<p>This is Yale’s procedure. It’s not legally mandated, and, no, you don’t have to be a registered member of a tribe to fit the federal definition of “American Indian or Alaska Native,” </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063506704-post2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/1063506704-post2.html</a> </p>
<p>although Yale gets to decide how its own admission process works, within broad legal limits. </p>
<p>See the main FAQ thread </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/809185-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-6-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/809185-race-college-admission-faq-discussion-6-a.html</a> </p>
<p>for more details, not all specific to Yale. Note that Yale admits a large number of students each year officially reported to the federal government as “race/ethnicity unknown.”</p>