Based off the 1924 Baker Roll, this piece depicts my family's lineage. The Baker Roll is an updated version of the Dawes Roll from1898. This was how the U.S. kept a list of those eligible for tribal membership and who was to be granted land. It was then updated in 1924 with the Baker Roll. To be an enrolled member to a Cherokee tribe you must be able to proof your relationship to anyone on this list.

The names highlighted in the "fire colors" are my great-great grandparents, Lawyer and Mary, and their son Jonah, my great grandfather. The roll also shows their age in 1924 and their blood quantum level. Growing up I never felt comfortable claiming my Cherokee heritage as I have not shared the same experiences as those who grew up on a reservation. I made this piece to serve as proof to myself that this is my family and who I am.