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Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood or Certificate of Degree of Alaska Native Blood (both abbreviated CDIB) is an official U.S. document that certifies an individual possesses a specific degre...
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The United States has a unique legal and political relationship with Indian tribes and Alaska Native entities as provided by the Constitution of the United States, treaties, court decisions and Federal statutes.
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How to obtain a CDIB card! (Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood) ... Listings of over five hundred federally recognized American Indian Tribes ... Black Indian An American Story...
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First you will need to apply for your Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB card) from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). A CDIB card (commonly called the "white card") is an official document, which certifies an individual possesses a specific degree of Indian blood of a federally recognized Indian tribe.
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A Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) is a card issued by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. The card indicates that the bearer is entitled to be called “Indian.” It states the cardholder's tribal affiliation and blood quantum—the percentage of Indian blood the person possesses.
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In order to obtain benefits awarded by the U.S. Court of Claims, Indians and Native Americans were required to prove their Native American ancestry and quantum blood requirements (i.e. percentage or degree of Indian and Native American blood required) pertaining to a particular tribe such as Cherokee, Crow, Creek,
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