How to go about moving onto an indian reservation in New York?|172556

I_m 1/4 cherokee indian and I was wondering if its possible for me to move onto a reservation? And how would I go about doing so?

Reservations are sovereign tribal land. Each reservation is separately governed by its own tribal government. There are no Cherokee reservations in New York. In fact, there is only one Cherokee reservation in the United States: The Eastern Cherokee Reservation in North Carolina. It is called the Qualla Boundary. In order to get a land/housing assignment on that reservation you have to be enrolled in the Eastern Band of Cherokee. If you_re of another Cherokee tribe that isn_t EBC you can_t get a housing/land assignment on the EBC reservation. If you want to live on a reservation in New York you must be enrolled in a New York-based tribe and then you_d only qualify to live on your tribe_s reservation. You couldn_t just go live on another tribe_s land.

The main part is proving you heritage. While that might seem simple, if it_s not documented in the Tribal rolls or by a recognized genealogist you cannot do it. Here_s a link:
http://www.airpi.org/pubs/enroll.html