General Discussion

As there are many tribal community members that don’t rise to somewhat arbitrary blood quantum requirement, but there is also the reasonable fear that at some point an individual’s blood and social association with the tribe might be so attenuated that it dilutes the ability for the tribe to take care of its members. Each tribe and even the individuals amongst the tribes have competing ideas about what degree of blood should be required or if being a lineal descendant is enough. I believe the latter is about one third of the tribes. Most of the rest require a blood degree of at least 1/16 with many requiring 1/4 or 1/2. This is an ongoing issue as each generation has a greater chance of being left off of the rolls as tribal blood degrees drop. I don’t know Mullin’s personal history, but I don’t trust the person who is an ardent Trump supporter called the Trail of Tears a volunteer walk” to shield Natives from DHS overreach. Maybe he’ll surprise me, but I doubt it.