I had an interesting conversation with my friend's wife who is from Peru. She was asking if I had seen the movie 'The Patriot' and told me that she needed to get a native American's perspective on the movie. I told her I wasn't a 'native American/Indian' and she said that she had just meant someone who was born here. That makes me wonder if people who come here from other countries are likewise confused about what exactly a Native American is. For all intents and purposes, this is my native land...my family emigrated here 120 years ago and all I've ever known is America. It's my home, I'm proud to live here, and would lay down my life to defend her. So am I or am I not a Native American? Maybe we need a different term to describe what people around the world know as 'American Red Indians'.
Thoughts?
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I don't think you are a "Native American". Even though the term might not be completely accurate as to wordsmithing comes, it is definitely used to describe the American Indian Nation.
I guess "aboriginal" would better describe the people who were here before the Americans came and almost exterminated them.
The term that describes you better is Guido, or SmartAss.
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