Title: Problems Facing Native American Indians in the Modern World - HubPages
Headings: Problems Facing Native American Indians in the Modern World
Problems Facing Native American Indians in the Modern World
The Troubles of the Native American Today
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Content: While there are various factors that influence the possibility of suicide in every ethnic group, there are some which are unique to the Indian nations. The stress and mental trauma of the disintegration of their traditional culture, as well as racial conflicts and alienation. The social alienation, identity confusion and self-hate that so many Native Americans feel are strong reasons for their high alcohol and suicide rates. Comments
Doris James MizBejabbers from Beautiful South on May 30, 2018: Another obstacle to "being a Native American" today is our modern DNA tests that don't pick up NA DNA past two generations. In the past if a person had a black ancestor going back to 1600s, that person's line was classified as black forever. Yet if a person had a Native American great grandparent and that ggrandparent didn't get on an official roll, he or she could not claim NA ancestry. Those of us who had ancestors hide out and pass for white and opted not to get on rolls were SOL. Many of us had hoped that DNA tests would confirm our ancestry only to be disappointed. 23andMe says it can detect genes only within two generations, parents and grandparents, and can't go back any farther.