[momtothree]

“Where were you born?”

(Sadly) I am born and raised in Montgomery Co, Md. No Native reservations in our state. The closest I know of a Native is a family relative who is 50% Cherokee but born and raised in the suburbs and owned a business. What our area knows of Natives is learned (and wrongly so) from television or if they find a book about an individual tribe. It is just something not in our area... now, if you want to talk about MS 13... I got tons of info for you.

[Durus]

If you were born in America than you are a native American. From a constitutional perspective in determining citizenship your lineage is only important as far back as your parents. I guess how long someone's ancestors have been in America might be interesting but it does not determine how "native" someone is. There is no degree in the term, you either are or you aren't.

This is just a pet peeve of mine. No offense intended to you and yours.