The Cherokee Nation is at the top of that list, what with the fraudulent Indian task force, and all. They also tried to disenroll all the black folks, after saying they would always be members of the Cherokee Nation. They also claim that state recognized Cherokee tribes "often required no documented Indian heritage", that's actually a flat out lie, here ya go: From the Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee "The Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee accepts for enrollment all persons who can fully document their Cherokee Heritage from one of the many Cherokee census rolls listed below, as required for enrollment by the rules of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Tribe is open for enrollment to all such descendants and according to traditional Cherokee law there is no blood quantum necessary"Enrollment Application Instructions
It seems rather bizarre to me that they would make a blanket statement, that, at least in this case, is patently untrue.
Their sister tribe, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), has some similarly racist views. According to their misunderstandings of how DNA works, the Lumbee can't really be Indian, because they only seem to have a little Indian ancestry. (The Cherokee Nation, a tribe whose recognition they don't oppose, has no minimal blood quantum, so that's a little hypocritical). They have trouble documenting it, and from which tribe, but, if you ignore Paul Heinegg's "research" (which you would be well to do, since he is under the impression that "free person of color", always means "black", it can mean that, but it can also mean mixed race), and trace the surnames, you'll find that the Lumbee are, just as they claim to be, an amalgamation of Siouan tribes mixed with black and white ancestry.
I also want to point out that the idea of full bloodedness is not something known to the Indian people before colonisation. For the Cherokees and Creeks, for instance, if your mother was a Cherokee or Creek, you were Cherokee or Creek, no matter what your dad was. You were considered a member of your mothers tribe, regardless of how much or how little blood from that tribe you or your mother had.
Maybe it's just me. Maybe I think we should stop worrying about the wannabe hunters, and embrace our heritage. According to the Native American Programs Act, the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, and HUD, members of state recognized tribes are Indian. I am not a member of one of these groups (yet), but neither am I ashamed of my heritage.
With all this "woke" stuff going on, maybe, just maybe, we can learn to live as brothers. How is it, that a Cherokee in Georgia can have blood relatives in the federal tribes in Oklahoma, and North Carolina, and somehow be "fake Indians"? Most Cherokee are Christians, so maybe they should read these verses: Matthew 5:21-26 (RSVCE)
I read something recently about Catholic bishops making a document that talks about the inherent inherent dignity of black people. I'm pretty sure that most people besides racists know that black people have this. ALL people have inherent dignity. In their effort to be with the times, the bishops are coming across as racist and condescending towards black people. I know they aren't, but I think I know what the problem is.
Look at the ages of the American bishops, you'll note that many of them will skew upwards. I suspect, that, the reason for this, is because when they were growing up, they witnessed a lot of racism. And it stuck in their mind that people are racists. No, not everyone is.
Oh, and reverse racism isn't a thing, racism is racism. Top 10 Ways Racism Affects White People
That's another thing I've noticed. With our bishops supporting BLM, they are fundamentally undermining Church teaching. Seriously, check what they support. The family is the cornerstone of society, and somehow they believe THAT'S a problem. BLM is also a bit hypocritical, as they seem to confuse "black" with "African American".
Look, my frustration is this. Humans are made in the image and likeness of God. Something is there about gender, and we are made in the image and likeness of God, but nothing there about skin colour (Genesis 1:26-27), contrary to what some modern, more liberal leaning people believe. But, nothing explicitly about race in there, in the modern way it's used. American bishops really should stop undermining what Pope Piux XI wrote. Racial ideology is a plague. MIT BRENNENDER SORGE.
