Blood quantum laws

Members of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma around 1877, including some with partial European and African ancestry[1]

Blood quantum laws or Indian blood laws are laws in the United States that define Native American status by fractions of Native American ancestry. These laws were enacted by the federal government and state governments as a way to establish legally defined racial population groups. By contrast, many tribes do not include blood quantum as part of their own enrollment criteria. Blood quantum were first imposed by white settlers in the 18th century. Blood Quantum (BQ) is a very controversial topic.

  1. ^ Charles Hudson, The Southeastern Indians, 1976, pg. 479

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