Category Archives: Bureau of Indian Affairs

Department of Interior, Indian Affairs, Hiring a Genealogist

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Roberta Estes

The NGS website announced this week an opening at the Department of Interior, Indian Affairs, for a genealogist in the Washington DC vicinity. Let’s hope that whoever they hire also understands, and I mean really understands, DNA testing – as they … Continue reading →

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Cut Your Hair – or Else

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Roberta Estes

It was 1902. The government was unhappy that Indians were acting like, well, Indians, with their own customs and ways of life. The government wanted to make the Indians white, or what they called “civilized,” so they would stop causing trouble … Continue reading →

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Card Carrying Indians vs Those Who Don’t

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Roberta Estes

In the Indian world, those who have BIA “cards” are considered “real Indians” and those who don’t, aren’t. It’s a sad commentary, really, because it draws a line in the sand and actively, systematically encourages both discrimination and the eventual elimination of … Continue reading →