[Nabber]

Most Americans have American Indian blood in them from somewhere? I think you just tossed off the word "Most".
The actual percentage, although I'd have to check the books, is almost certainly much, much lower than "Most", which implies a majority. Kind of a silly statement.
Although I'd be proud to have Indian blood, my mother-in-law (85) won't even talk about it (I'm doing her genealogy on behalf of my kids); generational differences are interesting, I'll tell ya.

[Pilsner]

I'd bet that most Americans descended from folks who were here before say 1820 have some Indian blood. On the frontier, be it upstate New York, Kentucky, or the Transvaal, European women were scarce. (And yes I'm, part Cherokee)

[Veto!]

almost certainly much, much lower than "Most",

LOL. I KNEW someone would quibble. For families that settled the Wild West, I think "most" might be reasonably accurate, however.

As for older Americans being touchy about Indian blood, ain't it a shame? Makes it so hard to trace ancestry. My grandfather looked like the fellow on the flip side of the buffalo nickel, but no Indian heritage was reported. The family even lived near the Cherokee Nation, but no one owns up. Now family geneaologists are tearing their hair. We can trace one line back to 1650, but this other trail seems to end at 1875.

Good luck with your search ! Or should I say, "Happy Trails?"

[Mercat]

I have two Indian ggggggrandmothers.