Given the long history of slavery and associated racial segregation, the Native American peoples, who have sometimes been of mixed race, have insisted on having their cultural identification respected.
ɡˈɪvən ðə lˈɔŋ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv slˈeɪvɚɹi ænd ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd ɹˈeɪʃəl sˌɛɡɹɪɡˈeɪʃən, ðə nˈeɪɾɪv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pˈiːpəlz, hˌuː hæv sˈʌmtaɪmz bˌɪn ʌv mˈɪkst ɹˈeɪs, hæv ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ˌɔn hˌævɪŋ ðɛɹ kˈʌltʃɚɹəl aɪdˈɛntɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ɹᵻspˈɛktᵻd.