I imagine that they may well ask for a copy of the role number from tribal records.
When you can't produce that - off you go.

Minority/women hiring
 

I *****ed about this constantly while I was at the regionals. When the last hiring wave (current one) started I was the second person in my company to get out. White male, older but not ancient, no training department, and one internal rec at the company I got hired at. Sometimes it seems to me there is no rhyme or reason to it. Please don't take this post to mean I don't think it doesn't happen, and happen a lot but you never know.........

I can't speak for hiring practices at UAL/CAL, DAL, etc. but I can say that all the women & minorities hired at UPS in 2005 when I worked there were all just as qualified as the "white dudes" that were hired.

I don't care. My next app i'm going to change my last name to "laughing brook", or "running water" and I will say i'm from the slapahoe tribe.

By all means use the ‘American Indian’ card.

It worked like a charm for Mr. Lyle Prouse. It should work for you too!

As far as being Native American, I grew up in an area nestled between three reservations...(so I kinda have an idea) They get tribal ID cards. If I'm not mistaken, each reservation is considered to have it's own governing body. I wish I knew more actually.

And lastly, white people get "a little help" getting into educational institutions?! Since when!? Not snarky-just....really shocked.

Edit...as a little bit of trivia, tribes issue their own license plates. Folks not from the area might assume it's a plate from Canada or some far off place.

I say check the box, come up with a game plan for a story and rehearse it so much that it sounds natural rolling off your toungue. I always clicked other in my boxes and it got me an interview in 2008 and a offer until they stopped hiring and then immediately began to furlough. I brought my foreign passport to prove my other "1/8 latin mix" it worked for me. I look as white as they get.

Actually, usually the ones with the lowest qualifications hired are the managements' kids.

I was hired at UAL in 1997 with 5000 hrs of commuter (BE1900) and jet (B727) time, 2 internal recs, and a Bachelor's Degree. All 24 of us in my newhire class were white males. In my 15 years here I don't believe that we have hired any more 400 hr wonders. It is true, however, that in the early to mid 90's there were many low time minorities hired at UAL. They are all senior to me. Bottom line....IMHO, If you have a clean record, ample PIC time, a 4 yr degree or better, and internal recs, I think you will have your choice of Legacy jobs whether you are Cherokee or not. I also truly believe that the hiring "flood gates" are about to open again. If it makes you feel any better, I was an acquaintance of a female regional airline captain with several thousand hours of PIC in E145's and ATR's (might even have flown for your company), a 4 yr degree, and internal recs. She was turned down by UAL twice and by CAL once and ultimately ended up at CAL via a "flow through". Guess who she works for now as the result of a merger? I will know in about 5 months if she is to be senior to me. Lucky breaks have always superceded fairness in this profession. Good luck to you.

Sorry, but you're SOL. My wife's grandmother was 1/4 Cherokee indian and lived on the reservation in Cherokee, NC. According to her, tribal law says that you must be at least 1/4 Cherokee blood to be considered a Cherokee indian.


Go ahead and put down on the app that you are native american and expect to be booted out of the interview soon after arrival.