Blood Quantum use is controversial

 

How a US colonial notion of ‘blood quantum’ for tribal membership is threatening Indigenous nations

"Blood quantum" is a U.S. colonial notion to identify whether someone is Indigenous and to which tribal band they belong. Its use is controversial.

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Indigenous academics argue that all First Nations in the U.S. will soon have to address blood quantum to deal with declining enrollments.

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