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What head rights would a grandaughter have if her grandpa who was full blooded Cherokee?
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∙ 14y ago
You may be referring to Native American property ownership under Federal Indian policies during the 1800s. Those policies resulted in the unintended weakening of already weakened tribal structures and the loss of most Indian lands to whites. It is reported that whites owned two thirds of this Indian land by 1932. The Dawes Act of 1887 was devised as a way to "civilize" the Indians by converting them the the American way of life or farming. Native Americans had to register on a tribal roll and were given allotments of land beginning with the "head" of a family receiving a one-quarter section with individuals receiving amounts down to one-sixteenth section. The US held those interests in trust for 25 years. The trusts eventually held land and money and have been tragically mismanaged with millions of dollars that were never paid to the Native Americans. In the end the program was a terrible disaster with lawsuits still being argued over the mismanaged trusts. This is a complex and expansive topic. You can use the key points in these comments to perform further research. See also the link for several definitions that discuss "headrights".
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoThat depends entirely on your clan. If you clan still follows the Matriarchal society, and you were the 'selected daughter' then you would have rights - but that is a generalization without knowing your clan (or family).
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