Anonymous
asked:
how can an asian/african/arabian/hebrew/ become one with a native american nation and thus earn the right to be a "native". what does it takes to do so? no offence. because we Ainu people (native to the Japanese Hokkaido island) were also driven away from our land by the japanese. and during some protest we use native american regalia because you native american are our inspiration to stand for ourself. i'm sorry for being racist,
There are many ways to argue this, but basically it comes down to culture and blood. A non-Native (by blood) cannot change their blood to “become” Native American. Some may argue that without any Native blood one cannot be Native American. Others may argue that if you grew up in a Native culture then it would also be your culture as well. There were cases of Native Americans adopting African Americans and White people into their tribes, but to my knowledge that did not occur very often. There are so many beliefs on this subject, some arguments I didn’t even list, and I cannot speak for everyone.