You don’t know where to begin. You are not alone there are millions of indigenous descendents in North America. So when you walk past another indigenous person, smile. Greet them with respect. The love we share one another will speed up our recovery.

1. You need need long form birth certificates and or death certificates for you, your mother, your grandmother and her mother. You need a birth/ death certificate with negro, colored or Indian on it. That’s the proof you will need to prove you are truly indigenous. If you can’t obtain those documents for whatever reason, there’s always another way. Vital Statics office in your city. If you are immediate family you can buy copies. For a low monthly subscription you can trace your Genealogy through ancestry.com create a family tree. Your mother’s family traces back to the families inheritance.
2. Next you will print up the SF 181 form. That can be found on the Social Security Administrations website. Fill out the form acknowledging you are American Indian. Indigenous to this land. Do not check black or African American. Those titles are tied to groups in Africa.
3. Take your documents that show proof of your genealogy and the SF 181 form to the Social Security Administration Office. Inform them that you are there to correct your status. Give them the original documentation. They will make copies and give you back your originals.
4. Wait on your new social security card to come in the mail. Don’t be alarmed that your new social security card has the same ×××-××-×××× number. It’s tied to your SS “account”. When you look on the back you will notice the red numbers are different. You status is now corrected with the social security administration. There are many other agency to correct your status with. DMV, schools you attend, Attorney General and most people I hear sends it to the Pope. I didn’t I was too busy claiming ownership of my birth certificate to add to my Trust.