I just recently found out from a survey online that almost 40% of African-Americans in the US of of partial Navtive American descent. I told my friend this(who happens to be black) and she said that her great grandmother was Navtive American (Cheyenne).
I found that really amazing because i had just assumed that all African-Americans were of full African descent. But then of course,if you were born in America, your bound to be mixed with a couple of things.
Comments. . . . ?
2006-06-29 05:22:56 · 15 answers · asked by sportyspice_rogue 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I think this is especially common in the Southern U.S., where it was very common for those of African and American Indian heritage to band together, because they were both racially discriminated against. I am white and I have both African and Cherokee ancestors. I would be curious to know how many Americans of ANY race have native ancestry.
2006-06-29 05:26:50 · answer #1 · answered by drumrchick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are so many different races in the U.S. Thats why they call it a melting pot. The majority of us have some sort of mix regardless of what we believe. That's why I get so upset when it comes to rascism. We should all be united. Then we wonder why other countries hate us so much.
I am 1/2 Mexican/American (but I have native american in my blood) and I'm 1/2 Puerto Rican (but my grandmother on my puerto rican side is Spanish) therefore I am really a mix of a whole lot of things. But that's how we all are.
2006-06-29 05:30:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not aware of this, most native Americans hated Africans. I may believe 4% but not 40. If there is entitlement involved, the numbers can inflate. It is suspect at least.
2006-06-29 05:37:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes sweetie this is true there is no pure blood americans. I myself have a back ground of Cheyenne, Scottish, African american and Creole. But my Birth Certificate says BLACK.
2006-06-29 05:27:50 · answer #4 · answered by Twila E 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's just what people call things, Native Americans used to be called Red Indians, but they weren't even Indians.
2006-06-29 05:26:26 · answer #5 · answered by Mummy of 2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If that was true (which is probably is) and if each one could prove it, they could claim their native american heritage and we wouldn't have as many racial problems as we do.
For all of you out there that have any bit of native american blood, embrace who you are and stop the racism! We are all american!
2006-06-29 05:28:43 · answer #6 · answered by sallymarlyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, we're all mutts lol... even the ******. Like the one poster said, there's no pure blood americans, it's just a great big melting pot :)
2006-06-29 05:36:38 · answer #7 · answered by ~Donna~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blacks and Indians were often herded together, slaved together or conscripted together into the founding and revolutionary period of the U.S., so I can beleive it, but the number is higher than I would have thought.
2006-06-29 05:37:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I am classified as white but also-German- English-Scott -Irish-Native American! I feel all of this in my spirit!
2006-06-29 05:31:06 · answer #9 · answered by wancarol 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey wake up, EVE was from Africa No joke
2006-06-29 05:27:14 · answer #10 · answered by Billy M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋