do you think I'm native amerian?

Question

Both of my parents are black .I don't know what they could be mixed with. One of my parents is light skin an the other is brown has skin. Both have light brown eyes that appear lighter in sun. I have high cheek bones, lightbrown eyes , olive color skin, long curly,wavy hair.

Answer 1

Where you born in America. You might be a Native.

Answer 2

If you were born on the American continent that makes you a native-American.

If you're referencing the American Indian in that you belong to that ethnicity it is a distinct possibility. Many of our Indian Nations, such as the Seminole, the Blackfoot, the Apache, and others scattered across the U.S. have a mixture of ***** in them that started from the slavery days.

It is unknown how many slaves escaped their white masters and sought refuge with the nearest Indian Nation. Most of the tribes felt no compunction to not accept blacks within their families.

Long curly, wavy hair doesn't necessarily mean the person is of mixed heritage either. Crazy Horse, the noted Oglala Sioux war chief, sported long, wavy brown hair and his boyhood name had been Curly. He was pure Indian through and through.

Answer 3

Um - well, why don't you resolve this question the easy way - ask your parents? You're not Native American based only on how you look, but based on who your parents are. I know, I know - some parents/grandparents attempt to conceal their origins based upon unfortunate responses to that information in the past. Fer instance, I never knew my ancestors on my mother's side were Irish until I was 55 years old! At one time the Irish immigrant was no more welcome in certain areas of the country than were black and Native American folk - so their reluctance is somewhat understandable. You may need to be gently persuasive with your parents. Tell them identity is important to you and that you'll cherish whatever the truth is!

Answer 4

I'm sure your parents would know their nationality background. Ask them where did your grandparents, great grandparents, etc. come from? Go from there. That would clue you in on what nationality your parents have and you would better be able to figure out where you stand. My grandmother came from England, my great grandmother came from Scotland, my grandfather from Germany, and great grandfather from Sweden. I have such a mixture in my family tree, I don't know what the heck I am!!!

Answer 5

Maybe...you might have some grandparents of something that have some Indian blood in them (I would ask my relatives or do some genealogy research....just be happy you have such high cheek bones and pretty skin and hair.

Answer 6

Hard to tell by appearance. My family all look like typical Anglo-Caucasians, but we were originally from Germany in the distant past

Answer 7

On the basis of your description, it seems unlikely. But it isn't impossible; question your parents on their knowledge of their ancestors and see what you can come up with. Genealogy is great fun; William the Conqueror was in many respects the father of his country.

Answer 8

I agree with Mary. If you want to know your ancestry figure out your family tree. It's impossible to tell just from a quick physical description what your heritage may be.

Answer 9

best is to trace your geneology. You can start small by asking grandparents and use them as your middle bridge. You already know what happened after your grandparents, you need to know what happened before. You will likely find your answer in two generations before your parents. Our family did that last year, we traced ours all the way back to Spain in 3 generations before my grandparents.

Answer 10

Sounds possible to me. I have a neice whose father is Mexican Indio. This little girl loves Pocahontas. One day she expressed the desire to be Native Amercan. I told her that she is Native American because her father is. She was delighted.