Critics contend that because the blood quantum laws required individuals to identify as belonging to only one tribe, despite their ancestry, some lost multiple tribal memberships, and overall numbers of registered members of many Native American tribes have been reduced.
Some lost multiple tribal memberships. This was despite their ancestry. The blood quantum laws required individuals. This was to identify as belonging to only one tribe. Critics contend this. Overall numbers of registered members of many Native American tribes have been reduced. This was despite their ancestry.