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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the Midwest it is not at all unusual to find families that there are many families that obscured Native American heritage in the family history.  Some families would, for example, claim “Black Irish” ancestry to account for dark hair and eyes. I knew people that looked entirely European, but held a Cherokee Nation registration card "1/128 degree Cherokee blood."

I’m not surprised that someone with Native American ancestry might wish to continue to obscure that heritage in an area like the DMV where most people see nothing wrong with using a Native American slur as the nickname of the most popular sports team and there is very little support for Native Americans.  I’d be surprised if any local high schools had Native American support groups.
All this is to say that I don’t think you should be ashamed of “coming out of the closet” so to speak about your children’s ethnicity.  The past (present?) need to obscure Native American ancestry is a manifestation of past discrimination. Your children likely offer a perspective that colleges would value.  Indeed, they might consider a college essay on the topic of what it is like to hide their ethnicity. I had a friend whose mixed-race child wrote a compelling essay on what it was like to have a white mother when the child was very dark skinned.
[/quote]No I think the problem is that having American Indian heritage is actually considered rather cool so I'm more wary of white folks who claim it when it's actually a very small part of their entire ethnic heritage.  (Here's looking at you, Elizabeth Warren!)  Having a distant ancestor who was Native American is not the same experience as someone who grew up in an Indian family.[/quote]
Watch 'South Park' -
DMVers are clueless when it comes to Native Americans.

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