"The Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native in America." In it, she writes, the U.S. government's requirements for Tribal membership were designed to eradicate and not support Native communities.

Must be a Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma tribal member. Copy of CDIB or tribal membership card. Proof of residency — home located within the Choctaw Nation service area. Proof of homeownership ...

A new book, "Beyond Blood Quantum: Refusal to Disappear," explores the concept of Indigenous identity and the impact of blood quantum requirements on tribal membership. Blood quantum, a system ...