wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "wayback71" <wayback71@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk"
> <shempmcgurk@>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, MDixon6569@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Better yet, some kid who's parents are in the Ku Klux
Klan,
> > sends
> > > > off his
> > > > > DNA sample and it shows a much more prominent African link
> > only
> > > > two or three
> > > > > generations back!
> > > >
> > > > Apparently, there's a DNA company out there that's using DNA
> > testing
> > > > for the same reason...BUT for a different purpose: locate an
> > African-
> > > > American ancestor so that you can take advantage of
> affirmative-
> > > > action!
> > > >
> > > I heard of an upper middle class family that is using the
> father's
> > very, very distant
> > > American Indian heritage so his son can have an advantage in
> > college admissions in a few
> > > years, as well as maybe qualify for money. They could care
less
> > absout being Indian, they
> > > just want the benefits.
> > >
> >
> > This sounds strange since there are strict guidelines for how
> close a
> > relationship you have to have to be considered "Native American"
> by
> > the US government...
> >
>
> I don't know the U.S. law but in Canada you can be, literally,
> 1/64th actual Indian blood and be officially considered an "Indian"
> and, yet, be 63/64ths Indian blood and be denied that
classification.
>
> And if you get the "classification" there are very real and
tangible
> benefits and advantages to it.
>
Well, that's interesting. How does one show that one is 1/64th
American indian, and get benefits, and 63/64th AMerican inidan and
not?
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