Title: Who's a Native American? It's complicated – In America - CNN.com Blogs
Headings: Who's a Native American? It's complicated
May 14th, 2012
Who's a Native American? It's complicated
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Content: But the truth is more diverse – different tribes can have different physical characteristics, and intermarriage among other ethnic groups mean that Native Americans often have a multiracial background. "I think people still have this perception that all American Indians look like this image of Plains Indians from the 1800s," said Good Fox. " We don’t look like how we would have 200 years ago either, so to expect Indians to look the same (as they did then) makes no sense. "There’s this ignorance about Native American citizenship," said Good Fox. " And what are we learning about American Indians grades K-12? It's all in past-tense, and we don’t get a sense of what an Indian today looks like. That can really be confusing to people." Posted by Stephanie Siek -- CNN
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