<p>this kid at my school is 1/8th cherokee indian. I dont think that would count as URm but wat does everyone else think</p>
<p>I suppose that whether or not he deserved the advantage depends on how connected he is to Cherokee culture and how much he identifies it.</p>
<p>That kid is a jerk for trying to take advantage of that. Being 1/8 Cherokee doesn't mean he had to go through any of the troubles Native Americans have faced.</p>
<p>Depends. Does he live on the reservation? Is he enrolled with the Cherokee tribe? If not, I would say its a non-issue.</p>
<p>No he has no disadvantages at all...</p>
<p>If he was enrolled and on the reservation, it would be big. That type of native american is the ultimate urm, and they need the boost. I've seen really tough stuff living on the reservation, such as widespread meth, rampant diabetes, 70% unemployment, people drinking lysol to get drunk, and a culture that only rewards basketball performance and staying on the reservation, which wouldn't be bad if the reservation wasn't such a massive black hole to the ambitious person's potential. </p>
<p>But if he lives in suburbia and just happens to be 1/8th cherokee, I'd hope he wouldn't be placed in the same group.</p>
<p>EDIT: The really bad thing is the students who are really good at basketball arn't advised on how that can be used to fund their education. Very. very few players, despite their great talent, play in college out of lack of support and the initiative that comes with it, not from being unable to play on the college level.</p>
<p>if i had any native american blood whatsoever i'd check the box off...</p>
<p>I heard that you have to be at least 1/16 Native American to check off the box.</p>
<p>You should only check it off if you're enrolled.</p>
<p>1/16 is the rule for any race. Technically he could check the box but morally he probably should not.</p>
<p>One of my friends is also either 1/4 or 1/8 (don't remember) Native American, and the rest white....I don't know what he puts for his race, but I wouldn't doubt that he puts Native American.</p>
<p>Some colleges do request documentation that you are enrolled with the tribe.</p>
<p>Yeah, I've always heard that as long as you can prove it, check it.</p>
<p>sweet, so since I'm 1/32 Cherokee (maybe 1/64) I can get into HYPS?!?!?</p>
<p>This is annoying. Most white people whose families have been in america long enough can trace some URM ancestry back somewhere and then start making claims like i'm "1/16 black" or 1/8 cherokee". This is just exposes what a horrible concept race is -- if you analyzed everyone's genomes on these forums, homogenity in race would be really rare. I forget the study, hopefully someone else knows more about what i'm referring to.</p>
<p>GinPA, I can see obviously that you misunderstood me.</p>
<p>Do you have a Native American relative who knows you well and who can verify that you do in fact have Native American ancestry? If so, then there's no reason for you not to check Native American as race. If you can't, then you can't. Simple as that.</p>
<p>I am Cree Canadian Indian not living on a rez (I used to) but in a well known Indian 'Ghetto' district in my city. I am a status Indian with treaty rights and an extensive background in my culture (dancing, pow wow, singing and story telling) and speaking from experience, I think that anyone who takes advantage of a culture they have abandoned or lost touch with is disbicable at best. Coming from the stereotypical Native household and upbringing, I say that only those who can prove they really need such a status as URM because of the disadvantages they have faced due to low income or bad situations should receive URM consideration becasue they are the ones who need the leg up and not the wanna-chief smoking his sweet grass once in a blue moon.</p>
<p>even though it seems unfair, if you are 1/32nd Native American and can prove it, you count as an URM. I think it works like that for 1/4th Hispanic and 1/2 black, but I might be wrong about those.</p>
<p>EgoandAway, you deserve URM status since you have mostly Indian blood and come from a disadvantaged socio-economic standpoint.</p>
<p>You guys need to stop putting somone down that you know nothing about. How do you know that he has no ties to his cultural roots? How do you know what his family has gone through? I myself know many native americans with 1/8 or 1/16 that very much connect with their culture.</p>
<p>On a side note fabrizio by proving your Native American ancestery you actually have to have a relative that was on BIA records. That also proves a problem for people who are native americans yet they can not prove it. I dont think having somone say anything would help, not sure though.</p>