The Blood Line Crossword
Across
- 2. Reason the author attributes to why this region of the US is more likely to use blood quantum
- 3. Network of structures and narratives which promote the ascendancy of settler ontologies, especially racial violence
- 6. Survey category pertaining to anyone who descends from a tribal ancestor
- 7. Measurement of the amount of Native blood, differs by tribal requirement
- 8. Fraction of Native blood required by US government to be considered Native in 1866
- 11. All Native tribes have this, which allows them to determine who gets tribal citizenship
- 12. Reason for growing tensions among who can be considered Native
- 15. Motive the author attributes to why Native nations with these social operations are more likely to use blood quantum
Down
- 1. Sociohistorical process by which racial identities are created, lived out, transformed, and destroyed
- 4. Author of the piece, develops four theories to explain Native American use of blood quantum
- 5. Area of the US where Native nations are more likely to use blood quantum (results supported!)
- 9. Survey category requiring any potential tribal member to have lineal descent and live on a reservation
- 10. Native nations with a more self-assured (this) are less likely to use blood quantum (results were mixed)
- 13. Enabled federal agents to use blood quantum through a now-inaccurate process, passed in 1887
- 14. Native nations with these operations are more likely to use blood quantum (results supported!)