I used to have a hard copy of the 1855 treaties and remember alot of signatures that looked the same: "X".....I'm not sure the tribes had a good identity system then. Like someone else pointed out, the tribes currently enjoying all the perks work hard to prevent other tribes from attaining their status. This probably isn't worth talking about as the answers will be the same from the same people over and over again. I think the PC society that is running things today probably would give away much more than the leaders in 1855 did. So count your blessings. Someday you may be on a reservation and the indians will be giving you an allowance.