A little help with this one please. I have spoken to two different ladies in the past week. When race came up they both said they were native americans. I assumed american indians. I was corrected both times in which they replied "a person born in the united states is a native american." Am I missing something? Is this new terminology? I have never heard that before. Anyone else?

thats native born. native american usually refers to having not immigrated here threw ancestory. so yes native american would be american indian...... not just anybody who was born here

thats how I feel! I was born here this is my native land, don't know or care what anyone else think's

well, I haven't either, but I guess I'm not a "Native American"!!!

1. one should never assume! lol
2. they should say "Native TO America"
3. if one is a Native American Indian, one should say, "I'm a Navtive American INDIAN"
4. simple grammer

Native American is most definitely American Indian.

Native american is a race.....now to say you are because you were born in a country.... then you will seem rather stupid.......

Everytime I have heard the term "Native American" it's meant in the same way that you think..an American Indian..matter of fact thats the term I use to describe myself..I am multi-racial and Indian is one of them.

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yes and you're doing fine as for i am native americam--since my father is originally from the the carolina and full blooded cherokee--

but american native is someone tht's born in america is really from someone that's foreigner and born in hereamerica----ok--me being buzzin'--i'll try again if ya didn't catch it--

except for the fact THEIR NOT INDIAN. adn as far as all the ones i know do not appreciate being refered to as indian at all, their not from india so why call them indians?

hmm I took a course in Native American Literature. It was about Native American Indians.

Native American is the correct terminology for Native American Indians

Native of America is the correct termninology for someone born in the USA

You have it right. The term native american refers
to people that have bloodlines to the american
indian tribes. Using that term otherwise is just
confusing. Sounds like they were just being silly.
Google native american and see what comes up.

This is a real interesting topic. No only do I hear "I am native american, but also, if I hear another person tell me their "great-grandmother" was a a Cherokee princess, I am going to be sick. I mean, really, how many Cherokee princesses could there be? I will tell you what is even funnier, is all these Native Americans should not call themselves native american unless it is in their drivers license and birth certificate. One more history lesson for all you Alabama people out there...unless you are close to Tennessee or North Carolina, if you have any indian heritage, it is probably Creek. My folks were from south Alabama, my father is a member of "The Creek Nation, east of the Mississippi, McIntosh Clan and he attends the Atmore Pow-wows as a member, However I claim to be Caucasian, I am proud of my heritage and since it is not on my DL or birth certificate, I will continue to be simply white...btw if you are truly Native American, you should be getting a check from the govt. ( My dad does).