<p>I’ve done some work involving the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) and it is fascinating how some tribes define this …e.g. 1/4 but some could be MUCH more shallow than that-- almost a family rumor. In a recent supreme court opinion about Baby Veronica the high court said “[t]his case is about a little girl (Baby Girl) who is classified as an Indian because she is 1.2% (3/256) Cherokee.” But also her dad was an enrolled member. Under the blood quantum standard it seems like most of us who’s family has been in the US for > 150 years would qualify. </p>