“”My wife is from Mexico and — wonder of wonders, she is nearly 50% “Naive American” from all over North and South America.””
Naïve American? Is she really naive? If she is 50% Native American aren’t there government programs available to her? She may not want to participate but it would be interesting to see just what all is offered to those who do have Native American ancestry.
Some info -
http://www.collegescholarships.org/nativeamerican.htm
This says 1/4 is the required % for some programs.
The only reason I mention it is because I knew a gal in CA years ago who was qualified to participate in government programs and she received dividends from shares in oil wells in TX or OK...
Why not?
I believe one has to be an ‘enrolled’ member of a tribe. That’s quite a bit different from having some specific DNA.
She and I have been past college age for nearly 2 score.
Her DNA is scattered so probably not enough concentrated in the USA itself to meet the criteria.
When I say “America” in this context I mean the Americas.