Legal Question in Native American Law in Michigan
What Benifits are available for a Cherokee child desendant?
My granddaughter's father is Cherokee Indian and in jail and has never supported her, I was wandering what kind of benifits she is entitled to as a desendant of a native American Indian? What does the U S Government allow? Schooling ect.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Is father an "enrolled" member of any tribe (e.g., Cherokee)?
The first question that needs to be answered is, Is your granddaughter's father an "enrolled" member of any federally-recognized Indian tribe? To obtain federal aid as an Indian, ordinarily your granddaughter would have to be considered an enrolled tribal member. If your granddaughter's father IS enrolled in some federally-recognized tribe (probably -- but not necessarily -- Cherokee), the next question is, Does your granddaughter's (presumedly mixed) ancestry permit her to enroll as a tribal member herself? (Each tribe sets its own rules on membership; some insist on one-quarter or greater tribal ancestry, some as little as 1/64th.)
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