“...the thing is what to call “native Americans” then. They’re not Indians.”
I take my opinion on this issue from my step brother, who also happens to be my best friend and the best man I’ve ever known.
His grand mother was a “res” Cherokee.
According to my brother, he’s American. No hyphen needed. No hyphen required. No hyphen tolerated.
He’s a good man and we need more like him.