| 单词 | blood quantum |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblood quantum blood quantum n. the proportion of a person's ancestors who have been identified as members of a particular North American Indian people, typically expressed as a fraction.The use of an individual's blood quantum to determine eligibility for tribal membership was originally introduced by the U.S. government; some tribal nations subsequently established their own blood quantum criteria to determine eligibility for enrolment. ΚΠ 1919 R. B. Orr 31st Ann. Archæol. Rep. (Legislative Assembly Ontario) 52 There are few Iroquois families, indeed, who can justly claim freedom from some trace of white blood. This has resulted in the change of blood quantum from full Iroquois..to rather less than the three-quarters Indian and one-quarter white. 1967 Daily Plainsman (Huron, S. Dakota) 15 Oct. 6/5 The blood quantum test is not pertinent in whether or not a grazing land permit shall be granted at this time. 1989 C. M. Snipp Amer. Indians (1991) ii. 34 A large number of tribal governments use blood quantum criteria ranging from 1/16 to 1/2 for determining tribal membership. 2018 @storiesbybri 19 Apr. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) I shouldn't have to tell someone my blood quantum to prove my ancestry. < as lemmas |
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