Massachusetts

DNA evidence, actually. I mean, for whites who claim to have Cherokee ancestry.

Just out of curiosity.

I found a couple of blogs which speak of something called "The Cherokee Syndrome" and the reasons behind it.

here's one:

http://stuffwhitepeopledo.blogspot.com/2009/06/claim-they-have-native-american-blood.html

One of them is that they hear rumors about special monies or grants given to people of NA ancestry.

this happened with a family friend, a guy who is of French Canadian descent with claims of First Nation ancestry. He had always heard of these grants, and thought he might someday try to cash in. I had to disappoint him by telling him something I read, which was that there's not even enough money for the people on the rolls...full blooded NA's...why would there be cash coming out of the sky for people who are less than 1/4 NA?

Well, anyway, the rationale behind native peoples wanting to marry whites for immunity from certain diseases makes a lot of sense, but, like I said, I would still love to see DNA testing done for/by people whose family lore includes tales of NA ancestry.

I'm seriously thinking of getting one myself.