Hi! I am part Native American, being 1/3 Apache, ( the others being White and Indian), and I was wondering if I would be accepted among them even though being part white, and how white people treated them? I don't want to seem like the run of the mill person who says they're part Native American either. I'm trying to get in touch with all three parts of my heritage, and was just wondering how I'd be looked upon. :) I do have blonde hair that I got from my dad, but my mom is Indian and Native American.
2007-06-08 12:59:43 · 8 answers · asked by Camsah 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
My dad is purely and from Scotland Scottish and my mom is half Indian and Half Native American
2007-06-08 13:17:35 · update #1
you know that you are native when you accept that you are. i am half chippewa and half french. but i am a native american and the french part of me i didnt ask for, but that is who i am. so you must answer that question yourself, it is in your heart to know the answer. so take care my friend.....................Ron D Chippewa Native
2007-06-09 03:57:11 · answer #1 · answered by Ron d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't tell you how they would since I can only view it from my outside position...
However... I would look online to see if there are any (legitimate--beware of fakes) message boards online for Apache people (or Native in general with Apache members) and talk to them. What I've seen...Some people are understandably touchy, though there are others that don't mind helping you learn a thing or two about the background if you are open to listening, putting to rest any old stereotypes you may come in with, and respecting the boundaries of things that you don't have a place in since you did not grow up in it.
But that's just my perspective...
Edit... I believe you are 1/4 Native...not 1/3...
Divide father's Scottish line...you get half Scottish...
Divide mom's two halves of Native and Indian... you get 1/4 of each.
2007-06-08 13:24:01 · answer #2 · answered by Indigo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if you approached it as interest in the background for ancestral reasons and not as wanting to be totally accepted as part of the culture, you would probably do ok and find those willing to help. Start by learning something about the actual Native Americans in your ancestry and then search for connections in the areas where they lived.
2007-06-08 13:09:07 · answer #3 · answered by Dale P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know your Apache family? If you dont mind me aksing. I am yavapai, chiricuaha apache, and yokut. Yokut is a Central Cali tribe.
Good site to look at if you would like!
2007-06-08 21:41:36 · answer #4 · answered by white_painted_lady 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How is someone 1/3 anything? Ancestors grow by powers of two. Half, quarter, eigth, sixteenth, etc.
2007-06-08 13:09:44 · answer #5 · answered by marsel_duchamp 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you will possibly ought to pass meet some and discover out. Going to fulfill sufficient of a pass portion of the community American Public is going to take some years. let us know whilst your journey is over-"do na da pass hvi"
2016-10-07 03:33:03 · answer #6 · answered by betker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I look white also, but my people have accepted me, even without registration. If you approach them with RESPECT and genuine curiosity, and a want to learn, im sure you will be fine.
-joshua
2007-06-08 18:16:47 · answer #7 · answered by j s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you must be drop dead gorgeous or as ugly as a mutt
2007-06-08 15:14:22 · answer #8 · answered by Zippy 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋