I suspected there were many Indians who evolved and kept pace with the "white European". I see that if there is one, there might be many.
E.G. The Five Civilized Tribes
Yes, the Chickasaw, Choctaw, Cherokee, Creek and Seminole. "My people" were *merchant warriors* with English surnames who traveled on steamboats on the Trail of Tears.
Aren't we supposed to ask for "reparations"?
My grandmother was a Full blood Creek, (one of the Five Civilized Tribes) her father was a Judge for the Muskogee Nation. We assimilated long ago. Illegals do not.