She is most mistaken, Cherokees in Tahlequah do not get per capita
shares of gaming money...it all goes to the Nation...other tribes do
get per cipta shares i.e. the Pechanga here in CA is one such tribe...

Again...this is a Cherokee By Blood Issue...not money or race...you
must show that you have a blood line back to a Dawes ancestor

On 3/4/07, Phebe <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> By chance, I was in RED CLAY TENN on February 23.  For those that do not
> know Red Clay is the last place the Cherokee had a standing government after
> they had been forced out of Georgia and prior to moving to Oklahoma.  This
> was even prior to the Trail of Tears.
>
> Red Clay is run by the State of TN and has a museum and an interpreter to
> answer questions about the Cherokee.
>
> To make a long story short.........she explained that in recent weeks
> several ladies have been in and tried to prove their Cherokee heritage.
> Membership in the tribe states...... If you (or your ancestors) are not
> listed on the DAWES rolls in the 1920 then you are not a member of the
> tribe.  Even though, you may have received money from the U.S. Court of
> Claims in 1906.
>
> I was still confused.........she explained further............CASINO money.
> Seems that the casino money will be divided between the enrolled members.
>
> The less folks that are on the rolls the bigger the pot of money.
>
> When things don't seem right, FOLLOW THE MONEY.
>
> Phebe Morgan
> Sarasota, Florida
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