I do not have any American Indian/Indigenous blood, so I do not have any Native American ancestry.
2007-05-03 06:55:02 · 12 answers · asked by Silazius 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I guess it makes you a native of the United States. And you could be called a native american. Native American is not a name we gave ourselves, it was put on us like many other things by the European invaders. If you were to ask an "Indian" (another name given us by europeans) what he or she calls themselves they probably would tell you "I'm Cherokee", or "Lakota" etc. Native American has become a "stereotypical" name that describes anyone belonging to any of the indegenous peoples of North America.
2007-05-03 07:30:31 · answer #1 · answered by Coolrogue 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A question my daddy used to ask on a regular basis when I was growing up was "How many generations does it take to make an american?" The answer? Just one.
And for the guy who was talking about eskimos being "Native american" you're half right. Yes, there is a VERY LARGE "native" population here in alaska....however, they're not eskimos...and if you call them that, you're likely to get your teeth knocked out. There are MANY different tribes and over 200 languages spoken among the native alaskans so I can't give you just one name to call them. We call them natives.
2007-05-03 07:09:44 · answer #2 · answered by lupinesidhe 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Technically, yes. But the legal term Native American only applies to Indians
Eskimos are also "Native American".
2007-05-03 07:05:23 · answer #3 · answered by David G 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-10 18:23:21 · answer #4 · answered by bednarz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The term "Native American" is, by convention, reserved for those who descended from people who arrived here before the Europeans in the 1600's.
2007-05-03 07:08:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, the term is coined to describe the indigenous peoples of the north american continent. But by nationality we are all Americans.
2007-05-03 07:25:05 · answer #6 · answered by C-Nice44 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
"Native American" refers to the people who were here before the Europeans. It's another word for "Indian". If you aren't a member of a tribe (or descended from one), you're not a Native American.
2007-05-03 07:11:03 · answer #7 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, native american refers to the group of people who arrived here long ago before the Europeans over the Bering Strait.
2007-05-03 07:01:08 · answer #8 · answered by Stefan K 1 · 3⤊ 3⤋
by that logic, anyone from Argentina to the Canadian arctic is a "native american."
The term is used for aboriginal peoples, though. It may not be a perfect term, but it works - unless people misuse the term as per your example; then we'll have to find a new term.
2007-05-03 07:00:56 · answer #9 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
your are American.
2007-05-03 07:00:05 · answer #10 · answered by Jahpson 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋