American Revolution podcast
... land and continue their way of life while having peaceful interactions with white society. Those who allied themselves with the Colonists such as the Oneidas and Tuscaroras, believed much the same thing as tribes that aided Great Britain did. They thought that by helping the colonists to gain indepe ...
... land and continue their way of life while having peaceful interactions with white society. Those who allied themselves with the Colonists such as the Oneidas and Tuscaroras, believed much the same thing as tribes that aided Great Britain did. They thought that by helping the colonists to gain indepe ...
Native Americans and Westward Expansion 1829 1829 1861
... • Additional hardships to the Native Americans came from being pushed aside by the numerous trails westward. • Two of the most popular trails were the Santa Fe, which extended from Missouri to New Mexico, and Oregon, which extended from Missouri to Oregon and was key to the entire western par ...
... • Additional hardships to the Native Americans came from being pushed aside by the numerous trails westward. • Two of the most popular trails were the Santa Fe, which extended from Missouri to New Mexico, and Oregon, which extended from Missouri to Oregon and was key to the entire western par ...
Blood quantum laws
Blood quantum laws or Indian blood laws are legislation enacted in the United States to define membership in Native American tribes or nations. A person's blood quantum (aka BQ) is the percentage of their ancestors, out of their total ancestors, who are documented as full-blood Indians. For instance, a person who has one parent who is a full-blood Indian, and one who has no Indian ancestry, has a blood quantum of 1/2. Tribes that use blood quantum as part of their enrollment criteria may set different requirements. For instance, the Omaha people require a blood quantum of 1/4 for enrollment. Its use started in 1705 when Virginia adopted laws that limited colonial civil rights of Native Americans and persons of half or more Native American ancestry. The concept of blood quantum was not widely applied until the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. The government used it to establish the individuals who could be recognized as Native American and be eligible for financial and other benefits under treaties that were made or sales of land.Since that time, however, Native American nations have established their own rules for tribal membership, which vary among them. In some cases, individuals may qualify as tribal members, but not as American Indian for the purposes of certain federal benefits, which are still related to blood quantum. In the early 21st century some tribes have tightened their membership rules and excluded people who had previously been considered members, such as in the case of the Cherokee Freedmen.