Salmonbelly-
1. Wrong. These highschool buddies were registered with a South Puget Sound Nation and were born,raised & buried in South Sound.
Not all tribes get large checks, but these monies came from land aquisitions and sales from/to the state and federal government.

2. Who am I going to check with to see how "my race" to live?

I am not against Native Americans, just Sovereign Nations in America. Doesn't matter what the race.