<p>Presented by: <em>Jack Dappa Blues Heritage Preservation Foundation</em><br>In partnership with <em>The African American Folklorist</em></p><p>This in-depth session brings together leaders grounded in Indigenous identity, tribal sovereignty, and reclamation work to guide participants through the process of <strong>connecting and reconnecting families to tribal ancestry</strong>.</p><p>💬 One powerful takeaway?<br><strong>Blood quantum doesn’t equal identity.</strong> In this conversation, we unpack how someone can be recorded as having <em>no blood quantum in the Cherokee Nation</em> — not because they aren’t Indigenous, but because they’re <strong>from a different tribal nation</strong> (like Muscogee Creek). It’s a detail that seems small but carries deep implications for how ancestry is recorded, denied, or erased.</p><p><strong>This master class covers:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Navigating <strong>Freedmen and tribal records</strong></p></li><li><p>Understanding <strong>rejection letters as historical archives</strong></p></li><li><p>Misclassification in blood quantum and tribal rolls</p></li><li><p>Using the <strong>Guion-Miller and Dawes Rolls</strong> to uncover family stories</p></li><li><p>How <strong>Black and Indigenous communities</strong> intersect in these histories</p></li></ul><p>📺 <strong>Now streaming for paid members.</strong><br>Support the work. Reclaim the knowledge. Restore the lineage.</p><p><br></p>