Even people who are so white they glow in the dark claim to have some Indian in them--and in my part of the country, these tend to be the same people who hate Mexicans, who really are a mixture of white and Indian. Funny, they don't look like the Mexicans and you'd think they would if they have the same racial makeup. Anyway, what is it? Guilt? Wanting to feel persecuted even though they know their ancestors did the persecuting? Even my mother claimed to have Indian in her, and her family was descended from eastern and central European immigrants--her grandmother and great-aunts all learned English in school, since they only spoke Italian! I work with people who dye their hair dark black, go to tanning beds, and claim to be Cherokee. I don't get it.
2007-03-04 00:13:01 · 7 answers · asked by El Charangista 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
HEY !!! I know those fakes!!!and their CLUBs over there..and names...i worked at an indian centre in ohio and was yelled at becos i couldnt allow this african american lady who DEMANDED i get her kids enrolled for the indians monie(whut monies)cos her children were native but she wasnt...neither was her husband..being a cherokee requires one to have once owned a slave..since thats the only way an african american decent...theyre putting out the fredslave decendants which I think is an excellent idea...NOW if the gov... would just work on stopping these itailian,albanians croatians(go to rogers flea market theres ur fakes cherokees)ive called many ppl on this and they usually use force to stop me...but im healed now,,bakk to the battle for the natives first nations...
2007-03-04 02:04:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
confident i think of it somewhat is a manner, it comes and is going out of choose. a lot of people don't be attentive to the excellent tale of community people in u.s.. They anticipate that they have been all rounded up and positioned on reservations. incorrect. Any time you have a dominate custom, it is going to take up or over whelm different cultures it encounters. It surpassed off in Africa, Asia, Australia, the Americas, and in Europe and the middle east. Natives interior the U. S. and canada decide on sides, south american natives did too . some enjoyed the belief of a ecu existence form and mixed in. some enjoyed the previous strategies and located that to be a situation long term. you are able to't stay as a nomad, whilst persons are making claims on land and installation everlasting housing. the U. S. government had to enhance from coast to coast. one element that should help in making their declare, is their people living coast to coast.
2016-10-17 05:53:11 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well some claim to have Native American ancestry because they number 1)dont want to be labled of having african ancestry and number 2)are sick of people saying they are of european ancestry. To tell you the truth white americans have the most boring ancestry tree. If you look back you got some european and maybe some african. But since they are easily able to claim to be whatever blacks and other races have no exact records of what they are. So we have to deal with what we have. Or what we know.
2007-03-04 00:28:26 · answer #3 · answered by TastyCookies 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some whites do have Native blood in them, even if they are "so white they glow in the dark", which I assume means that they don't have any native values. Hell, some full blooded Indians disdain the "old ways" and their culture, so I would think those who value the Native culture would welcome any of them who wanted to learn and contribute to the old ways, no matter how "white" they are,
2007-03-04 00:31:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was born in Akron, Ohio in 1949. I could say I was native American can't I? My dad was born in Gastonia, NC and Mom was born in Stockbridge, Ga. Seems native American to me. Naaa...actually I know what you mean. If this helps I have no clue if I have an American Indian in my bloodline or not. Does it really matter?
2007-03-04 00:40:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
They want the college tutition/medical breaks...
Native indians receive special discount or sometimes totally free immunizations shots...
2007-03-04 02:35:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
They like to open a casino.
2007-03-04 00:40:10 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋