2007-04-23 02:49:06 · 8 answers · asked by jack_scar_action_hero 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Yes you are.
2007-04-23 02:52:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. You are.
But are you a member of an Indian Tribe?
Some Indian activists want to claim the political name of "Native-American" for members of Indian Tribes only. Teddy Roosevelt talked about "hyphenated" Americans. You can look it up.
I question the validity of the "Native-American" label for Indians. If one group of people came across the Bering Straight, long before another came across the Atlantic Ocean, and these groups subsequently fought over land...does this make their ancestors centuries later "native" and "invaders?"
What about tribes who fought and wiped out other tribes? Is one more "native" than another? Will the Hidatsa claim back land taken by the Sioux?
2007-04-23 10:00:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You're a native American, as opposed to a Native American.
2007-04-23 10:29:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Native, in the sense you're referring to, means having ancestors who were the first people to colonize an area or continent. So you and I are stuck being immigrants forevs.
2007-04-23 09:55:31 · answer #4 · answered by SomeGuy 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Of course
2007-04-23 09:53:29 · answer #5 · answered by espreses@sbcglobal.net 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Because your ancestors weren't Native, i.e., aboriginal, to this land.
2007-04-23 09:55:04 · answer #6 · answered by jon s 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Yes you are.
2007-04-23 09:52:54 · answer #7 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no because your family immigrated
2007-04-23 12:24:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋