.......for example: there are "Indian Hospitals" but trust me, they are nothing spectacular and Native Americans don't automatically receive checks for being "Indians" as so many people think. The checks come from the Tribe if they make money from the land or casinos etc. They have grants for college, but there are many people that apply, and not near enough money in the grants.
202935
NO!!  What is this thing that people think we get hand outs!!  \n\nI'll tell you what I get for being Native - 4 dollars a year!! Because of the treaty my ancestors signed in 1850.  That amount did not change with time.
560668
Do you have Native American backround?  A full rundown of tribal membership arcana would fill several volumes, as each of the nation's 562 federally recognized tribes has its own rules, typically outlined in their respective constitutions. In general, however, tribes use either the blood quantum system or the descent system. The former approach uses an ancestry threshold to determine an applicant's fitness for membership. Many tribes require that aspirants possess a certain degree, or percentage, of the relevant "Indian blood," in addition to satisfying a few other ancestry requirements. The Nez Perce, for example, will grant membership only to those "who are at least one fourth degree Nez Perce Indian ancestry born to a member of the Nez Perce Tribe." So, an applicant with one biological parent who was half Nez Perce by blood, as well as a tribal member, would have a good shot at making the rolls, too.\n\nTo determine blood quantum, many tribes ask applicants to obtain a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood, issued by the BIA. Those seeking a CDIB must provide the government with primary sources, such as birth certificates and marriage records, to prove their level of Native American ancestry. The CDIB, or "white card," then lists the precise percentage of the bearer's blood that is Indian. If the required threshold is met, the hopeful can then apply directly to a tribe using the blood quantum system.\n\nYou can also get information from the DOI - indian ancestry see link below
125152
Indians pay taxes to the Indian Goverment and Mexicans pay taxes to the Mexican Goverment.
1008049
There's a blood quantum requirement for the government to recognize you as an american indian. \n\nThere are a number of requirements for being recognized. One of them is that the supposed american indian of your family had to be enrolled with a federally recognized tribe or their name appears on the designated base roll of a federally recognized tribe.\n\nSince it's your grandparent that is native american, you'll need your parent's birth certificate to prove relation to your grandparents and you'll also need yours to prove you're relationship with your parents.\n\nSo, you need to find out if they are enrolled with any recognized tribes. If they aren't, you can't claim any government benefits or be recognized as an american indian. \n\nNow that the official part is out of the way, I feel the need to say this: You shouldn't try to claim your american indian heritage for government benefits. If you do it, it should be because you want to learn more about your tribe and the indian way of life and other unselfish reasons such as that. Claiming your heritage strictly for any governement benefits is selfish and pretty wrong.\n\nI hope if you are able to be recognized by the government as an american indian that you will make an effort to go to the reservation and learn more about the tribe, just make an effort.
410241
I love my Native brothers and sisters. My grandmother was full blooded Cherokee and my daughters fathers side held the Iroquois in their blood.
1124421
Do you have Native American backround? A full rundown of tribal membership arcana would fill several volumes, as each of the nation's 562 federally recognized tribes has its own rules, typically outlined in their respective constitutions. In general, however, tribes use either the blood quantum system or the descent system. The former approach uses an ancestry threshold to determine an applicant's fitness for membership. Many tribes require that aspirants possess a certain degree, or percentage, of the relevant "Indian blood," in addition to satisfying a few other ancestry requirements. The Nez Perce, for example, will grant membership only to those "who are at least one fourth degree Nez Perce Indian ancestry born to a member of the Nez Perce Tribe." So, an applicant with one biological parent who was half Nez Perce by blood, as well as a tribal member, would have a good shot at making the rolls, too.\n\nTo determine blood quantum, many tribes ask applicants to obtain a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood, issued by the BIA. Those seeking a CDIB must provide the government with primary sources, such as birth certificates and marriage records, to prove their level of Native American ancestry. The CDIB, or "white card," then lists the precise percentage of the bearer's blood that is Indian. If the required threshold is met, the hopeful can then apply directly to a tribe using the blood quantum system.\n\nYou can also get information from the DOI - indian ancestry see link below \n\nLet me see your papers. Yawwnn. Zzzzzzz.
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Only to the extent a native born US citizen would have to do so.  \n\nThe Federal government does not levy taxes on assets.  States may levy taxes on assets, but those assets must be in the state.\n\nBoth the Federal government and state governments levy taxes on income.  The federal government levy taxes on income of US citizens regardless of where the income was earned.  However, the US also has treaties with many countries to avoid having the same income taxed both by the country in which it was earned and the US.  While each treaty has its own provisions, in general a US citizen or permanent resident who earns income overseas is given a credit against US taxes on that income equal to the amount of tax paid to the country in which the income is earned.  \n\nUS states may only tax income earned within the state.
504538
black indians...welllll..there is a tribe that are all black here in the states, link is below. To get BIA card you need to prove blood line, who is your native family ..that sort of thing.
452920
the same as the laws for everyone else.  unless your asking about tribal law and each tribe would have slightly different laws with in there nation but they are still subject to state, local and federal laws.
245424
Being a Native American I say yes 100%. The only problem is that the government willnever allow this to happen. One time the supreme court ruled that President Jackson could not take over some Indian territory. The president told the supreme court to uphold the diecision with their own troops and since they of course have no control like that were not able to do much when the President took over the land and slaugtered the tribes.
783874
Native Americans have different laws regarding adoption.
727452
there are 3 sub-bands that make up the tribe in your question: mescalero, chiricahua, and lipan. they don't soley rely on the casino for income...there is a resort on the rez, big game hunting, mining, timber, ski-resort, etc. many tribes are getting into gaming so they can become sovereign nations. ie; self-sufficient, and not relying on funds from the gov't any longer, and as a way to keep the u.s. gov't out of our business.\nthere are many, many tribes in the u.s, however, that are so isolated and poor that they can't get into gaming because they are too far off the highways to get any business, and they have so few natural resources, that they have to rely on gov't funding.\nthe land we native ppl live on, was not "given" to us...we were placed on reservations against our will...land that the gov't thought was useless...as it turns out, some of our land is extremely rich in minerals, gold, uranium, oil, etc. and the gov't wants to relocate some tribes in order to "harvest" the resources for their own use...it just never ends.\nfor more detailed info on the mescalero rez go to this website:\nhttp://www.innofthemountaingods.com/about.asp
460246
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.
1125784
That was very well written.  You sound like you are wise beyond your years and I appreciate your candidness here.  Thank you!  We are all Native Americans if we were born here, I agree with you!
354444
Well, the only thing I know about it you can get certain grants and scholarships to school that other people can't get.  But you have to provide proof of your heritage (there is some sort of certificate you have to get).
1109688
No, it wouldn't work. We were out gunned by the White Man then and we're out numbered by him now. Beside there is no sense in it. The White Man took our land, now we take their money. That is if you belong to a tribe that has a casino or bingo hall and live in a state that allows it. If not, the White Man still has his foot on your neck.