Blood quantum laws, also called Indian blood laws, are laws that define Native American status in the United States by fractions of Native American ancestry. They were enacted by the federal government and by 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 laws were first imposed by white settlers in the eighteenth century and the source lead states the topic remains controversial.
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Blood quantum laws or Indian blood laws are laws that define Native Americans in the United States status by fractions of Native American ancestry.
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Blood quantum laws or Indian blood laws are laws that define Native Americans in the United States status by fractions of Native American ancestry.
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Blood quantum laws were first imposed by white settlers in the 18th century.
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Blood quantum laws or Indian blood laws are laws that define Native Americans in the United States status by fractions of Native American ancestry.
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Blood quantum laws or Indian blood laws are laws that define Native Americans in the United States status by fractions of Native American ancestry.
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