Just an FYI, and I will help if i can...
If any of you suspect your part American Indian, the opportune time to be certified is now thru IHS http://www.ihs.gov/ and you will not pay cost sharing/or co pays. Later you may be required to belong to a Federal Tribe and that is difficult since many own Casinos and won't share the money so will deny you, even if you prove your ancestry. Most belong to tribes not Federally recognized by the Federal Gov't
To just use IHSS Services (which is all I've done) apparently you still must file an income tax or you will be fined $695 at some point. Unless your already in then it may be different.
To be certified Native American, you must be able to show that your grandparents, GG Grandparents, or GGG Grandparents are on the Dawes Rolls. Or other important indian rolls depending upon race of indian. Using birth/death certificates when available.
If you think someone is a relative of yours, then I can look them up and give you there info. They are dead anyway. And you not need acknowledge your own name or how you are part of their family. Privacy can remain intact, as it should.
I was happy to learn I was .25% Cherokee at first but later learned much more. my Moms real father, my real grandpa is full Osage so I guess I am .25% Norwegian and .75% indian. We proved Dad was full indian then he finally admitted the truth that he is. That is why his family has that long black hair, olive skin. Why my son has darker olive skin though we are light skinned, blonde haired. My Mom was half Norwegian & Half Osage Indian.
If any of you suspect your part American Indian, the opportune time to be certified is now thru IHS http://www.ihs.gov/ and you will not pay cost sharing/or co pays. Later you may be required to belong to a Federal Tribe and that is difficult since many own Casinos and won't share the money so will deny you, even if you prove your ancestry. Most belong to tribes not Federally recognized by the Federal Gov't
To just use IHSS Services (which is all I've done) apparently you still must file an income tax or you will be fined $695 at some point. Unless your already in then it may be different.
To be certified Native American, you must be able to show that your grandparents, GG Grandparents, or GGG Grandparents are on the Dawes Rolls. Or other important indian rolls depending upon race of indian. Using birth/death certificates when available.
If you think someone is a relative of yours, then I can look them up and give you there info. They are dead anyway. And you not need acknowledge your own name or how you are part of their family. Privacy can remain intact, as it should.
I was happy to learn I was .25% Cherokee at first but later learned much more. my Moms real father, my real grandpa is full Osage so I guess I am .25% Norwegian and .75% indian. We proved Dad was full indian then he finally admitted the truth that he is. That is why his family has that long black hair, olive skin. Why my son has darker olive skin though we are light skinned, blonde haired. My Mom was half Norwegian & Half Osage Indian.
