Race, culture and assimilation

[Benton]

(06-13-2016, 10:50 PM)jason Wrote: Oh no doubt. I've known several full blooded Native Americans in my life. I know that some people truly are part native. It also makes sense since the Cherokee were the largest nation. But literally every white person that I know ( my wife included) claims they are Cherokee. I just noticed that one sentence in your post and thought I'd share. It just cracks me up. Certainly didn't mean offense to anybody or to derail anything.

I don't think most people would take it offensively. Honestly, I'd never thought about it until you mentioned it. I always just chalked it up to living most of my life in the same area. The only time I really met anyone from other tribes was time I spent in Colorado/Wyoming with Cheyenne and Arapaho.