Blood Quantum and the Future of Native Nations
by
Kathleen Ratteree, Norbert Hill, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 was the US government's attempt to define who "Indians" were. Among the criteria the act set was a blood quantum, which declared that "Indians" were "all other persons of one-half or more Indian blood". Today, many tribes wrestle...