How do I get a copy of my Indian blood certificate?
Certified copies of Birth Certificates, Delayed Birth Certificates, and Death Certificates may be obtained from the State Department of Health or Bureau of Vital Statistics in the State where the person was born or died. In cases of adoption, the degree of Indian blood of the natural (birth) parent must be proven.
How do you find out if you have Indian in your blood?
A proven blood relative is named on an Indian reservation census or a tribal enrollment. You can search censuses for 16 tribes in Ancestry.com collection Oklahoma and Indian Territory, Indian Censuses and Rolls, 1851-1959. Ancestry.com and Fold 3 also have annual censuses taken by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
How do you know if you are Alaska Native?
Only a tribe or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) can determine if a person has tribal affiliation. Individuals should contact the tribe(s) they think they have affiliation with. Tribal Enrollment Offices are the best location to inquire within a tribe.
Are there federally recognized tribes in Alaska?
More than 180,000 Tribal members make up the 229 Federally Recognized Tribes under the jurisdiction of the Alaska Regional Office – from Ketchikan in the Southeast Panhandle to Barrow on the Arctic Ocean and from Eagle on the Yukon Territory border to Atka in the Aleutian Chain.
How can I trace my Indian heritage?
www.bia.gov/bia/ois/tgs/genealogy Publishes a downloadable Guide to Tracing Your Indian Ancestry. Has a vast online library, Tracing Native American Family Roots. www.ncai.org/tribal-directory Provides the online tribal directory where contact information for specific tribes can be found.
What race has O blood type?
Approximately 45 percent of Caucasians are type O (positive or negative), but 51 percent of African-Americans and 57 percent of Hispanics are type O. Minority and diverse populations, therefore, play a critical role in meeting the constant need for blood. Types O negative and O positive are in high demand.
Can a certificate of degree of Indian or Alaska Native blood be issued?
Proposed rule. This rule will establish documentation requirements and standards for filing, processing, and issuing a Certificate of Degree of Indian or Alaska Native Blood (CDIB) by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Bureau). This rule will provide the policies and standards that will allow the Bureau to issue, amend, or invalidate CDIBs.
Where can I get a CDIB in Alaska?
Enrollment Clerks process applications for the Certificate of Degrees of American Indian and Alaska Native Blood (CDIB) to anyone who can provide documentation that he or she is a direct lineal descent of an ANCSA Enrollee. The Alaska Region has Enrollment Clerks located in the Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau offices.
Where is the Indian Affairs Office in Alaska?
Contact the Alaska Region. Alaska Regional Office. Indian Affairs. 3601 C Street Suite 1100. Anchorage , AK 99503-5947. Telephone: (907) 271-4085. Toll Free: (800) 645-8465. Fax: (907) 271-1349.
Where do I Mail my Indian Blood Certificate?
You may mail comments to Karen Ketcher, Branch of Tribal Operations, Eastern Oklahoma Region, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 101 North 5th Street, Muskogee, OK 74401. You may also hand-deliver comments to us at Room 426, at the same address.
