Wilson wrote:Maddog wrote:Wilson wrote:Maddog wrote:Wilson wrote:Incredible that it's taken until 2018 for America to elect a Native American woman into Congress.
What about Elizabeth Warren?
I would say that most Hispanic females have some native blood, so it sort of depends on how you define native.
Then there is Tulsi Gabbard. I think she qualifies as native.
So we're lumping Hispanics and Native Americans together now? I didn't know that.
Most Hispanics are part Native American. That's why they don't look like Spaniards. It's really kind of up to the person anymore. Two people with virtually the same amount of Native blood, may identify as different races, based more on how and where they are raised. We even have a small contingent of Black Cherokee, as the Cherokee were allowed to bring their black slaves, when the were marched to Oklahoma.
Americans are getting so blended by race and DNA anymore, that I'm not sure it really matters anymore, unless you want to use it to your advantage.
Are Native Americans in agreement with this view of yours? Generally, obviously you haven't asked them all.
A lot of folks have switched to the phase POC (person of color), as it defines pretty much everyone of mixed race, which is the vast majority of Hispanics, blacks and Native Americans.
One can claim to be Native American, but if you can't prove membership in a tribe, you're not really an "Indian". That membership can require little or no Native blood, yet someone with a great deal of Native blood, isn't considered an Indian, because they don't have tribal membership. It's complicated and confusing, and can be pretty much up to how the person wants to identify themselves.