ENROLLING 7 GENERATIONS BLOOD QUANTUM SURVEY: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What if I do not know my exact blood quantum, or the blood quantum of my children? Can I still fill out the survey?

Absolutely! Please provide your best guess and continue the survey. For example, if you know that one of your parents is/was a Mille Lacs Band member and one of your parents is not a member of the Mille Lacs Band or the MCT, then your blood quantum must be at least 25% (one-quarter) MCT blood. If your children are not enrolled, then you might estimate their blood quantum of MCT blood to be about 12.5% (one-eighth), because 25% MCT blood is the minimum requirement for enrollment.

The survey asked me for the enrollment numbers of my children. I have adult children and do not know their enrollment numbers. What should I do?

It is fine to skip this question if you do not know the enrollment numbers of your kids. If they are adult Mille Lacs Band members, they should have received their own survey and can fill in this information themselves.

When will I receive my $50 incentive?

The survey deadline is December 31. Band members who completed their surveys will receive their incentive payment during the first week of January.

What if someone completes the paper survey and also fills out the online survey? Will the survey be accurate if people can fill out the survey several times?

No matter how many times a person fills out the survey, their responses will only be logged into the data system once. If you complete a paper survey and then complete an electronic survey, Wilder will only record one survey response. This is why you are asked to provide your enrollment number.

I already completed my survey, but I got another one in the mail. Does this mean I have to do it again?

No. Sometimes people misplace mail, or may have thought the survey was junk mail and accidentally threw it out. For that reason, Wilder may send a second mailing to all Band members to make sure that people who no longer have their surveys and are just hearing it have a second opportunity to fill it out. If you receive a second survey, please recycle it.

I am getting post cards reminding me to fill out my survey, but I already completed it. Does this mean Wilder did not receive my survey?

Not at all. Reminder post cards are being sent to all Band members, so if you returned your survey, you can ignore the post card.

I received my survey in the mail but there was no return envelope.

A few Band members have reported this problem and we apologize if this happened to you. We encourage you to fill out the survey on-line instead.

When I click on the link to fill out the survey online, I am taken to the Wilder homepage, but no survey pops up on my screen. What should I do?

It is true that for many people, if they click on the link, they are not taken to the survey. We apologize for this glitch. The way around this is to write down the following web address, then manually type this into your web browser or address bar at the top of your screen: https://wilderresearch.org/go/MILLELACS A screen should pop up asking you to enter your identification number or PIN, which is your enrollment number.

Will the payment be a gift card to use at the Band businesses?

No. We want to make sure all Band members can participate, so the $50 incentive will be in a form that can be spent anywhere.