An Honorary Member?

      With all of the contreversy around blood quantity over cultural quality in the Native American culture, you would think that you would have to have some drop of native blood in your body in order to be accepted. This is usually the case. In the case of the black seminoles, it is most definitely a big issue. Many Afro-Native Americans either have been raised in the Native culture or have some type of Native American culture, but still find difficulty in feeling accepted into their tribe if they can not prove their blood ties.
      However, with all of these rules against being easily accepted into the Native culture, President Obama among many other politicians have been made honorary members of the Crow tribe. They have each even been given their own tribal name. President Obama was adopted by Hartford and Mary Black Eagle and therefore carries the adopted name Barrack Black Eagle. He sees this as a great honor.
      Although, a great honor, this can also be seen as an insult to the many Afro-Native Americans who fight everyday to be accepted. Those African Americans who were raised in a Native tribe and the culture is all they know and identify with are being treated as outsiders despite their love for the culture, while politicians are being accepted simply because of their social stature. Is this fair?