In Rosita Worl’s estimation, the time is coming to ditch or at least retool the requirements that tie being an Alaska Native Corporation shareholder to a specific percentage of Native heritage. The ...
A new book, "Beyond Blood Quantum: Refusal to Disappear," explores the concept of Indigenous identity and the impact of blood quantum requirements on tribal membership. Blood quantum, a system imposed ...
As tribal nations debate what it means to be Native American, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe is considering removing a rule that requires members to have 25% tribal blood. In Minnesota, the Chippewa ...
S.D. Nelson remembers the stories his mother told him as a youngster growing up in Fargo about his Lakota ancestors and heritage. The father of two passed those tales on to his own children, but with ...
As tribal nations debate what it means to be Native American, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe is considering removing a rule that requires members to have 25% tribal blood. In Minnesota, the Chippewa ...