College Discussion - View Single Post - How to prove/claim Native American heritage on college applications.

Soccer_Dad · 11-04-2007, 03:33 PM

Seems odd to me that a Tsalagi-speaking, pow-wow-going guy like yourself would have no interest in tribal membership. I mean if you've been a member of "native american clubs," since you were 8, then why wouldn't you want to be a member of the tribe?

I agree with the sentiment that colleges should be judging us on our merits alone, but that's just not the reality of the situation. And I'm not suggesting that anyone misrepresent the facts.

To return to my original question -- would correctly asserting and documenting tribal membership and 1/32 blood quantum (and perhaps checking "native american" as well as "caucasian") in an otherwise "lily-white" looking and culturally "white" college applicant be a negative or a positive with respect to college admissions? (Assume Ivy league and equivalent tier schools.)

11-04-2007, 03:33 PM	#56
Soccer_Dad New Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Threads: 1 Posts: 9	Seems odd to me that a Tsalagi-speaking, pow-wow-going guy like yourself would have no interest in tribal membership. I mean if you've been a member of "native american clubs," since you were 8, then why wouldn't you want to be a member of the tribe? I agree with the sentiment that colleges should be judging us on our merits alone, but that's just not the reality of the situation. And I'm not suggesting that anyone misrepresent the facts. To return to my original question -- would correctly asserting and documenting tribal membership and 1/32 blood quantum (and perhaps checking "native american" as well as "caucasian") in an otherwise "lily-white" looking and culturally "white" college applicant be a negative or a positive with respect to college admissions? (Assume Ivy league and equivalent tier schools.) Last edited by Soccer_Dad : 11-04-2007 at 03:38 PM.