Race/Ethnicity Question. What to do if you come about new but unverifiable information?

[Dragonflygarden]

@sahar1811

it’s not like you’re possibly 1/32 cherokee and trying to reap the benefits from it (which i have seen people do)
you actually have legitimate ties to this race and you have a substantial amount of native blood in you.
and technically you can identify however you want to on college apps. so do whatever you feel most comfortable with

I would caution you about implying that 1/32 Native Americans are not legitimate. Many tribes do not use a blood quantum to determine membership but instead use lineal descent. Native American nations determine who can enroll. It isn’t up to you to decide if someone is Native enough.