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Date Posted: Thu, 12/12/02 8:43pm
Author: earthw7
Subject: Unrecognized tribes

I just returned from St Louis and was introduced to some interesting people. A couple of people at the meeting was from two unrecognized tribes. I meet a young man from the Chinock tribe. He knew his culture,language and spirituality. He states he is 1/2 with other native blood to make him 4/4. He makes handmade canoes for a living. We talked a lot about why his people did not recieve Federal recognization. I feel that his tribe is a historic tribe and still have their culture attached why not be recognized?
I also meet a woman who "claims" eastern Shawnee. She is also unrecognized She know her family and culture. She claims 1/32 Shawnee. The difference is the Chinock guy looks native and the Shawnee woman looks white. Now the question? Which would you choose to be recoginized? Both were invited to the meeting because of their knowledge of their nation.
I am just wondering if we need to define our belief as to who is native. When a man married a woman from another tribe or nation she became her husband nation. If the wife chooses to return to her people then the husband becomes apart of her nation. Now we are held by this blood thing.
I was also told that federal recoginzation is up to the Navajos because they make up the committee on this recognization.
I am just trying figure out things. Earthw7

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