Blood Quantum and Identity

2015 student production from MIGIZI Communications First Person Productions regarding the use of blood quantum as a means of measuring one's "indianness". Interview subjects are all American Indians located in Minneapolis, MN,

[lelandlittledog]

As a lakota language teacher I say in the future what language you speak will determine who you are regardless of blood quantum.

[Gee]

My family has been in the diaspora since forever...I could care less about the money I want to know who we are since we have been assimilated so many times through history I simply seek truth. 💯

[Patricia-vdxh]

Agree with lady who said each should be considered full blood. But, at least daughter, who was only getting credit for one quarter rather than half, she should have rights to her full blood quantum. This is important especially for her children.

[xenophile]

I know very little of my native heritage. My father and Grandmother lost recognition some time in the 60's. To the tribe, I don't have enough native blood to be a member.

I was always proud to know I was descended from native people, but I never got the opportunity to learn much about it and don't even know where to begin.

[connoroverall]

The transferrability of Blood Quantum Percentage, between different Tribes & Nations should be considered by the U.S Government in order to preserve the Native Identity. All Indigenous Blood is equal and should be protected .

[gimiwanmemengwaa]

question, I live in Canada and have always loved native culture but I feel guilty about it because I’m a bit more white than native and I’m very pale and my whole life I’ve been going back and forth with my identity not knowing what i am. Please give your comments and thoughts

[jamesgibbs]

Blood quantum WILL eventually do away with those tribes who set a specific percent for Tribal membership. I get the "business" from both sides, non-Tribal and Tribal. My phenotype doesn't match my genotype. I appear white but have 1/4 Cherokee blood and am an enrolled member. Also am CDIB certified. Racism isn't just a "white people" problem.

[Seregtir]

I couldn’t understand most of the dialogue because the noisy background music. That’s a big problem with many YouTube vids.

[ronaldjacobs]

Hi, I thank you for the lesson about quantum blood, and I hate that lesson.
And I also like to thank you for my opportunity to react to you.
My name is Chief Helping Dog Black wolf Javanclaronaje Jerovanja Make Rodinu White Dove.The name my white mother gave me is Jacobs Ronald Felix, known as Ronny.
Hello, I would be a mixed blood:I was born in 1965, so this means that I am 56 years young today, but I still have the memories of all my ancestors in my veins, I'll tell you something about that:Among my ancestors were and still are, from later in time to earlier in time:Belgians, Italians, Slovenians, Yugoslavs, Apaches from the border with America/Mexico.All these people have been through a lot in the course of time and in their own history, they went through all this in their own country of origin or in the country where they ended up after being kidnapped against their will or ended up there after being abducted against their will. they had fled their own country in the hope of a better life.I do not know my father, only a dead stepfather and my mother, and family who are not blood relatives, and so I know only a few.I am a mixed blood, partly Belgian, partly Shech, partly Jogoslave, Partly Black footed Indian, partly Italian, partly Apache, Partly German, part Walloon, and part Belgian and part Apache from my mother's side, born as Belgian in Belgium.I am looking for my brother Indian.Who and what I am, who my family is? My ancestors? No idea.I am now 56 years old and I do not know myself, I do not know who I am.Is that bad? NO. Am I happy? All the way!But I love people, ALL people, not hard to guess why hey? because: I am just about anything and everyone, why could I have something against someone else? So.Yet I would like to get to know my ancestors, especially the Indians, because for me they are the furthest away.My totem name is, White dove, my spiritual Guide is BlackWolf given to me by my spiritual old great sage Father WAKANTANKA, Great Spirit, as my HUKA.As ancestor, he is also my WOKIKSUYE, A memento.
Unfortunately I am only his HE, mountain, an obstacle that I have to climb and overcome myself.
Are there people who might be part of my tribe?
WELCOME to report you.
And that does not only have to be Black footed Indian or Apache, that may be ALL Indians, because one fist against injustice also counts 5 fingers, and together with my other 5 finger hand to shake two hands fight for peace, not by beating but with my tongue between my teeth and my fist in my pocket.
WELCOME to all brothers and sisters, and family that I prefer and choose myself.
Wakantanka is in my heart like a Wokikisuye, as big as a Holy He.
I am Chief HelpingDog BlackWolf Javanclaronaje Jerovanja Make Rodinu White Dove.
The name my mother gave me is Jacobs Ronald Felix, with the call sign Ronny, and my race is human.
Call me what is convenient for you.
My main question is:
Am I an Indian?
You know, my Indian friends on Facebook told me: "If you have one drop of Indian blood in your veins, then you are an Indian."
But, is that true?
If so, it would make me very proud.
Who am I? I don't know, you tell me.

[rickwarner]

...lt sure would have been nice to hear what they were saying

[thebeesknees]

Sawanwa ne le. I am Shawnee. Family tree pinpointing the exact Indian I descend from, oral tradition passed down the generations, and a DNA test confirming. Descended from the hokolesqua blood line. And I'm not Indian enough... But I don't care. I'm not a government Indian. I don't want the welfare. Like my ancestors, I do things myself.

[kenster]

We are all just the accumulative genetic product of our ancestors. For instance, most people enrolled in the Cherokee Nation today are primarily descended from Scottish, English and Irish people, and they are primarily monolingual Anglophones. But their chosen identity is Cherokee nonetheless. It's a personal choice which ancestors you identify with and which ancestors you ignore. Oklahoma has had numerous politicians, including the current governor, who identify with one remote ancestor who was not British or Irish.

[purpledynasty]

This video further proves how Indians whether Native or American continues to discriminate against Black Indians who you made no attempt to include in this video although you include white Indians.

[roycehuepers]

Of the Lost Ones. All i can prove is im a eastern woodlands native American.

[willempasterkamp]

It's like a church, aren't you satisfied with your current denomination ? just start your own, event a name or label, find enough members to join and go for government recognition with all the benefits. Simply as that.

[og-greenmachine]

“INDI” means BLACK.
“INDIAN” means BLACK “FOLKS”.
“INDIGENOUS” means BLACK -“GENUS”❤️
The vast majority
of indigenous “American” Indians
are TYPE “O” BLOOD.
As opposed to the Indians from Africa
👉🏽who are Majority type “B” blood💡
Yet,
We are “ALL”, Negroid💪🏿
So
These pale face
try to use the word “Native American”🤡
to sneak around the truth💡
but
we know “Native American”,
simply means
“ANY” culture/ethnicity, born in the Americas!
be it
Canada
America
or South America.
A blonde haired blue eyed woman?
👉🏽 is also a “Native American”💡
Anyone born in these regions
no matter where they come “from”?
Are automatically Native Americans🕵🏽‍♂️

[rebeccagraves]

This lady is probably more European than native.

[LuisRamirez-vvdk]

the white boy got mad at being called white boy.🤦