blood quantum
By Lee Longhorn
Very recently, I told my eldest brother that I am a democrat. We hadn’t talked in quite some time, so you can imagine the awkwardness when he opened the conversation with, “So who’s gonna vote for Obama?”
I responded simply, “I am.”
Well, it got me thinking about my right to vote. I wasn’t always political or interested in these matters until I was graduating this past spring semester. Why shouldn’t I exercise my right to vote more frequently and deliberately? It also got me thinking about my ability to vote in all my tribal elections.
By Lee Longhorn
“If you’re that concerned about gay people getting married, then don’t marry one.” -Whoopi Goldberg, Back to Broadway Stand-up
My parents celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary this summer. Both my parents are multi-tribal. My mother is of course Sac & Fox, Seneca-Cayuga, Wyandotte, Onondoga, Creek and Seminole. My father (well, actually step-father) is Creek, Yuchi and Cherokee.
