How to prove/claim Native American heritage on college applications.

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father’s great great grandmother was Abanaki Indian, and my mother’s great great grandmother was also Abanaki Indian (simply a coincidence). This would make me 1/32 on BOTH sides of my family. I have recently been informed that the fact that I am 1/32 qualifies me as able to put “American Indian/Alaskan Native” on my college application.

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BTW, if both your parents’ great-great grandmothers are Native American, wouldn’t that make you more like 1/16 (your father would be 1/16 and your mother would be 1/16)?

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<p>your parents great great grandparents are your great great great grandparents, and you have 32 great great great grandparents. two of them are native american, so that makes you 2/32 native american = 1/16.</p>