Hello,

Could someone please explain to me how my friend's daughter whose father's grandmother was full blooded Cherokee can use the research her aunt has prepared to request of the tribal council consideration for being accepted. Or, how she might be able to find out if her grandmother was a member of the nation. Area covering the Ohio River Valley and Appalachia into the Carolinas.

All she has been told is that she would have to make a request of the council and sit and patiently wait at the reservation until the members decide. What does this mean and what information is needed?

She is now sixteen.

Respectfully,

WJ

PS Thank you each for sharing your heritage. It is inspiring.

My husband is from the North Carolinas Cherokee Nations. You must be at least 1/4 cherokee blood to be accepted. BUT... the Oklahama cherokee nations accept down to 1/16 cherokee blood to be accepted.
In NC she will be the last bloodline to be accepted in the North Carolina Cherokee Nation, as she is 1/4. If she has all the paperwork, and her grandmothers name on the dawes roll, and can show direct lineage from grandmother to your friends daughter, that is all you need.

Hi wjr557. I'm a member of the Eastern Band Cherokee, a descendant of 2 gr. great grannies that were not 'enrolled' in any of the Census but were among those that chose to flee into the Smokies when the white eyes rounded up my people to send them on the Walk of Death, (Trail of Tears) so I had to do some indepth research to 'prove' my heritage back a few years ago myself.

Here is a link to the People's Page that has a bunch of resource threads and links for you to study out. With the Eastern Cherokee you only have to be 1/16 blood quatum but they are very strict about documented proof of claims and this must be attached to you Tribal application forms.

http://www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net/special/cherosch.htm

It's nto an easy feat but it can be done. If I can be of any further help to you (or your friend) with this just PM me and well go from there with the 'how tos". Good luck! :)