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Crow Tribe looks to ‘reset the clock’ on blood quantum requirements, expand enrollment
Chairman Frank Whiteclay's proposal would reset blood quantum to 100% for current members, potentially expanding the tribe's 14,289 members and descendants' access to services.
- In the near future, Chairman Frank Whiteclay circulated legislation to treat all existing members as having 100% Crow blood, sending notice to the Crow Tribe Legislature for its January agenda.
- As chairman, Whiteclay says the measure responds to membership losses after enrollment dropped by at least 311 from about 14,600 in 2020, affecting 14,289 enrolled members and descendants.
- Defined technically, blood quantum refers to fractional ancestry and was created by White settlers; the Bureau of Indian Affairs used flawed methods, while Jill Doerfler warns it gives tribes an 'expiration date.'
- Enrolled citizenship affects access to services and institutional status, as eligibility for health care, voting, scholarships, and tribal colleges depends on enrollment, and supporters including Tribal Secretary Levi Black Eagle frame it as a sovereign response to 'death by numbers.'
- Experts warn tribes nationwide will face blood-quantum decisions in the near future, with legal scholars cautioning limits can jeopardize nations and critics worried about resource competition.
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Crow Tribe looks to ‘reset the clock’ on blood quantum requirements, expand enrollment
A proposal by the Crow tribal chair could dramatically change who counts as a Crow tribal member under the “blood quantum” standard, a concept created by White settlers and rooted in assimilation tactics.
·United States
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Crow Tribe Looks to ‘Reset the Clock’ on Blood Quantum Requirements, Expand Enrollment
A proposal by the Crow tribal chair could dramatically change who counts as a Crow tribal member under the “blood quantum” standard, a concept created by White settlers and rooted in assimilation tactics.
·New York, United States
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