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[deleted] t1_j797xom wrote
Reply to comment by Chiefo104 in TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
They want more members because it gives them larger influence plus the government gives grants based on how large the tribe is. You don’t have to be 1/64th to join an Oklahoma tribe- you just have to have an ancestor who signed the Dawes rolls. Many people have CDIB cards showing 1/124th or 1/215th etc.
DaveOJ12 t1_j796uas wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL in early 1942 the Battle of Los Angeles was fought, with an hour-long barrage of anti-aircraft artillery fired from the city against a perceived Japanese invasion. The cause: a stray weather balloon. by McKFC
It's something they learned. Sheesh.
krisalyssa t1_j796adm wrote
Reply to TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
2010 to 2020 is only a 0.5% increase, not 86%.
Chiefo104 t1_j795jd8 wrote
Reply to comment by geriatric-sanatore in TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
No, we give out money instead.
SEA2COLA t1_j79525z wrote
Reply to comment by flatearthersrmorons in TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
I work in HR and was doing an analysis of our diversity and we had only one person who identified as American Indian. I think Raj Patel was perhaps confused by the term 'American Indian'.
SpottedSharks2022 t1_j794xuy wrote
Reply to TIL a sultan of Morocco, Isma‘il ibn Sharif, owned a private army called "The Black Guard" comprised of West African and Haratin slave-soldiers. Considered more loyal than the locals because of their lack of tribal affiliation, Isma‘il's black soldiers formed the bulk of his army, numbering at 150k. by delano1998
Ah, don't mess with the Unsullied.
SEA2COLA t1_j794toq wrote
Reply to comment by MrMitchWeaver in TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
I think it's a combination of genetic testing and being able to choose multiple races on census forms. "23andMe says I'm 1% North American ancestry! I never new I was Native American!"
SEA2COLA t1_j794e3n wrote
Reply to comment by Atiggerx33 in TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
My grandparents used to get 'government cheese' (they were on social security). It was pretty much velveeta.
compuwiza1 t1_j7943w5 wrote
Reply to TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
Ahm a native muhrkan! I wuz born in Muhrika!
geriatric-sanatore t1_j792yx8 wrote
Reply to comment by Chiefo104 in TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
Your tribe doesn't have commodities for its members?
imaginaryferret t1_j792q2e wrote
Reply to comment by 5spd4wd in TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
Yep. My tribes requirements is being able to trace an ancestor on the Dawes roll, but you have to be at least 25% blood quantum to be in the tribal council
willie_caine t1_j792i3r wrote
Reply to comment by MagicMushroomFungi in TIL in early 1942 the Battle of Los Angeles was fought, with an hour-long barrage of anti-aircraft artillery fired from the city against a perceived Japanese invasion. The cause: a stray weather balloon. by McKFC
Shh! You're not supposed to mention the igbay eelwhay!
[deleted] t1_j790bi4 wrote
Reply to comment by Archberdmans in TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
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WlmWilberforce t1_j78zn3u wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL in early 1942 the Battle of Los Angeles was fought, with an hour-long barrage of anti-aircraft artillery fired from the city against a perceived Japanese invasion. The cause: a stray weather balloon. by McKFC
We don't know the RBE of the bloon.
zstandig t1_j78zdp5 wrote
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Reply to comment by Dr_DMT in TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
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Mindful-O-Melancholy t1_j78wky4 wrote
Reply to TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
I identify as a Native American, I don’t like the government either
Atiggerx33 t1_j78vm0g wrote
Reply to comment by Chiefo104 in TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
Government cheese is a thing if you're on WIC, since pregnant women need a good diet the government just hands out some food if the woman is low-income, one of those foods being 'government cheese'.
I guess in some states they also give Native Americans government cheese? Seems odd "heyy we stole your land and genocided your people, here's some apology cheese" 🤷.
From what I've been told the cheese comes in an unsliced block and varies in quality. Like I've been told in many states the government cheese is disgusting. In NY though it's better than Boar's Head, best American cheese I've ever eaten.
Left-Package4913 t1_j78um9a wrote
Reply to TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
Disenrollment was real.
Wonderful_Mud_420 t1_j78u2jl wrote
Reply to TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
Everyone forgets about the Latinos. They make up a large proportion of the population and many have started to reaffirm their native roots. And yes many are mixed but it doesn’t dismiss their ancestral heritage.
substantial-freud OP t1_j78rf5c wrote
Reply to comment by zebtacular in TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
I had exactly the same experience!
I didn’t tell the census about though.
chalksandcones t1_j798ehm wrote
Reply to TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud
It’s because of ancestry.com