Majority of Minnesota’s Chippewa Tribe Votes to Remove Blood Requirement

Blood quantum requirements are very common for enrollment in Native tribes around the U.S., but one large tribe—the Minnesota Chippewa—could remove it. A recent vote showed that its members are leaning towards abolishing the criteria. Melanie Benjamin (l.), chief executive of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, says the vote was advisory only.

Majority of Minnesota’s Chippewa Tribe Votes to Remove Blood Requirement

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