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[deleted] t1_j797xom wrote

Reply to comment by Chiefo104 in TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud

They want more members because it gives them larger influence plus the government gives grants based on how large the tribe is. You don’t have to be 1/64th to join an Oklahoma tribe- you just have to have an ancestor who signed the Dawes rolls. Many people have CDIB cards showing 1/124th or 1/215th etc.

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