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<blockquote data-quote="ThreeShadows" data-source="post: 291989" data-attributes="member: 6370"><p>Star, their N/A grandfather refused a blood test to prove that he was indeed the father of their biomom. Our lawyer petitioned both the Penobscots and the Passamaquoddys for permission to adopt them. If a child is 1/16th N/A (not certain that's the correct figure) any one person in the tribe has the right to block an outsider from adopting. Both tribes denied knowing the family. The following exerpt from Wikipedia might explain why:</p><p></p><p><strong>Land claims lawsuit</strong></p><p></p><p>The Passamaquoddy may be best known outside the region for <em>Passamaquoddy v. Morton</em>, a 1975 land claims lawsuit in the United States which opened the door to successful land claims negotiations for many eastern tribes, giving federal recognition and millions of dollars to purchase trust lands. The Passamaquoddy and the Penobscot tribes were awarded $81.5 million and 300,000 acres (1,200 km2) of designated woodland at the resolution of this case by the Maine Indian Land Claims Act, signed on March 15, 1980, in return for relinquishing their rights to 19,500 square miles (51,000 km2), (12,480,000 acres) which is roughly 60% of the State of Maine. Most Penobscot live on a reservation at Indian Island, which is near Old Town.</p><p></p><p>They invested the money well enough that they quickly increased it to $100 million. Their investing strategy was written up as a case study by Harvard Business School.</p><p></p><p>In our case it's a moot point since there seems to be little interest in "formal education"!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThreeShadows, post: 291989, member: 6370"] Star, their N/A grandfather refused a blood test to prove that he was indeed the father of their biomom. Our lawyer petitioned both the Penobscots and the Passamaquoddys for permission to adopt them. If a child is 1/16th N/A (not certain that's the correct figure) any one person in the tribe has the right to block an outsider from adopting. Both tribes denied knowing the family. The following exerpt from Wikipedia might explain why: [B]Land claims lawsuit[/B] The Passamaquoddy may be best known outside the region for [I]Passamaquoddy v. Morton[/I], a 1975 land claims lawsuit in the United States which opened the door to successful land claims negotiations for many eastern tribes, giving federal recognition and millions of dollars to purchase trust lands. The Passamaquoddy and the Penobscot tribes were awarded $81.5 million and 300,000 acres (1,200 km2) of designated woodland at the resolution of this case by the Maine Indian Land Claims Act, signed on March 15, 1980, in return for relinquishing their rights to 19,500 square miles (51,000 km2), (12,480,000 acres) which is roughly 60% of the State of Maine. Most Penobscot live on a reservation at Indian Island, which is near Old Town. They invested the money well enough that they quickly increased it to $100 million. Their investing strategy was written up as a case study by Harvard Business School. In our case it's a moot point since there seems to be little interest in "formal education"! [/QUOTE]
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